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WHAT HERBS? If it/they help stop pain like I had, tell me what it/they are and I'll buy a truck load to take and store.
That's a bit of a long story. The main pain relief is alcohol. Since I am not on the meds anymore, alcohol is pretty good at relieving pain. But again, that's only in dire circumstance.
You might try weed. Lots of folks in our position swear by it. Not me... All it does is put me to sleep (not that that wouldn't be handy at times).
For me, the biggest thing was realizing that the Fibro is a force multiplier in my case. Let that little sh*t outta his box and there's hell to pay. Maybe for months. Since fibro is activated by stress and lack of sleep, anti-stress and plenty of sleep is medicine to me. The minute my muscles start twitching, I will drop everything and go do something to dump stress. Fishin is great for that. A walk through a nursery, go hang out with the horses... even a fire in the back yard... Whatever it is. And if I am tired, I sleep. Period. Whenever I need to. As long as I need to.
I went kosher. I haven't ate pig in years. food is all fresh, no gmo, no city water (no chlorine, fluoride). fresh home made bread, plenty of home cooking. It;s taken a few years for all that to matter, but it does matter.
I take highly soluble (natural) vitamins and minerals now - With special attention paid to the Vit D/Calcium/Potassium triumvirate. Potassium is a big thing for sleep and anxiety and muscle pain, and without vit d and calcium, it isn't effectively utilized.
I have found I don't process pills very well. Including pain management - fresh Turmeric (with fat and pepper), and willow bark tea (aspirin) are highly effective for me if taken in their natural state. Same with st john's wort, ginseng, ginger, arnica and valerian. Detox often with burdock root and dandelion coffee... All that can be are just worked into my diet.. into my real food... But Willow Bark Tea, Turmeric Milk (turmeric, ginger, pepper, cinnamon in warm milk), and Dandelion root coffee are staples.
BUT, with all that, if I get to hurting, corn shine, Jack Daniels, or beer, and a hot tub will straighten me out pretty good. The big thing is to nip it in the bud, and not let the pain get too far. get it quick so I can sleep, and so angst does not develop - because those are the keys that keep that bastard Fibro shut up.