Nikki chronic illness, chronic pain, complementary/alternative treatments, coping, coping with disability, disability

Being Chronically ill is more expensive than people believe

When you have a chronic illness, or two, or five it can get expensive and more often than not the more disabling it is the more likely it is it will impact your capacity to make an income or your income stability. It is like trying to balance an impossible equation It is the ultimate … Continue reading Being Chronically ill is more expensive than people believe

Nikki fibromyalgia, fibromyalgia treatment, supplements

Does Vitamin D work for fibromyalgia pain?

I was told to take 5000 IU for my chronic pain which is fibromyalgia and chronic migraine. Mostly because there was this suggestion it could help people with chronic pain. But does it help with fibromyalgia pain? The reason it is researched is that Vitamin D is looked at for Chronic Pain quite a bit. … Continue reading Does Vitamin D work for fibromyalgia pain?

Nikki complementary/alternative treatments, supplements

Supplements: Something to consider

Dietary Products for Pain: Truth & Consequences  "Of great concern is the potential for dietary supplements to interfere with effective pain management or, worse, to cause drug-drug interactions — ie, various prescribed and nonprescribed agents fighting against each other — leading to serious adverse events [discussed in UPDATE here]. For example, earlier this month [here] … Continue reading Supplements: Something to consider