I have to say that exercise just makes matters far worse for me, but i do try, on the treadmill again, have to do it ,as i need the exercise.

I rarely talk about it either, just that when a post comes up like this one, i feel bound to share my experiences,give advice where i can,when you are first diagnosed it is quite hard and confusing at times, and it is good to know others out there understand.

As i have pointed out no two people are the same with fibromyalgia, i think that is quite an important thing to state, you cannot and should not compare yourself with other fibro sufferers,what you experience may well be different to others.

I personally am in constant pain every day,but some days it is bearable other it is not,and it is not just fibro causing it either,it is just ongoing really, you just have to learn to deal with it as best you can.

Honestly people don't want to hear when they ask you, how are you today, oh well i got this , i got that,they soon tire of it, you just say fine, even though you are feeling like crap , lol,and besides it does you no good to dwell on it either,you just have to make the best of what you are given in life, and count your blessings i guess.

I just wanted to add i used to belong to a fibromyalgia support group some years back, it folded in the end, and i left it well before it did, i found it depressing to go there and talk about how bad we all felt, there were some good parts of it, but mostly it was not good for me at all,.

Medusa i hope your flare up eases soon, bless you.