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Fibromyalgia: Living and Managing Well

Split image contrasting warm infinity pool overlooking sea under clear sky with snowy forest and frost-covered trees, illustrating how weather changes trigger fibromyalgia symptoms.

New Here? Start Here: Your Roadmap to Living Creatively with Fibro is the perfect place to begin.

Four adorable chibi companions on lavender background: grey blob with cane, pink-haired princess with lightning, fluffy cloud in hoodie with lantern, spiky-haired hero in armour with electric sparks.

Companions Introducing and Appraising them

by Susan Pearson | 27 Jul 2018 | Fibromyalgia

Today I’m doing something a little bit different. I’ve decided to use some storytelling to introduce you to my companions who live and work with me, enjoy!

Hand selecting wooden smiley block over sad and neutral faces – illustrating emotional impact on fibromyalgia symptom control.

How Emotions Impact Fibromyalgia

by Susan Pearson | 25 May 2018 | Fibromyalgia

Flare-ups can come in many guises. This week I have had a completely different experience, a Fibromyalgia Flare-up triggered by emotions. The principal symptom of this seems to be excessive Fibro Fog. It all started with watching the Royal Wedding!

Woman with curly hair lying awake in bed hugging pillow, eyes open and expression tired, illustrating the restless and inconsistent sleep patterns common with fibromyalgia.

Inconsistent Sleep with Fibromyalgia

by Susan Pearson | 13 Apr 2018 | Fibromyalgia

So today’s post is focussing on sleep, there are a couple of things that may help with sleep issues and also the question of why I haven’t been getting enough lately if you have Fibromyalgia or a similar chronic health condition I would love to know your thoughts on this matter!

Serene woman with wavy brown hair in white blouse and jeans sits in wheelchair, reading open book with hand raised expressively against purple background, symbolising fibro awareness.

Fibro or Faker signs to look for

by Susan Pearson | 11 Nov 2017 | Fibromyalgia

Nobody likes a faker so here are some of the ways you can tell the difference between someone living with a chronic health condition and someone who isn’t!

Sleep Becomes Us with Bedtime Bliss

by Susan Pearson | 30 Sep 2017 | Fibromyalgia

Putting the Bedtime Bliss Sleep Mask to the test, if you have problems sleeping or “thin eyelids” that can tell it’s not dark come and see how we got on!

Cute picnic basket labelled 'Fibromyalgia' overflows with symptom words like Pain, Fatigue, Fog; crossed-out Calm, Happiness, Virus; tiny letters cheer outside on lavender backdrop.

Not every symptom belongs in the Fibro basket

by Susan Pearson | 2 Sep 2017 | Fibromyalgia

When you have Fibromyalgia it is easy to blame this for every symptom you experience. My doctor seemed to enjoy dealing with something more familiar, scary!

Pernaton natural cooling massage gel tube and box with green-lipped mussel extract, a safer ibuprofen replacement for easing joint pain in fibromyalgia on purple background.

Why you should replace Ibuprofen Gel with Pernaton

by Susan Pearson | 5 Aug 2017 | Fibromyalgia

How Pernaton (a natural product) helps me with Fibromyalgia more than the Ibuprofen Gel prescribed by my GP and why can’t this be prescribed instead?

Woman with long hair clutching painful red-highlighted neck and shoulder, depicting a common fibromyalgia flare-up symptom of muscle tenderness and stiffness.

Not all Flare-ups are the Same

by Susan Pearson | 20 May 2017 | Fibromyalgia

Talking about Fibromyalgia Flare-ups, the causes, symptoms (both mental and physical) and effects and how not all flare-ups are the same.

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Using Amitriptyline to treat Fibromyalgia

by Susan Pearson | 1 Apr 2017 | Fibromyalgia

Amitriptyline is a medication that has various uses, in larger doses, it is often used to treat depression but smaller does are commonly prescribed to help treat Fibromyalgia and other conditions like Arthritis. Today I'm going to talk about my experience before using...

N:Rem Sleep System mattress with varying softness sections, blue bolster pillow for ultimate comfort.

Comfy Nights with the N:Rem Sleep System

by Susan Pearson | 24 Sep 2016 | Fibromyalgia

We have now spent eight nights on our wonderful new N: Rem mattress and it certainly warranted pride of place at the beginning of today's post, or more correctly as it turned out its own post. As I mentioned last week this mattress was something of a big...