Well school is out this week. So I am enjoying vacation(I volunteer) But it will not be easy to get up Monday and go in. Thats the only problem with a vac. It is also raining and so chilly today. So you know what that means aches and pains....
What is all my fibro sisters up too???
gentle hugs to all of you
Pam

Vent away, that's what we are here for and only we really understand. I agree with Anna on TV they show this very put together person with a look of dsicomfort on her face. What they need to show is someone like me, a fat old broad in sweats, writhing in pain, in bed and looking like hell. That would be a more accurate picture tho not too attractive for an ad! Maybe you can get some stronger meds to take as needed for after work when you can get some rest, rest helps more than anything sometimes. Good luck with work.

Sorry gang but I am having a bad pain day however, i am not looking for a pity party because I know this is my own damn fault. I am not on anything for my FMS because like a lot of people on here I have been "programmed" to suck it up and drive on when it comes to my FMS and pain levels. Most of the time I can deal with it by taking OTC pain relievers but then there are days like today when I sit here hurting from my scalp to my heels and think  "idiot you should have stayed on the stuff that helped even a little" because I know for a fact that the OTC stuff isnt going to touch this pain today. But of course I wasn't happy with the side effects of anything they put me on and figured I could just tough it out.(Insert Superwoman graphic here)  Knowing that here in a few minutes I am going to have to go off to work feeling like this makes me want to cry and I wonder if a flare is reason enough to go to the ER and call in sick to work. Because if I call in sick to work they are definitely going to want a doctors note. Which is stupid since the ER can't really do anything about it except shoot me full of Toradol and send me home. But with the pain in my stomach AND the flare, I don't know how the heck I am going to make it to 5 o'clock. I have vicoden left over from a dental visit but if I take one Ill be asleep in 20 minutes. but if i don't take something i will have a migraine to go along with the flare and the tummy cramps by 3 o'clock. Crap! I am feeling mightily stupid this morning.
Sorry everyone I just needed to get that out of my system. And it's something else I need to talk to my doc about when I see her again.

I too gained weight with Lyrica. And 40 pounds in 6 weeks wasnt due to my eating more. In point of fact I wasnt very hungry at all most of the time. My best friend who also has FMS was put on Lyrica and gained 100 pounds and I know for a fact that woman physically works hard every day all day (she builds and maintains fences for the farms in her area in addition to a 1/2 acre "garden") So for the 2 of us it wasn't about how much we were eating that caused us to gain weight. It had to be the medication. Both of us are off of it now and while she has lost the weight I have not been so fortunate. Thus the reason i am here I don't mean to scare you away from something that may help you though. I would suggest that you try it and see how things go with it for you. Every body is different and you may have success with it where I did not. Good luck!!! :D

One position that works for my partner and I is spooning, him behind me. I let him know if I am having a flare (its hard not to notice since I cant even get out of bed on those days) and if Im just tender and sore and I know we are planning to have a good time later I will take Excedrin Back and Body and hydrate as much as possible, about an hour before hand. I think, from my own experience, that the pain doesn't happen much during sex as the next day. The reason I recommended hydrating is for some reason for me, it's similar to having a hangover and if I have hydrated well the day I have sex then I don't hurt quite so much as I do if we get spontaneous. My partner is in his mid-50's and isn't always wanting sex. I think on average we have sex about 4 times a month. So for me I am lucky in that I dont have to worry about pain after sex very often. We do make "dates" so that I can prep for it. Spontaneous sex is pretty rare around here.

Hope this helps!