Dominie's Fibromyalgia Update

First, I had a terrible day yesterday due to extreme fibro fog - I felt like a vise was squeezing my head - I could barely function and 600 mg of Ibuprofen did nothing to help the situation. I finished teaching my piano students, came home, cancelled playing the piano for church last night, and went to lie down with my black eye mask on and ear plugs. I had to shut out all incoming signals of any kind--too much stimuli. I had been in utter, debilitating misery all day and trying to function....it was awful!

Anyway, while I was lying there, I remembered that I had some essential oil drops in a bottle in my nightstand. I usually use them if I get really emotionally upset about something and they would calm me down. For some reason, I got the bottle out and put a few drops on my palms and began sniffing it. Within 5-10 minutes, I was as good as new! I jumped up, got my husband some coffee, and told him I could have gone to church if I had done this an hour before! I felt fine.

Then for the super amazing part......we have a 3 lb. puppy, Jasmine, a Chihuahua/Miniature Pinscher who is VERY active!!!! She loves playing wildly with our bigger dog (11 lbs.) but does not like to be held or sit in our laps. She's a ball of hyperactive energy--a furry little spitfire! Well, my husband was watching TV, and I picked up Jasmine and sat down to watch TV with him. To my total amazement, Jasmine became very calm! She then nestled into my arms and fell asleep for an hour. When she woke up, she seemed content to let me hold her for another hour with occasional yawns. I told my husband, "Look at this!! Look at this!!! It's those Peace and Calming drops that helped me a couple hours ago. They are affecting her also!" Needless to say, I became a believer last night!!!! My husband had to admit there was a definite effect.

The little I know about aromatherapy is this: the olfactory (sense of smell) system is connected to the limbic portion of the brain (where the hypothalamus and other regulatory glands are). By deeply inhaling certain frequencies of the oils, it can affect brain function. I have a page about essential oils on my site at www.fms-help.com/oils.htm. You can read some fascinating comments from my friend Heidi about the oils. She was the one who told me about them in 2001.....but I wasn't listening very well at the time!

Anyway, I am soooooo happy to have discovered all this! Two problems solved in one night! I couldn't wait to share this with all of my fibro friends! I hope it is helpful for someone.

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