A detailed guide to understanding Fibromyalgia symptoms, early warning signs, and how they are diagnosed.
Fibromyalgia has long been one of the most perplexing and misunderstood chronic pain disorders in medicine. It affects millions of people worldwide—predominantly women—causing widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep issues, and cognitive difficulties. For decades, researchers…
5 Common Fibromyalgia Flare Triggers to Avoid Fibromyalgia flares can feel sudden, overwhelming, and deeply frustrating. One day you’re managing, the next your pain spikes, fatigue crashes in, and even simple tasks feel impossible. While…
Fibromyalgia has long baffled both medical professionals and sufferers. Branded as a neurological syndrome characterized by chronic pain, fatigue, and cognitive dysfunction, fibromyalgia has defied precise categorization and treatment. However, emerging evidence introduces a compelling…
Many fibro patients suffer from a condition called Costochondritis, apart from common symptoms of fibromyalgia. In this condition, wearing a bra becomes difficult and sometimes even becomes impossible because it causes pain in the rib…
Dysphagia is a medical term that means that a patient has difficulty swallowing. There are a number of different conditions that can cause dysphagia. And someone who suffers from dysphagia often finds that it makes life…
Light and noise sensitivity in fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have been scientifically established since the early 1990s, but they’re still underrecognized and rarely make symptoms lists. Rest assured that you’re not alone in experiencing this…
In 2014, a survey of more than 1,300 fibromyalgia patients by the National Pain Foundation and National Pain Report found medical marijuana is more effective than Lyrica, Cymbalta, or Savella, the three drugs approved by the Food…
Gluten has been liked to more than 55 diseases and is often called the ‘big masquerader’. The reason for this is that the majority of symptoms of gluten intolerance are not digestive in nature but…
Are the eyes the window to whatever’s going wrong with the brain in fibromyalgia? Research published in 2015 and 2016 suggests that it just might be. Fibromyalgia is widely believed to be a condition of the central…
I’m a fairly open person when it comes to physical and mental illness, but I can also be very reserved, especially about my chronic pain and fatigue. It’s not because I don’t want to share about what’s…