So glad you found this thread...and yes, I know exactly how you feel..and wondering if it is all in your head??? I was only officially diagnosed in 1996..but I remember most of my childhood, going to doctors, and I think they called it then growing pains...well..I have the same pain, in the same places and I have been fully grown for a long time!
I am now, just learning how to be more assertive in my treatment and keep the doctors working on solving some of the issues this horrid disease causes....and the side effects from the meds.
CLF, I have heard alot of good things about NEURONTIN---I myself have never taken it..I have alot of chemical sensitivities too, for I have Asthma, High BP, High Cholesterol, but they are all kept in control...
Keeping the Fibromyalgia in control is impossible for me, especially during this time of yr.
Treating Headaches & Muscle Spasms in Fibromyalgia
In this article you will find helpful information on treating headaches and muscle spasms. Suggestions include stretching, keeping good posture, and using heating pads.
"What causes muscle spasms? Spasms are triggered by physical and emotional stress. Physical stress can be doing too much and becoming fatigued or having "painful" posture. Painful posture is sitting or standing with your back looking like a C: your head falling forward, upper back curled over, shoulders elevated, being bent forward at the waist or tilting to one side (by the way, sitting at the computer may be the #1 cause of painful posture.) Emotional stress can be anything from the slings and arrows of living in the 21st century to the hard-driving, pressured, overachieving, work-till-you-drop Type A lifestyles that many Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/(Fibromyalgia) patients have."
"If spasms are causing pain you need to take the stress off yourself and your muscles. You need to slow down, pace activities and rest during the day, even lie down to take the load off your muscle for 15-minute rest breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. You also need to balance your body -- front to back and side to side, while sitting, standing and walking -- so that muscles don't have to fight gravity to keep you upright."
Take care everyone!
Hugs,Janet