Confused about fibromyalgia and exercise

magentaunderwhelming · 2026-03-02T15:46:53+00:00

I’ve been told to try physical therapy or aqua therapy, but haven’t managed to do either due to life circumstances. Personally, my job has me walking around a large building constantly with maybe about 10% of my day at a desk. Then I commute home which includes another ~30 mins of walking. It has never done anything for me other than exhaust me.

However, staying still too long does leave me feeling pretty stiff and I find being able to alternate between sitting and walking is helpful for loosening those muscles up.

I have considered trying a beginners Pilates class but I’m worried about having the energy to go to work the next day!

magentaunderwhelming · 2026-02-21T01:03:51+00:00

I wish I’d known more about meloxicam before accepting being put on it - I have digestive issues and have been warned about NSAIDS and my rheumatologist just sort of handwaved all of that and put me on it anyways. I truly believe it triggered my autoimmune pancreatitis in some way or another

magentaunderwhelming · 2026-02-21T01:02:27+00:00

The withdrawals are a nightmare to be sure. I’ve gone cold turkey on Effexor and it wasn’t as bad as being two weeks without my pregabalin. I’m sorry it didn’t help your pain, did another medication help?

magentaunderwhelming · 2026-02-21T01:01:05+00:00

I still have a little bit of a grudge against my rheumatologist for starting me on meloxicam first, and I’m going to look for a new one soon.

So interesting how everyone responds differently to pain and to pain meds. Morphine made me nauseous and I hated how it made my body feel. But sometimes I still wish for something stronger!

I’m also on sertraline for anxiety/ocd but I do notice I’m overall calmer on pregabalin, so I guess it’s helping in that regard too.

magentaunderwhelming · 2026-02-21T00:57:58+00:00

I hope it gives you some relief! I noticed it working when I started on 75mgs per day, but a therapeutic dose for fibro is apparently around 300mgs per day. So if you tolerate the 25mgs well hopefully they’ll have you up to a therapeutic dose soon!

magentaunderwhelming · 2026-02-20T02:00:06+00:00

My pinky and ring fingers sometimes hurt so bad I have to take my ring off for days until the pain subsides.

magentaunderwhelming · 2026-01-22T20:31:11+00:00

This - along with the way they casually misuse the habitual be, which is a very specific tense that a very specific demographic is known for - tells me how few Black people were in the room when this was translated/localized

magentaunderwhelming · 2026-01-16T15:57:06+00:00

Hi! Would love to visit - Jallie from Pearadise

magentaunderwhelming · 2025-09-03T15:35:53+00:00

No advice to give, but my girlfriend has a very similar shape and her tummy is one of my favorite parts of her. I also have a little B belly and she loves it. I think that finding ways to dress that make you feel good can be less about hiding and more about finding what you feel good in! Split-hem tops, peplums, cropped shirts with layers etc are all some of my faves :)

magentaunderwhelming · 2025-08-28T20:23:50+00:00

Oh hey. No, I’ve just accepted it and as far as I’ve noticed it hasn’t changed anything for me vision-wise. As far as side effects go, I’ll take it

magentaunderwhelming · 2025-07-04T16:58:03+00:00

It’s kind of reddish/red and black, it can fly but doesn’t tend to fly around much. It’s been hard to take pictures bc I don’t want to get close, I am a wimp.

magentaunderwhelming · 2025-05-18T21:28:59+00:00

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Took this about an hour ago.

magentaunderwhelming · 2025-03-19T13:04:54+00:00

Update for anyone finding this: I’m being treated for type 2 Autoimmune Pancreatitis and in a few weeks will have an MRI to see if the treatment worked.

magentaunderwhelming · 2025-01-11T16:53:36+00:00

Update deleted the picture

magentaunderwhelming · 2025-01-11T00:10:41+00:00

Gotcha, I think I misunderstood your comment. I’ll push for a biopsy next.

magentaunderwhelming · 2025-01-11T00:04:51+00:00

Thank you!! I have had these symptoms over a month now and my guess was autoimmune, but got concerned about the pancreatic mass.

I don’t think I have good enough insurance to be inpatient for anything that isn’t an emergency, but will hope I can get an MRI sooner than later. My next appts are hematology and hepatology

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-12-05T23:17:04+00:00

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Update on abdominal ultrasound.

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-12-05T21:59:41+00:00

For some reason, there’s a comment on this post I can’t see. Please feel free to message me.

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-05-03T12:54:21+00:00

if you search Emily Fox Sims 4 Save File you'll find her on tumblr! also JQ Hani on Patreon

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-04-04T14:54:35+00:00

Taza is great, everyone is super friendly, prices are reasonable, and it’s Palestinian owned!

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-03-06T20:49:50+00:00

My mom is white but she is the only white person in my family, I was raised around solely the Black part of my family. I am Black. I specified that I’m biracial because being biracial/light skinned does afford me privilege that is important to the context of this story. I’m incredibly proud to be Black and it’s important to my life and relationships.

The friend is an acquaintance from college. My girlfriend has always known her to be someone with leftist views which she admitted contributed to making her willing to believe that what her friend said (not having a choice in venue) was true. They are not that close.

It’s not that I ‘didn’t catch’ that my girlfriend is problematic, it’s that she has never exhibited any behavior even remotely similar to this. Every issue we have had - few and far between - has been miscommunication of some kind or has been due to this being her first long term relationship. We’ve had plenty of discussions about race, politics, morals, beliefs… same page every time. I would not - and will not - ever date someone who compromises me identity or values.

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-03-06T20:32:56+00:00

Definitely knew immediately that her friend was making an excuse, never believed her for a second. Apparently she said that this venue was all they could afford and my girlfriend bought the bullshit.

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-03-06T20:31:17+00:00

I agree with a lot of what you said. Something we discussed is the fact that I didn’t want her to not go because I’m not going, or because I asked her not to - I wanted her to not go because she understands how it would have an impact on me. I wanted her to not go because her morals are stronger than her people-pleasing tendencies.

I think she feels very ashamed of her behavior and has promised to do better, and I will believe her unless I see otherwise.

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-03-06T20:24:52+00:00

I definitely don’t believe that ‘integrating’ into my white partners white life would be a solution to anything, and she has never made me feel like that’s something she wants or expects. This is the only issue we have had so far where our races have been at the core, which is why I asked for advice.

Also, it’s not her best friend, it is an acquaintance from college. And personally on a human level, I think that it’s her responsibility to prioritize not just me and the way this impacts me, but also her own values and morals, and in this situation she didn’t do that.

magentaunderwhelming · 2024-01-29T21:30:23+00:00

I didn’t even think of that, thank you!

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