I wish I had been prepared for the impact of what was going to happen in my life from chronic illness being newly diagnosed. Realistically. I had a firm belief back then that I could…
Fibromyalgia
An in-depth guide on Fibromyalgia, covering its symptoms, causes, treatments, and tips for managing this chronic condition effectively.
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, a journal of the American…
Fibromyalgia Cognitive Symptoms Study: Understanding Brain Fog, Research Insights, and Daily Impact
Understanding Fibromyalgia and Its Cognitive Dimension Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition primarily known for widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and heightened sensitivity to pressure. However, what is often less understood—and frequently more disruptive in daily life…
Fibromyalgia Flare Research: What Science Reveals About Symptom Surges and Triggers
Introduction Fibromyalgia is widely recognized as a chronic condition marked by persistent widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and cognitive difficulties. However, one of its most challenging features is not just the baseline symptoms, but the…
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, add in some lack of…
Paresthesia and Fibromyalgia
Paresthesia is a term used to describe abnormal sensations in the body, most commonly experienced as tingling, prickling, “pins and needles,” burning, or numbness. In fibromyalgia, these sensations are frequently reported and can be one…
6 things I would like you to know about Fibromyalgia
There are a lot of things I wish people understood about Fibromyalgia I would like to share for fibromyalgia awareness. Here are a few… We have ambition. Just like all the ‘normals’ out there we…
How Much Fibromyalgia Awareness Is Out There?
Introduction Fibromyalgia is one of those medical conditions that many people have heard of, but relatively few understand in any meaningful way. It sits in a complicated space between neurology, immunology, and pain medicine, and…
A Flare is one of the worst fibromyalgia experiences.
The Flare-up (see here for my article on it) is one of the worst fibromyalgia experiences. I fell into it sometime last night and woke up with the most unpleasant pains. In the hips, shoulders,…
Lack of continuous sleep in Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia has some pretty distinctive sleep disturbances associated with it not to mention comorbid sleep issues. It is one of the key factors in the syndrome… our inability to attain refreshing sleep. I wrote a…