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It figures, today was one of those days where a thousand things needed done, and I barely got off the couch.  Just too tired.  We had cold and rain weather today, the kind that chills your bones.

Fibromyalgia is one of those diagnoses the doctors give when you have been examined over and over because of prolonged and recurring weird symptoms and tiredness.  As I have gotten a little older, the symptoms hit more frequently, continue for longer periods of time and the muscle pain can be pretty awful. This has been very hard on the Hubs and family as well as myself.

With my doctors’ help with medication and some physical rehab treatments, symptoms are much less severe. One of the more troubling symptoms is difficulty sleeping.  Eight hours sleep can still feel like you had none for the last couple of days.  Fortunately, through trial and error and surfing lots of websites, it was easier to find what helps.

One size does not fill all, however, and any individual suffering the symptoms is best advised to try many different things under medical supervision.  Making a journal of all foods consumed and symptoms present or not sometimes helps too.   One site said to remove nightshade vegetables from your diet.  That was way too hard for me to give up potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant.

So many people have fibromyalgia, research really needs to be better funded.

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