(The Editor Here)
I finally have some good news on the Fibro Front. I am now down to two medications that I take daily, as opposed to five. Getting off of them was no picnic. Unbeknownst to me, Cymbalta, an anti-depressant that helps manage pain in fibro patients, has terrible withdrawal symptoms. I've more or less had migraine symptoms for a month now, thanks to the withdrawal. My head still throbs if I look left or right, though up and down is ok, for some reason. It's not nearly as bad as it was in the beginning of the month, but it's definitely worse when I'm tired.
I've noticed a lot of things going back to normal now that I'm off all of those meds, things I didn't realize weren't normal. I didn't know that insomnia was a side-effect of Cymbalta, and now I'm sleeping much better, even without Ambien. (Insomnia is both a symptom of fibro, and something that makes the pain much worse if it continues.) I don't know if it's related, but I'm eating less, too. I don't have the desire, and I'm not complaining about it.
So far, I'm down four pounds from the beginning of the summer. I'd love to say that I've achieved fantastic results like my hubby, but I can't do anything to the intensity that P90 demands. For example, I'm very sore today from the Ultimate Frisbee last night. For Aaron, it's best that he continues with his daily workouts. If I do that, I'll flare, especially with where I'm sore, which is my lower back. Bad juju, dude.
I've been thinking of posting some of the exercises I invented that one can do with a counter. While working at the hardware store over the summer, I sometimes had to stand with nothing to do but lean on a counter for long periods of time. I figured out a number of things that helped my back and built up my abs, but I'm afraid if I post instructions that someone will sue me if they are stupid and get hurt. I'll make a decision soon.
I hope you all are finding progress in your journey to fitness, even if it's not nearly as quick as you'd like it to be.
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