Fibromyalgia Awareness: Understanding Condition & Supporting

10 Fast Fibro Facts to Help Spread Awareness

Fibromyalgia Awareness Month may not be until May, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the most of every opportunity for people in the fibro community to share their stories and raise awareness of this often misunderstood illness. Sharing facts about fibromyalgia on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook can help educate the public about what it’s like to live with the condition. To help you get started, we’ve put together some basic fibro facts, with help from chronic illness. For More Information Related to…

by chronicillness•07/30/202308/23/2025•0

Thetford woman fundraising to see specialist about her fibromyalgia hopes it could help to rebuild her life

A woman who has spent the past eight years in constant pain is hoping the specialist treatment will help her to rebuild her life. In 2016 Emma Parslow Cope was diagnosed with the long-term condition fibromyalgia which causes an increased sensitivity to pain, exhaustion, headaches and problems with mental processes. The 27-year-old, who lives in Thetford, said the condition has had an enormous impact on her life. She has had to leave her job and…

by chronicillness•07/29/202308/23/2025•0

Good News: First License Granted to Treat Pain with Medicinal Cannabis

License to treat pain with medicinal cannabis given the go-ahead. A license to treat chronic pain with medicinal cannabis has been granted here for the first time, it has emerged. A 3-month agreement was given the green light by the Department of Health to use Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) people in constant agony. THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis. It is currently illegal to use medicinal cannabis here – but medical consultants can apply for…

by chronicillness•07/28/202308/23/2025•0

9 Celebrities that came Forward to Promote Awareness of Fibromyalgia!

It’s so important that celebrities with fibromyalgia come forward to help enlighten the public and promote awareness of the disease. They give a voice to fibromyalgia sufferers and promote awareness in ways that typical patients can’t. Here are just a few of the stars that have spoken out about fibromyalgia over the years: Michael James HastingsAlso known as Captain Mike on the TV series The West Wing, Hastings was diagnosed with FMS around 30. Not only has he been able to raise awareness but…

by chronicillness•07/26/202308/23/2025•0

Deficiencies quality of life and work life too often mysterious illness: Fibromyalgia

Especially people busy with very common, most people “feel like beaten” a disease that has no sense to say that beyond sharing with you: Fibromyalgia. According to experts, “the era of the disease.” quite negatively affect the quality of life that permeates every aspect of our lives, even though it is very common with this disease, we will protect your mystery. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread pain and fatigue. Generalized muscle…

by chronicillness•07/25/202308/23/2025•0

Fibromyalgia Patients Exhibit Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow, Study Says

Fibromyalgia patients may have different cerebral blood flow parameters compared with the general population, according to a recent study. Researchers say these changes could be linked to clinical pain parameters and emotional factors. The study titled, “Altered cerebral blood flow velocity features in fibromyalgia patients in resting-state conditions,” was published in the journal PLoS One. Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, an abnormal pain response from normally non–painful stimuli, and excessive sensitivity to…

by chronicillness•07/24/202308/23/2025•0

When Fibromyalgia Painkillers Stop Working

It’s not uncommon for the effects of fibromyalgia pain medications to wane over time. But what can you do about it? Here are seven different treatment options to explore. If you are one of the approximately five million Americans with fibromyalgia, you know that pain can be severe, unpredictable, and exhausting. It can be constant for a period of time and then get better for a while — but it tends to just keep coming…

by chronicillness•07/23/202308/23/2025•0

Difficulties With Phone Conversations in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS

Have you come to hate talking on the telephone since you’ve had fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome? It’s a common thing with people frequently saying they have an especially hard time focusing on phone conversations. Factors That Contribute to Phone Aversion So why is this? It hasn’t been studied, but several factors could contribute to this problem: It may be easier to write than talk when language impairment is acting up. Then, you can take more time with…

by chronicillness•07/21/202308/23/2025•0

Fibromyalgia Causes Risky Nondripping Blood Pressure

In a recent study entitled “Fibromyalgia and Nondipper Circadian Blood Pressure Variability” a research team reports that female fibromyalgia patients are a risk group for “non-dipping blood pressure,” a phenomenon associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disorders. The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a rheumatologic disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain accompanied by other symptoms, including fatigue and sleep perturbations, and is estimated to affect approximately 3 to 5% of the general…

by chronicillness•07/20/202308/23/2025•0

10 best cannabis topicals for people with fibromyalgia

Cannabis topicals are providing significant relief to Fibromyalgia patients across the continent. Cannabis topicals can be used to treat Fibromyalgia pain, like tender points and muscle stiffness, but how? Fibromyalgia affects approximately five million Americans, yet treatment is notoriously difficult. Many believe their condition isn’t taken seriously by physicians, and symptoms are wide-ranging, including chronic pain with tender points, a widespread stiffness of the muscles, headaches, sleep disturbances, fatigue, depression, and more. According to a 2014…

by chronicillness•07/18/202308/23/2025•0