When Lady Gaga released her Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, many viewers expected a behind-the-scenes look at fame, creativity, and life on tour. What they didn’t expect was a raw, unfiltered portrayal of life with fibromyalgia—a chronic pain…
Desiccated Thyroid Hormone Replacement: Uses, Benefits, and Considerations
Thyroid disorders affect millions of people worldwide, and for many, hormone replacement therapy is essential for daily functioning. While synthetic thyroid medications like levothyroxine are commonly prescribed, some patients turn to desiccated thyroid hormone replacement as an…
Extreme Eye Pain from Fibromyalgia: Why It Happens and What You Can Do
Fibromyalgia is widely known for causing widespread muscle pain and fatigue, but many people are surprised to learn it can also affect the eyes. For some, fibromyalgia-related eye pain is not just uncomfortable—it can be…
Do You Feel Dizzy a Lot?
How Fibromyalgia Causes Dizziness, Imbalance, and Falls During Flares Dizziness is one of the most unsettling and misunderstood symptoms people with fibromyalgia experience. It can strike suddenly, knock you off balance, and even lead to…
20 Ways to Imagine What Fibromyalgia Feels Like
Fibromyalgia is notoriously difficult to explain. There are no visible casts, no obvious wounds, and often no single test that proves its presence—yet the pain, fatigue, and sensory overload can be relentless. For people who…
Fibromyalgia’s Dark History: Suffering Through the Ages
Fibromyalgia may feel like a modern diagnosis, but the suffering it represents is anything but new. Long before the condition had a name—or any medical legitimacy—people experiencing widespread pain, fatigue, and neurological distress were misunderstood,…
Not Sure If You Have Fibromyalgia? Here’s How to Recognize the Signs
Living with constant pain, exhaustion, or mental fog can be frightening—especially when tests keep coming back “normal.” If you’ve ever wondered whether fibromyalgia could explain what you’re feeling, you’re not alone. Fibromyalgia is one of…
Struggling With Pain and Fatigue?
10 Practical Tips to Help You Manage Fibromyalgia Symptoms Living with fibromyalgia can feel overwhelming. Chronic pain, deep fatigue, sleep disturbances, and brain fog often combine to make even simple daily tasks exhausting. While there…
It’s Hard to Sleep Well When You Have Fibromyalgia
13 Practical Tips for Better Sleep Sleep should be restorative, but for people living with fibromyalgia, nighttime can feel like another battle. Pain, stiffness, racing thoughts, temperature sensitivity, and frequent awakenings often make quality sleep…
In Constant Pain? Dealing With Fibromyalgia When It Never Lets Up
Living with fibromyalgia often means living in constant pain—not the kind that fades after a bad day or improves with rest, but pain that hums, throbs, stabs, burns, and flares without warning. When your nervous system…