| I don't know of any actual supplements to take like you | | | | fibromyalgia and one of the major things that can help |
| would take a motrin or a tylenol, to stop pain in the | | | | reduce pain long and short term. |
| moment, but there are a few supplements that I used | | | | 5HTP is a supplement that is supposed to help |
| to take to help me get healthier and over time stop my | | | | increase serotonin levels in the brain, and serotonin is |
| likelihood to get pain in my body. | | | | the feel-good chemical that can naturally reduce pain |
| First let me mention one of the more obvious ones. | | | | levels, even in fibromyalgia. |
| There are some creams and ointments and gels that | | | | Magnesium, taken with food over the course of a day |
| are supposed to help with pain if you rub them in. | | | | can help with pain levels in a person with fibromyalgia if |
| These are starting to become more mainstream, but | | | | they are deficient. |
| the easiest way to compare and contrast them is to | | | | This isn't a supplement, but oxygen can reduce pain |
| take a trip to the health food store and check out their | | | | levels. Ways I like to increase oxygen to a muscle or |
| supplements section. Ask the clerk (they are always | | | | muscle group or even to the whole body are deep, |
| eager to help at the health food store) for pain relieving | | | | relaxed breathing, and supportive, restorative stretching. |
| gels and lotions and you'll be led right to the section. | | | | I discovered that the more fibromyalgia-reversing |
| These kinds of gels never seemed to help me long | | | | stretching I did, the lower my pain levels became. |
| term, but in the short term they did prove effective for | | | | Eventually I just didn't have fibromyalgia anymore. |
| me and others I have talked to. | | | | There is a certain way you need to stretch though. |
| Another thing worth a try in my opinion is valerian root. | | | | Gentle, on the floor, supported, restorative stretches |
| Valerian root taken in low doses over the course of a | | | | are best for anyone just starting to reverse |
| day can help you relax. In my experience, learning to | | | | fibromyalgia - or even just trying to feel better in the |
| relax was one of the major ways that I reversed | | | | moment. |