How do you treat Fibromyalgia? Do the drugs even work?

How do you treat Fibromyalgia? Whats our latest understanding and why should medications not be the first port of call?
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[@suerose54]

Thanks, very clear and helpful. You mention sleep optimisation; I get plenty of sleep but feel the quality isn’t great. How can we increase the amount of deep healing sleep? So grateful for these talks on fibromyalgia 🙏

[@drdeepakravindran5361]

Thank you for your question on sleep. I have done a few videos on the subject of sleep hygiene including this one: ruclips.net/video/YE7sE36gWvE/видео.htmlsi=rdeohX_jEmza6K4J
I hope this is a good starting point for you to explore. Do let me know if you have any more questions on the subject.
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[@suerose54]

Another question: you mention that fibro is a neuroimmune condition. Is that a spectrum? Are some people more neuro and some more immune based? What leads me to think this is that I don’t get flares - my pain is constant and fairly consistent - which I associate with autoimmune conditions. On the other hand I believe my nervous system has been dysregulated for a long time which would be more of a neuro element. I’m not sure if this is a productive line of exploration but I find it interesting.