Advice please

Have you had your thyroid tested and if only by doctors sometimes the test does not come back accurate so a specialist can do more indepth tests.. There is a disease called Hashimoto's that has all the symptoms of Fibromyalgia..

Hi sweetie. Sorry to hear you are having symptoms similar to your mum. Well Ellie, one good thing is that your blood tests mostly have come back normal. I personally don't believe that you are too young to have FM. My daughter has FM as well and she was quite young when the symptoms began. Don't worry too much sweetie. You can always see another doctor and request to see a Rheumatologist. But even if you have FM Ellie, you can learn to manage it. So don't stress about it. Ask mom for some advice. I would suggest that you could take a magnesium supplement which can help with pain and muscle spasms. I myself have been taking a liquid mineral supplement and vitamin D. A multivitamin can be good as well. Many can fine tune supplements for their particular situation. Eating a healthy diet is also very important and I know that that is hard at 15. Try your best to stay away from the junk food sweetie. Sugar is not good for us. Junk food has empty calories with no real nutrition. So start liking veggies and fruit and chicken and fish. Some red meat for iron and B 12. Read up on nutrition Ellie. I have had FM for over 35 years now and I have always approached it basically holistically. Which means through good eating and a bit of exercise and homeopathy etc. Epsom salts in a very warm bath and soaking for muscle aches can help too. I also go to see a Remedial Massage therapist. I take pain meds only when I have a migraine. Some of the ladies could help you more regarding medication that may help you. Another good advice I could give you Ellie, is not to compare yourself with other teens. We do have that tendancy when we are young. Even as adults we often compare ourselves to others. That is just not healthy or reasonable because everyone's situation is different. And you know Ellie, even some of your friends that seem healthy, will develop some health problems later on themselves. No one is immune today. So you just focus on your own particular situation and do all you can to keep yourself healthy and functional. Worry and stress is an enemy to Fibromyalgia sweetie. It can trigger all kinds of symptoms. So try to deal with worry and stress in a productive way. There are good books on anxiety to give you some real helpful hints on controlling this. And try to keep real friends around you as a network. Not those who drain you or make you feel inferior. Real friends will support and build you up sweetie. So take care of yourself and take charge of your own health and welfare. Big hugs. Maggie xx