100 Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
There was a site that had this and I had linked to it on Tumblr but it is gone. So I had to hunt down someone who found my post…
Fibro Flare: Pain is such a barrier
Obviously trying to do anything with a migraine is stupid, necessary, but stupid. However, struggling to get through the day with that sort of pain makes me rather forget how…
The Emotional Effects of Fibromyalgia
Living with fibromyalgia can affect you physically and emotionally. Fibromyalgia is stressful. The pain and stress of fibromyalgia raise your body’s level of cortisol, a stress hormone. Adjusting to the…
6 Tips for Coping With ‘Fibromyalgia Fog’
Managing Fibromyalgia’s Effects on the Brain Doctors often focus more on the physical symptoms of fibromyalgia, such as pain, fatigue, and stiffness. However, many people with the condition also have…
How to Face the Day During a Fibromyalgia Flare
When you wake up in a fibromyalgia flare—with that feeling that you can’t move, as if a 500-pound weight has been dropped on you in your sleep—you can’t help but…
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…
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…
Pain brain signals disrupted in fibromyalgia patients
New research indicates that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to increased pain sensitivity, known as hyperalgesia, in fibromyalgia patients. Results published in Arthritis & Rheumatism,…
Fibromyalgia Flare Researches
Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome defined by widespread muscle pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction, and cognitive dysfunction. Fibromyalgia pain dysfunction involves increased sensitivity to pain known as hyperalgesia. People with Fibromyalgia…
Brain fog tips and tricks
Brain fog is a symptom of many chronic illnesses and chronic pain. Just seems that when we get ill and our bodies get fatigued or are fighting pain, or both,…