….it’s not that easy! When it comes to Explaining Fibromyalgia to Family & Friends, it’s a tough one. It isn’t something that comes easily to them or even to you for that matter. No matter…
Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Learn how Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, including key symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and the tests used to rule out other conditions.
This Is Me… This is Fibromyalgia
Today, I stepped back into a place I haven’t visited in a long time……One year to the day to be exact since I last ventured anywhere close. It wasn’t intentional or deliberate to visit on…
Fibromyalgia and Agitation
Understanding the Link Between Fibromyalgia and Agitation Fibromyalgia is widely known for causing chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties often described as “brain fog.” However, one symptom that is less frequently discussed—but…
Fibromyalgia Frustrations in Life: Understanding the Daily Struggles Behind Chronic Pain
Living with fibromyalgia is often described as living in a body that refuses to follow predictable rules. One day may feel manageable, while the next brings widespread pain, crushing fatigue, and mental fog that makes…
In Lonely Journey Finding Your Fibromyalgia Support
Our journeys with Fibromyalgia are often long and very lonely. It is difficult it seems for our loved ones, friends, and colleagues to contemplate ever feeling so awful and wracked with pain when in most cases you look…
5 Errors Patients Make When Selecting a Fibromyalgia Doctor
Having the right fibromyalgia doctor can make the difference between struggling silently in pain or managing your disease confidently. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or feel overwhelmed by your massive list of prescriptions that seem to…
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 debilitating than the pain. The…
New Criteria Proposed for Diagnosing Fibromyalgia: What It Means for Patients and Healthcare
Introduction Fibromyalgia has long been one of the most challenging chronic pain conditions to diagnose accurately. For decades, patients have often gone through years of unexplained symptoms, repeated medical tests, and frustration before receiving a…
The study suggests Fibromyalgia might be an immunologic disorder
Fibromyalgia has long sat at the crossroads of neurology, rheumatology, and mental health. For years, doctors viewed it mainly as a central nervous system pain-processing problem—real, persistent, and often disabling, but difficult to pinpoint with…
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 points to diagnose you. What…