Tag: Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a long-term chronic condition causing widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive disturbance.  While it’s unclear what causes fibromyalgia, it’s thought that the pain is due to an overactive sympathetic nervous system.  This is the part of the body that activates the flight or fight response mechanism.  Many people experience their first fibromyalgia symptoms after a physically or emotionally traumatic event.  Researchers think that certain gene mutations may play a factor. If you have family members with fibromyalgia, you are more likely to develop it. Pain is the hallmark of fibromyalgia.…

Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by pain in your muscles and fibrous tissues (such as the tendons and ligaments), accompanied by fatigue, low mood, and sleep problems. A person with fibromyalgia can experience a wide range of symptoms, and symptoms may vary from person to person. The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown. For many years it was thought that it was psychologically based but research has found that injury, infection, surgery, or illness may trigger the condition. Sometimes symptoms accumulate over time without a single triggering event. There are also…

Abstract Background: Fibromyalgia is frequently associated with impairments in activities of daily living and work disability. Limited data have investigated the impact of fibromyalgia on relationships with family and friends. Objectives: This exploratory study was designed to survey a large community sample of adults with fibromyalgia about the impact on the spouse/partner, children and close friends. Methods: A 40-question, multiple-choice survey was made available online for a two-month period, with potential participants recruited through fibromyalgia and migraine community websites. Items included questions about demographics, fibromyalgia symptoms, comorbid mood disturbance and relationship impact, including…

BY JULIA NELSON As the Fibromyalgia Care Society of America (FCSA) launched its campaign, exciting news was shared in the medical community recently. FCSA has one and only one goal as the brainchild of long-term fibromyalgia sufferer Mildred Velez and that is to cure fibromyalgia. Or at least, bring this illness to the lead of medical research in the U.S. The plan of FSCA is to introduce new approaches to patient care, create care centers, provide professional education courses for doctors, and introduce non-clinical services for patients with fibromyalgia. For several…

Sensitivity to touch, feeling disoriented – these and other mysterious symptoms are often related to fibromyalgia. Medically Reviewed Fibromyalgia: What We Know and Don’t Know Learn the basics from Dr. Z about this sometimes mysterious illness and how it is most commonly treated. If you have fibromyalgia, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the chronic pain and fatigue that often accompany this disorder — which affects about 5 million Americans, primarily women. But feelings of pain and exhaustion aren’t the only symptoms of fibromyalgia. Other signs that aren’t necessarily visible to others can…

BY JULIA NELSON If you are struggling with pain, you may be thinking about whether or not you struggle with a disease known as fibromyalgia. So what are the first signs of fibromyalgia? This disease has a number of different symptoms, and because of this, it’s important for us to try and understand what the first signs of fibromyalgia are before we make a judgment call on whether or not this may be the problem we are having. In this article, we’re going to explore the most common early symptoms of fibromyalgia.…