Fibromyalgia

Swimming? Walking? Bicycling? Yoga?

Ahh yoga feels so good!

I walk. Sometimes I use for hiking poles, especially on days when I am feeling weak or for hilly terrain.

Water fitness/aerobics

Just a note: have your B12 been checked, and are you not taking any Vitamin B12, also not from fortified cereals or mutivitamins? if your value came back below 400-ish your condition might actually improve with regular B12 shots. often fibromyalgia is related to B12 deficiency, which can only be treated with injections due to absorption issues. multivitamins and fortified food will still raise your blood levels but you won't get the form of B12 that your body actually needs.

How about Ty Chi. you can do it to your own ability. Its more about, breathing, balance and controlled gentle movements. (I tried it last week, that was a real eye opener, too good for hydrotherapy, long way to go on land!) I keep reading how Fibro is/can be related to thyroid problems. My pet hate is that most of us are not given the benefit of full thyroid panel testing to give a clearer idea of how the related glands are working together. Even specialists do not always have the full knowledge of how it all works.

You could try including fish in your diet, salmon is best because it provides both iodine and selenium as well as other background things our bodies require. Cod is good for iodine too. Eggs and dark green veg too. Milk is good for general minerals and vitamins. These ideas could help support the endocrine system. We are said to need something like 150 microns of iodine a day, along with other minerals and vitamins. I run on higher level under direction. Recently there have been suggestions the recommended requirements for various vitamins and minerals are not optimum for many of us.

I suggest you do as much reading as you can round fibro, keep to the medical texts as far as you can. Other things you may come across, peoples blogs and the like may be interesting but always do your own research. Our bodies are much more complicated than we are given to believe. Look for supports sites they could be helpful. there is a fibro group on here but it is rather, very quiet now, there may be some people still present on here in the members lists who may be aproachable with a view to being friends.

All the very best.

I have suffered from fibromyalgia for many years, what works for me may not work for you, but I find pushing through the pain made all the difference. I took up running and while it hurt very badly at the beginning I have greatly increased my piain tolerance. I also find regular chiropractic care does wonders for me.