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Fibro Flare up Tools
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items As someone who suffers from these, I wanted to share my tips that I personally use to help get through a flare up.
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These are fantastic during a flare up. I often get headaches when this happens so I like to put these on my eyes while I’m using a heating pad on my back or thighs.
ZNÖCUETÖD Gel Ice Pack Reusable Cooling Eye Pads
These are not your childhood heating pads! Big enough to press against your back, wrap around your stomach or legs. It has been very helpful.
Deepsoon Electric Heating Pad for Back & Neck
This bad boy is so helpful. It’s large so it can be wrapped around your arms, it drapes nicely on my shoulders and back of my neck and it covers my thighs where I get a lot of pain.
FlexiKold Reusable Gel Large Ice Pack with Straps
Soaking in a hot bath with these is truly relaxing and it helps when I’m feeling achy. Even on my worst days this helps to lift some of that hurt in my nerves. Bonus: It smells wonderful.
Dr Teal's Epsom Salt Soak, Lavender, 3lbs
If you don’t have or like taking a bath, these shower steamers smell great and were helpful with relaxation and easing anxiety.
Shower Steamers
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Might sound silly but this little machine has helped me a lot for a few reasons. It allows me to take my focus off of my pain for a few moments and turn my attention to the sounds instead. I also use it when I want to do deep breathing exercises. I c...
Nature Sound Machine
Meds
I like the *Cooling* (not the warming) Tylenol roll on. It helps with the minor aches and I like the way the roller feels on my skin. I like to apply more than normal pressure to the roller and grind a sore spot. It works well if that’s what you’re l...
Tylenol Roll On
This can be helpful depending on your pain/ache scale. I’ll take 2 of these if I have a headache too or I feel inflammed. This has more mg of Tylenol than the Advil and I think that helps more when I have inflammation.
Motrin Dual Action with Tylenol Pain Reliever
This can be helpful depending on your pain/ache scale. When I’m starting to feel stiff or achy, I’ll take 2 of these.
Advil Dual Action Acetaminophen & Ibuprofen