Although fibromyalgia symptoms are often written off as being sleepy, it’s really a much more serious disorder than it seems. With over 5 million Americans over the age of 18 diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, fibromyalgia requires…
Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Learn how Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, including key symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and the tests used to rule out other conditions.
How do I make my husband see, that his lack of belief and support in my Fibromyalgia Condition is damaging to our relationship?
There’s only one thing you can do: educate, educate, and educate. Show him websites about it, tell him about it, explain to him how it influences your life. There’s only one thing you can do…
At What Age Did You First Notice Your Fibromyalgia Symptoms?
Introduction One of the most common questions among people living with fibromyalgia is, “When did your symptoms first begin?” The answers vary widely. Some people remember experiencing unexplained aches and overwhelming fatigue as teenagers, while…
Why Is Fibromyalgia So Poorly Understood by the Medical World?
Introduction Fibromyalgia is one of the most common chronic pain conditions, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood. Millions of people around the world live with persistent pain, overwhelming fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive difficulties,…
How come the Doctors say that patients who claimed to have fibromyalgia were just unhappy in their lives?
Maybe the doctor you followed some patients with the presumptive diagnosis of fibromyalgia. And maybe after years of following them, and checking for objective signs of disease- lab abnormalities, physical changes, etc. your doctor never found anything…
Declaring Your Fibromyalgia: I Hope No One You Know Ever Has This Awful Syndrome
Introduction Living with fibromyalgia can be one of the most challenging experiences a person faces, not only because of the physical symptoms but also because of the misunderstanding that often surrounds the condition. Unlike many…
Is Central Sensitization the same as Fibromyalgia?
Let’s remember that despite all of our great science, we don’t fully understand either central sensitization or fibromyalgia. So the question is cute but unanswerable. Central sensitization means that there is altered processing of sensation…
Why is it that every sufferer that I’ve met that has fibromyalgia also has a controlling personality or bipolar problem, including me?
As research continues to uncover the biological mechanisms behind fibromyalgia, there is growing hope for more effective treatments and greater public acceptance. Taking fibromyalgia seriously means acknowledging both the science and the lived experiences of…
What is the best way to battle daily with Fibromyalgia Nerve and Muscle Pain?
Living daily with fibromyalgia nerve and muscle pain is not about winning a single fight, it is about learning how to survive, adapt, regulate, and reclaim quality of life over time. Fibromyalgia pain is persistent,…
Is Fibromyalgia just a throw-away Diagnosis when they can’t figure out what’s wrong?
I don’t know what it takes to make a fibromyalgia diagnosis because I don’t trust science’s model to describe and assess what the phenomenon really is. They do more harm when they label human beings…