Fibromyalgia Community

Have you done or used anything that increases your energy while suffering from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue?

I had fibromyalgia symptoms for 15 years before I was diagnosed. At that time, I took a course of physical therapy where I did the Wharton stretch method, where you…

chronicillness 01/13/2022

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Why do Women incur Fibromyalgia with greater frequency than Men?

Fibromyalgia Vs Women The reasons that more women develop Fibromyalgia include, but are not limited to, the following physiologies and pathologies: The women's pelvic girdle is more delicate than that…

chronicillness 01/12/2022

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Does any Fibromyalgia Sufferer have advice for someone who was recently Diagnosed with illness?

First of all, you haven't changed. You're the same person with the same condition, except now you have a label. I found that label very liberating because it showed me…

chronicillness 01/12/2022

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What do the stories of Survivors tell us about Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

A wonderful database of patients who have accomplished a remission from Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been created by Chronic-illness Community has video-interviewed several survivors and he has made…

chronicillness 01/12/2022

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What do you want others to understand about your fibromyalgia life condition, that others don’t seem to realize?

My fibromyalgia is considered to be at the severe end of the scale. When one has a disease/illness/condition where we frequently get the “but you don't look sick” cry from…

chronicillness 01/12/2022

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Do you know the most misunderstood aspects of living with fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia itself is still very much a mystery. Although doctors now have more information, and many doctors now accept it as a “real” issue, we still have a LOT to…

chronicillness 01/11/2022

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My Fight with Fibromyalgia (My Best Way to Tackle this Illness)

I don’t know if my way is best, but I’m nearly symptom-free. I take medication and I slowly increased my exercise and activity. The worst: In the spring of 2008, my fibromyalgia…

chronicillness 01/11/2022

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How does fibromyalgia usually start initially?

I'm not sure what it is like for other people, but I suspect I have had Fibromyalgia my entire life. As a child, I was always hurting, but I was…

chronicillness 01/11/2022

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Do you know someone who was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Polymyalgia?

I can tell you as someone who was diagnosed with PMR and fibro, most PMR info on the internet isn't all that accurate. PMR usually affects elderly women, but it's…

chronicillness 01/11/2022

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Do you know back in the 1800s fibromyalgia is a psychiatric ailment condition?

Fibromyalgia was first described in the early 1800s. It was considered a psychiatric ailment for decades. It wasn’t until a study done in 1980 that doctors were able to identify…

chronicillness 01/10/2022