Learn how Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, including key symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and the tests used to rule out other conditions.
Fibromyalgia and CFS put couples under stress. This chapter offers strategies for addressing three problems faced by couples: sexual difficulties, strained communication, and caregiver burnout. Improving Intimacy When CFS or fibromyalgia enters a marriage, one…
Introduction Fibromyalgia is often described in clinical terms—widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive dysfunction—but those descriptions rarely capture what it actually feels like to live with it day to day. Many people with fibromyalgia struggle…
Relationships can be difficult for healthy individuals. They are even harder when you add the complications of being in constant pain, severe fatigue, anxiety/depression and cognitive impairment. There are many types of interpersonal relationships. Some…
Alarm rings at 5 a.m. I jump out of bed to start making fresh blueberry muffins and the evening’s crock-pot dinner. Out the door by 6 a.m. for a full day (up to 10 hours)…
Fibromyalgia is complex. If you live with fibro, you know that it’s not as easy as taking a “pill” or any other quick fix and just getting on with your life. Living smarter is about…
Introduction: Why Cancer Research and Fibromyalgia Are Being Discussed Together At first glance, cancer research and fibromyalgia may seem like two entirely separate medical worlds. Cancer research focuses on uncontrolled cell growth, tumor environments, and…
Introduction: Why Fibromyalgia Research Is Suddenly Moving Faster Fibromyalgia has spent decades in a frustrating scientific position. It is widely recognized as a real and often disabling condition, yet it has remained difficult to measure,…
An underactive thyroid, also known as hypothyroidism, is a condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones to meet the body’s needs. These hormones—primarily T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine)—play a central role in…
Introduction Fibromyalgia and anxiety are often discussed as separate conditions, but in real life they frequently overlap. Many individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia also experience persistent anxiety symptoms, including constant worry, restlessness, heightened sensitivity, and a…
Endocrine disruptors are substances that interfere with the body’s hormonal system. Hormones act as chemical messengers that regulate almost every essential function in the human body, including metabolism, growth, reproduction, mood, sleep, and stress response.…