 [ Symptoms ] is it safe to push through fibromyalgia pain  every time i even attempt to do any sort of exercise the pain does not really allow me to do anything i used to be an athlete many years ago and i would just push through the pain or keep going until the pain went away i have not been able to work for years since my accident and fibromyalgia and it is very frustrating  i am wondering if i can do any damage to my body if i push through the pain  is it safe to force my body to work through the pain and attempt exercise [ Disease ] hi it is always better to avoid steroids as u said but using it for short or long periods of time depends only upon your symptoms and your body tolerance if your body is responding to azathioprine even if the progress is slow then i would recommend not to use steroids if u are unresponsive to azathioprine then you should go for short course of steroids thanks