Originally Posted by Honez

So easy for some that don't have it to shrug it off as hogwash. As a person that has lived with it for 10 years, I can tell you it is real. It is so very real. And here is head scratcher for you. I was 30 years old, working out 4-5 days a week with weights and kickboxing, weighed 105 lbs and ate healthy when diagnosed with it. So that blows away a lot of the theories that it only happens to old, fat, women that work on a computer all day.
I don't think my FMS will ever be cured but, I have found what triggers it for me and I try to take steps to avoid my triggers. Not getting enough sleep can bring on an attack that makes it painful to even touch my face. Drinking too much alcohol can do it too. Exercise although a bit painful at times, does help lesson the severity. Melatonin at bedtime helps me get a deeper sleep. Taking care of my body helps the symptoms but, I do not believe it is a cure. FMS is something that I will most likely be living with for the rest of my life.