Archive for December, 2008

Recognizing The Early Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia

The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, although this baffling syndrome has been studied by medical researchers for 150 years. Before the syndrome even had a name, those who suffered from it could only describe a wide variety of symptoms that seemed unconnected. Nine out of ten fibromyalgia sufferers are women who have female relatives with [...]

Chronic Fatigue Treatment: It’s Not Just A Lack Of Sleep

Many people feel tired throughout the day and they usually attribute it to a lack of sleep. These people will try everything, from changing beds to changing pillows to taking sleeping aides, thinking it has something to do with their quality of sleep that’s causing them to feel so tired throughout the day. However, it [...]

Defining Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptoms

There are many different aspects of chronic fatigue syndrome, and there are many different symptoms that go along with these aspects. The idea of this disease is not as simple as just being sleepy sometimes. If you have been diagnosed with this condition you know that the answer is not always as simple as it [...]

How to Treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome, more commonly known as CFS, is a health condition without a known cause. CFS is a disease causes patients to become easily fatigued to the point that they cannot perform simple and normal daily activities.  The major symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome is that the fatigue lasts for more than six months. [...]

Understanding Chronic Fatigue Symptoms

Chronic Fatigue can be a serious complication to a life. It can greatly disrupt your life and how you live it, and unfortunately there isn’t much that you can do to make sure your life is going better. There is no cure-all for Chronic Fatigue, but the most important thing that you can do is [...]

Chronic Fatigue Relapse Can Be Most Discouraging

Many of the people who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia suffer for some time, and then the condition seems to disappear.  The condition can be most discouraging and damaging to the lives of the people affected, their families and friends.  When the symptoms of these conditions disappear, the patients are so grateful and [...]

Coping With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition wherein people experience a great deal of fatigue and weakness, making it difficult to perform even the simplest tasks, such as eating, dressing or walking. Although this disease has been around since 1700 with a different medical name, many doctors doubted its existence and regarded it as a [...]

Celexa For Fibromyalgia Could Ease The Pain

Celexa, also known as Citalopram, is an anti-depressant that is classified in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.  Celexa is used to treat depression.  It works by increasing the amount of serotonin supplied to the brain.  Because people with depression have an imbalance of neurotransmitters, the excess serotonin supplied by Celexa is [...]

No Cure… No Cause For Fibromyalgia

Plain and simple, the cause of fibromyalgia is unknown. Without an identified cause of this syndrome, it technically has no cure. The many symptoms can be treated effectively, but fibromyalgia in its entire clinical picture rarely goes into spontaneous remission. The causes of fibromyalgia theories abound in the medical research and literature, each one a [...]