A detailed guide to understanding Fibromyalgia symptoms, early warning signs, and how they are diagnosed.
Have you come to hate talking on the telephone since you’ve had fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome? It’s a common thing with people frequently saying they have an especially hard time focusing on phone conversations. Factors That Contribute to Phone Aversion So why is this? It hasn’t been studied, but several factors could contribute to this problem: It may be easier to write than talk when language impairment is acting up. Then, you can take more time with…
In a recent study entitled “Fibromyalgia and Nondipper Circadian Blood Pressure Variability” a research team reports that female fibromyalgia patients are a risk group for “non-dipping blood pressure,” a phenomenon associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disorders. The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a rheumatologic disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain accompanied by other symptoms, including fatigue and sleep perturbations, and is estimated to affect approximately 3 to 5% of the general…
Despite the instant negative reaction to the thought of the Herpes virus and the association with sexually transmitted disease, there are a number of different Herpes viruses, including those responsible for Chicken Pox, Shingles, and Epstein Barr (mono). Even the ones with the most negative stereotypes are much more common than people believe; around 90% of people have been exposed to HSV-1 (oral herpes, or cold sores), and the numbers for genital herpes are pretty…
For decades, since fibromyalgia disproportionately affected women, those who suffered from its often debilitating effects were often labeled as “hysterical women.” Many doctors would not even acknowledge that it was a legitimate physical disorder and called women hypochondriacs. It was often referred to as a “psychosomatic disorder.” Over the decades, the medical community has finally recognized it as a physical disorder but has only speculated as to its underlying cause. The conventional Western medical treatment…
The prevalence of fibromyalgia (FM) may increase with age, according to results obtained in a study with Turkish patients. The study shows that elderly adults with fibromyalgia experience poor quality of life in terms of pain, sleep, social, and emotional functions. The study, “Prevalence Of Fibromyalgia In Turkish Geriatric Population And Its Impact On Quality Of Life,” was published in the Turkish journal Agri Pain. Most studies on fibromyalgia include young or middle-aged patients, mostly women, but…
“I can only hope that I will continue to cope with it all as I do now.” My son is just over 2 years old. Anyone who has a toddler knows how much energy they exude at seemingly all hours of the day. I go through a constant grieving and acceptance stage with my fibromyalgia diagnosis because I feel like less of a mother for not being able to play with my toddler the way my husband…
Among all the syndromes of our days, there are two that excite a continuous fascination on researchers and doctors around the world: Lupus and Fibromyalgia. Both of these medical conditions have long been researched and on both of their causes, many theories have been built. Still, up to now, there is no absolute and complete answer to the questions both doctors and their patients pose about Fibromyalgia and Lupus. In both of these cases, determining the actual…
Fibromyalgia is referred to as a worse chronic pain condition due to which a person’s muscles and tissues have painful tenderness and achiness. It can be shown up in the age between 20 to 30s, but most people can have this condition later in life. Moderate to severe pain can arise in multiple areas of the body due to this chronic pain. Young people find it difficult to deal with fibromyalgia because it can be…
Someone dealing with fibromyalgia knows how overwhelming the symptoms are. There are such problems as fatigue, chronic pain, and brain fog that easily set off and turn into a worse flare that can last a day or two, a week, or even a month. This can happen too quickly. Sometimes this flare can happen with even a simple usual thing that no one even bothers like odor in the air. The sensitive syndrome Patients having…
Fibromyalgia is a condition that is still a mystery and doctors as well as individuals suffering from it get confused. No cure for fibromyalgia has still been found. Doctors don’t know the actual cause of fibromyalgia. The belief of some doctors is that some circumstances cause this condition. Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread severe pain all over the body. Those who are having fibromyalgia suffer physically and emotionally. More than 6 million people are suffering…