14 Comforting Gift Ideas For Someone With Fibromyalgia

Living with fibromyalgia is tough, so why not treat your loved one to a gift that can bring them some much needed comfort and relief.

When you're living with fibromyalgia, it can be hard to explain to your friends and family just how difficult it is to live with.

As it can leave you in pain and feeling completely exhausted for days and weeks at a time, making getting on with ordinary life so tough.

And despite this exhaustion, because of the pain sleep can hard to come by, which just amplifies your fatigue even more and can leave you in a 'fibro fog' where you struggle with memory, focus, and concentration.

So if you have a loved one who is one of the 4 million people who suffer from fibromyalgia in the United States, getting them a gift to ease their pain and struggle is a great thing to do.

And to help you out I've put together the following list of gift ideas for someone with fibromyalgia, which includes all the things they need to make life more comfortable and manageable.

1. A Book To Help Them Handle Chronic Pain

Living with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia isn't just hard on someone's body, it also takes a massive toll on them mentally and spiritually too.

So learning techniques to help them manage and live with the pain while keeping their peace of mind and sanity is vital for their long-term well-being and quality of life.

And that is what makes the How To Live Well With Chronic Pain And Illness book our first fibromyalgia gift idea on this list.

As this is full of great advice for them and written by someone who has years of experience of living with chronic pain themselves.

2. A Warm And Comfy Pair Of Slippers

The sad and frustrating reality for many people with fibromyalgia is that the pain and exhaustion will cause them to spend much more time at home than they'd like.

So getting them a gift that can make them feel more comfortable when stuck inside is always going to be welcome.

And one of the best things to make them feel warm and cosy is a luxurious pair of slippers, such as the UGG Ansley slippers.

As they can slip these on and feel warm and snug while they wait for the wave of pain and tiredness to pass.

3. A Heated Throw Blanket To Stay Warm Under

Fibromyalgia can make you hypersensitive to the cold, so it's vital that someone with the condition stays warm and comfortable when the pain really strikes.

So while they are resting up in bed or on the couch, having something like a heated throw blanket to snuggle under can make all the difference.

As this will warm them up and make them feel much better in themselves, soothing their aching and tired body.

And a good one to get them as a gift is the Serta heated throw blanket, with it's soft feel and variety of heat settings.

4. A Heated Cuddly Toy For Comfort

Another cute gift you can get them to snuggle up with to help them stay warm is a heated cuddly toy from the Warmies range.

As these not only look and feel adorable, but by putting them in the microwave for 30 seconds they heat up and act in a similar way to a hot water bottle.

So they're great for providing soothing comfort and also easing muscle pain and stomach cramps that may come from time to time with fibromyalgia.

5. A Heat Lamp For Soothing Tired Muscles

Applying heat to areas of muscle pain is a great way of helping them to relax and to gain some much needed relief.

And a gift that can help someone with fibromyalgia to do this in a targeted way is to get them an infrared heat lamp.

As these can be pointed to shine their infrared heat directly onto the painful areas, which soothes it and increases blood flow which helps the muscles to heal.

And for one that is powerful enough to make a real difference, check out the red light infrared heat lamp above.

6. A Weighted Heating Pad For Comfort And Relief

Another gift idea that can bring someone with fibromyalgia targeted pain relief via heat is to get them a weighted heating pad.

As these pads deliver the soothing heat when you lay them over the painful parts of your body, but they also bring some weight and pressure, which is comforting and helps you to relax further.

So the gift of the Sunbeam lightly weighted heating pad can be a great one that makes them comfortable and gives them pain relief at the same time.

7. A TENS Unit For Instant Pain Relief

Heat isn't your only option when it comes to getting pain relief from the aches and pains of living with fibromyalgia.

As TENS units can also be effective, delivering electrical impulses directly to the area of pain which stimulates the nerves, increasing blood flow to the area while also simultaneously overriding pain signals.

Which is a great way of lowering the intensity of the pain they are feeling, and making them feel better.

