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Fibromyalgia Fatigue: A Constant Feeling Of Tiredness

Fibromyalgia fatigue feels like a constant state of weariness that diminishes your energy and mental capacity. Fatigue is the second most prominent symptom of fibromyalgia and can be even more…

chronicillness November 1, 2022

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New criteria proposed for diagnosing fibromyalgia

“The tender point test also has a gender bias because men may report widespread pain, but they generally aren’t as tender as women. Fibromyalgia may be under-diagnosed in both men…

chronicillness October 25, 2022

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The study suggests Fibromyalgia might be an immunologic disorder

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome defined by chronic widespread pain with multiple tender points, fatigue, sleep dysfunction, and abnormal pain processing. The syndrome can have many other associated symptoms as…

chronicillness October 23, 2022

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The Truth About Fibromyalgia Tender Points

The phrase “tender points” isn’t something you hear every day. But if you have fibromyalgia, you may be familiar with those words. In fact, your doctor may have used tender…

chronicillness October 7, 2022

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What People With Fibromyalgia Wish They Could Tell You

Fibromyalgia affects about 5 to 6 million people in the United States, mostly women. Yet, so little is known about the condition and people with fibromyalgia often feel misunderstood. Here,…

chronicillness October 5, 2022

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Who’s At Risk for Fibromyalgia?

There’s a lot that’s not known about fibromyalgia. Doctors aren’t sure what causes it and why it affects certain people instead of others. But experts continue to learn about the…

chronicillness October 4, 2022

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Hypersensitivity to non-painful events and Fibromyalgia

I am printing this study because it is pretty basic to the understanding of fibromyalgia. We feel pain when there shouldn’t be a pain. It is interesting, in particular, to…

chronicillness October 1, 2022

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How to Explain Fibromyalgia Fatigue to Other People

Anyone who lives with fibromyalgia has struggled to try to explain the chronic pain and fatigue they experience to their friends and loved ones, and even to strangers. Explaining fibromyalgia…

chronicillness September 29, 2022

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Tips for when you are in the Fibro Flare

I am in a Fibro Flare. The pain arching through me right now is difficult to describe, to be honest. It is a deep, bone-deep, throbbing ache that is at…

chronicillness September 26, 2022

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10 things I would tell the newly diagnosed with Chronic Illness

I wish I had been prepared for the impact of what was going to happen in my life from chronic illness being newly diagnosed. Realistically. I had a firm belief…

chronicillness September 25, 2022