What is the best treatment for Fibromyalgia?
I’m not a medical professional, but I’ve had fibromyalgia for over a decade, and my child has it. Both of us also have sleep disorders, and I’ve done a lot of research to make sure I understand why doctors prescribe what they do. I’m very protective of my child. I have some questions about your current treatment, things for you to think about/ask your doctors. Then I’ll go further into what else can be done and so on. That’s a lot of medicines, and it doesn’t sound like you have had a tender-point exam or that you meet the criteria for fibromyalgia. (See http://fibrantliving.com/fibromyalgia-sy… .) I seriously think that you should see a rheumatologist to rule out fibromyalgia, but it sounds more like you have a sleep disorder or your other conditions are causing sleep problems that lead to daytime sleepiness. While there is a sleep abnormality (the alpha-delta disorder) present in most fibromy