Fibromyalgia Tender Points Understanding fibromyalgia tender points, fibromyalgia symptoms,causes and fibromyalgia treatment

Fibromyalgia Flare Up – Managing Fibromyalgia Tender Points Pain

Fibromyalgia tender points pain can be managed.  Getting a Fibromyalgia flare up now and again is natural.  However, there are successful ways of managing those flare ups, thus reducing fibromyalgia pain.

Fibromyalgia symptoms vary with each individual.  Keeping a detailed record of your habits and life style will help you understand what causes your particular flare up.  Keeping a detailed record in a notebook will be helpful.

Carefully watch what triggers flare ups such as:

Daily work and Social Habits
Food
Sleep Routine
Exercise
Stress level
Medications
Activities

Most of the time  a fibromyalgia flare up will not occur immediately and not all activities or food will cause a flare up. When you get a flare up, assess the occurrence or foods you have eaten in the last day or two.

Not every food or activity will produce an instant flare up.  Most of the time, your fibromyalgia symptoms will not show up for a day or two.  When a fibromyalgia flare up occurs, think back and evaluate which activity, food, or occurrence may have caused your set back.

If at all possible, avoid repeating the a activity or eating the food as much as possible.  You may not always be able to avoid the fibromyalgia trigger point, such as stress at work and may have to go for a strategy to help you cope with it better.

If over-exertion triggers the fibromyalgia symptoms, then pace your activity over an extended period of time.   If stress in the work place triggers the pain in those fibromyalgia tender points, then find ways to reduce the stress.  Be open with your employer about you limitations.

You can manage your fibromyalgia pain by keeping a list of what triggers a fibromyalgia flare up.  It may take a few months, but it well worth the effort.

Linda

P.S. Living with fibromyalgia can be mastered.