Your Fibro Editor: here are some good and highly technical articles on Fibro Fibromyalgia: The Muscle Pain Epidemic Is it ME by Another Name? (Part 1) Fibromyalgia, Depression May Be Part of Same Spectrum Fibromyalgia: A Puzzling Syndrome Despite extensive research, medical markers for diagnosis remain mystery. Learn The Basics of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition whose symptoms include muscle and tissue pain, fatigue, depression, and sleep disturbances; it often mimics or appears together with other chronic conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), lupus, and arthritis. “There are usually other things that are triggering it, so you have to individualize treatment for each patient,” says [...]
Living with fibromyalgia is a vicious circle of pain and depression but Lucy Rowley and Ruthann Bruce found respite from the suffering as well as friendship by attending support group meetings. They now lead the Metro Fibromyalgia & CFS Support Group to help themselves as well as others with the disorder. On Thursday, May 7, [...]
You have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Now you need to focus on the best treatment for Fibromyalgia for you. The good news is that doctors know what is wrong with you. You finally have the reasons why your body hurts all over and you can’t sleep, and you are exhausted during the day even when [...]
Fibromyalgia is a chronic and painful condition that affects the muscles of the body. It can lead to extreme fatigue, sleep problems, depression and digestive disorders. While fibromyalgia does not seem to do any permanent damage to the body in any way, the symptoms can be difficult to cope with and lead to other side [...]
Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome can present in a similar enough way to make either one a challenge to diagnose and treat. Currently, there is no definitive way to make a diagnosis of either condition, which means that doctors generally have to compile a bulk of information from the patient to determine what the cause [...]