Obviously, I cannot answer for all of the people of the countries in the world, however, those people that I interviewed for the most part either never heard of fibromyalgia or had very little knowledge…
Fibromyalgia Tests
Learn about the tests and diagnostic methods used to identify Fibromyalgia, including blood tests and physical examinations to rule out other conditions.
Fibromyalgia and unnecessary tests: more care is not better care
“He’s (sic) the best physician that knows the worthlessness of most medicines”, Benjamin Franklin This is not a blog about doctor bashing. I have been so fortunate for many decades to have a physician who does…
Fibromyalgia and its Siblings: Symptoms, Symptoms, Symptoms!
” Trying to eradicate symptoms on the physical level can be extremely important, but there’s more to healing than that; dealing with psychological, emotional and spiritual issues involved in treating sickness is equally important”, Marianne Williamson…
Linking together the causes of fibromyalgia: “Central Sensitization”
“The amygdala in the emotional center sees and hears everything that occurs to us instantaneously and is the trigger point for the fight or flight response “, Daniel Goleman. Many years ago I had hoped…
Fibromyalgia – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Siblings-Twins?
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense”, Gertrude Stein To write that I am frustrated, angry, and discouraged over the recent hoopla this week in the news from…
Fibromyalgia: the overmedicated ‘patient’
“America is one of the few advanced nations that allow direct advertising of prescription drugs, Robert Reich BigPharma makes huge profits from those of us suffering from chronic pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, itching, and digestive…
How To Power Through With A Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Meet Hilary Neumann! She has lived with Fibromyalgia and several other diagnoses for many years. In the video below she tells her story of how she handles living with fibromyalgia. Her strength and determination to…
Is someone close to you have Fibromyalgia and how has it impacted their lives?
I have had fibromyalgia for 14 years now. It has a permanent effect on my cognitive attention, memory, focus, and movements. I struggle almost every day to do simple things as I get exhausted after…
At what age did you 1st notice your Fibromyalgia Symptoms?
My Age is 43 years and suffer from Fibromyalgia since 2004 I was twenty-two when I noticed pain in both my wrists and forearms during typing on my laptop. I was initially diagnosed with carpal…
How come the Doctors say that patients who claimed to have fibromyalgia were just unhappy in their lives?
Maybe the doctor you followed some patients with the presumptive diagnosis of fibromyalgia. And maybe after years of following them, and checking for objective signs of disease- lab abnormalities, physical changes, etc. your doctor never found anything…