And a good choice for this is the iReliev wireless TENS unit, which has a range of different intensities and programs, and is wire free for ease of use.

8. Pain Relieving Gel For Cooling Relief

A great little stocking stuffer gift idea for someone with fibromyalgia that can give them instant pain relief is to get them some pain relieving gel.

As rubbing these topical creams into tired and sore muscles is a great way of numbing the pain.

And while this relief is only temporary, it'll still be a big win that will make them feel more comfortable within themselves.

So check out the Biofreeze pain relieving gel above, which is a roll on and delivers cooling menthol to help take the pain away.

9. Gifts To Help Them To Relax

Being able to switch off and relax is an important skill to learn for anyone living with fibromyalgia, and a wonderful way to do this is with a long soak in a hot bath.

As not only does the moist heat warm and soothe their aching body, it also really helps to relax their mind and make them feel better within themselves too.

And a gift that can help to amplify this experience even further is by getting them the Epsoak epsom bath salts bundle.

As these bath salts contain magnesium sulfate, which absorbs into the skin to help your muscles relax even more, while also giving off a comforting and soothing aroma.

10. Gifts To Distract Them Away From The Pain

Distraction is a great weapon when it comes to the fight against fibromyalgia pain.

Because becoming so absorbed in something that it distracts the mind away from the pain you're experiencing limits it's strength and power, making it much easier to handle.

As the brain only has a limited capacity to take in information, and filling it with other things leaves no room for the nasty pain signals to take over.

So buying someone with fibromyalgia a gift that they will enjoy and get absorbed in is a great way of indirectly lowering their pain levels and making them feel better.

And this can be anything hobby related really, such as a Kindle if they enjoy reading, a games console if they like gaming, knitting needles, crossword puzzles, painting supplies, the list is endless.

11. A Weighted Blanket For Better Sleep

Despite the exhaustion that comes from living with fibromyalgia, good quality sleep can still be hard to come by.

So a gift that can really help them to get a better night's sleep and to give their bodies a chance to recover and refresh is to get them a weighted blanket.

As the added weight and pressure of the blankets can feel like a comforting hug, helping to calm down the nervous system and allowing them to truly relax and switch off.

Which makes getting to sleep, and maintaining it, so much easier.

And a high quality choice that works well as a gift is the Manta weighted blanket.

12. A Full Body Pillow To Cuddle Up To

Another gift idea that can give them extra comfort when in bed and throughout the night is to get them a full body pillow.

As this gives them something to cuddle up to when they are feeling rough, making things more comfy and soothing their pain.

And one that feels great to do this with is the Coop Home Goods full body pillow, which is supportive and easy to relax with. 

13. A Bed Wedge Pillow Set To Keep Them Comfortable

When you struggle with fibromyalgia, there may be days when it's hard to even get out of bed.

So a gift idea that can help them to stay comfortable during enforced bed days is to get them some bed wedge pillows to relax on.

As these help to support them when they need to sit up to read or watch TV, as well as raising certain parts of their body to relieve some pain and pressure.

And for the ideal set that is both comfortable and supportive, check out the Lunix orthopedic bed wedge pillow set.

14. Help Them Out With Their Chores When They're Struggling

When you're struggling with the awful combination of fibromyalgia pain, exhaustion, and brain fog, it can be hard to stay on top of your chores and responsibilities.

So one of the best gifts you can give to a loved one with fibromyalgia is your time and help when they are struggling.

As things like helping them with the cleaning, doing their food shopping, running errands, tending to their garden, and the like will be a massive weight off their minds.

And allow them to focus fully on just relaxing, recuperating, and getting their strength and energy back again.

Rounding Up

Living with the pain and tiredness caused by fibromyalgia is a total nightmare.

So getting a loved one a gift that can help to soothe their pain a little, while making them more comfortable and lifting their spirits, is a really nice thing to do.

And I hope you've managed to find something suitable among this list of gift ideas for someone with fibromyalgia here.

As each of these can help them in one way or another.