r/fibro is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses fibromyalgia, pain, fibro, weekly wins, and chronic, and they frequently recommend/review magnesium.
If you or someone close to you has fibromyalgia this is the community for you.
Popular Themes in r/fibro
#1
Advice Requests
: "PsyD Student seeking survey participants for dissertation research focused on the CP Patient experience!!"
20 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I hate the days where I have extreme fatigue. When I get up to do anything I feel so weak and feel like I’m going to crumble to the floor. They days where you’re still exhausted even though you’ve slept the entire day away. It makes me feel worthless and like shit"
14 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Discouraged Spoonie- med recs?"
5 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "My new music video about having EDS/chronic pain/fibro during the pandemic (see comments for my full story)"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/fibro
#1
Fibromyalgia
: "memes bc I got diagnosed with Fibromyalgia today"
85 posts
#2
Pain
: "I always hated the Pain scale ."
66 posts
#3
Fibro
: "Everyone please look into a POTENTIAL cause of Fibromyalgia : Upper Airway resistance syndrome"
33 posts
#4
Weekly Wins
: "Weekly Wins -- Big or small, fibro related or not it doesn't matter share your victory here!"
30 posts
#5
Chronic
: "Fibromyalgia is an incurable Chronic pain disease"
28 posts
#6
Hot
: "A safe place to talk"
24 posts
#7
Pornstar
20 posts
#8
Fuck
: "A safe place to talk"
17 posts
#9
Research
: "I'm a student Researching Fibromyalgia, and I'd love to learn about your coping strategies. Would you be willing to share your story?"
17 posts
#10
Cock
: "A safe place to talk"
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/fibro
Magnesium
3 reviews
#1
Not Specified
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/fibro
#1
Question
: "How do you have fun? "
12 posts
#2
Help!
: "Is fibro hereditary? I think I do want to have a kid, but I don't want them to have this pain."
11 posts
#3
Weekly Wins!
: "Weekly Wins -- Big or small, fibro related or not it doesn't matter share your victory here!"
11 posts
#4
Rant/Vent
: "Sigh"
6 posts
#5
Medication
: "Interesting read"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/fibro
Yearly
+415 members(7.0%)
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Last updated: July 26, 2026