The chronic pain associated with fibromyalgia is not easy to live with on a daily basis, but there are some steps you can take to ease your symptoms. The three most important steps that you can take are, to reduce your stress, improve your sleep, and gradually increase your exercise.
One of the best ways to reduce your stress is to ensure you have somewhere to go to get away from it all for periods of time during the day. Some where quiet as possible where you can either relax in peace or listen to soothing nature sounds. You should do this for frequent periods throughout the day.
Getting a full night’s sleep is also very important to help reduce the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Try ensuring you don’t eat after 9 p.m. so you’re not digesting food when you’re trying to sleep. Try not watching TV but instead perhaps read a book. Your eyes will become tired and you will be naturally sleepy. Television, especially negative programs can keep your mind too active at bedtime. Regular treatment by acupuncture can also help you sleep more easily. Consider natural remedies which encourage sleep. It goes without saying you should avoid caffeine and sugar.
Increasing your exercise is the most difficult step to take because you can overdo it and when you do, it darn well hurts. You must increase your exercise gradually so you don’t have any major setbacks. Probably the easiest is just walking a slight further distance than normal but regardless you should aim for moderate aerobic exercise three times a week on average for a 30 minute to 1 hour period.
Keeping your mind busy perhaps with an Internet business or in an Internet forum may also help you improve, as you may become so interested you forget your symptoms for a short while.
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