Why They Swell & How to Treat Them Many people living with fibromyalgia report feeling tender, swollen lymph nodes or glands, especially in the neck, jaw, armpits, and groin. This symptom can be alarming, particularly because…
Pins & Needles in Fibromyalgia: Why You Feel Odd Nerve Sensations
If you live with fibromyalgia, you may experience strange nerve sensations that feel like pins and needles, tingling, burning, buzzing, or numbness. These sensations can appear suddenly, move around the body, or linger for hours or…
Chronic Diseases Linked to Fibromyalgia
Why So Many People With Fibro Live With More Than One Condition Fibromyalgia is rarely a “standalone” diagnosis. For many people, it’s just one piece of a much larger health puzzle. Studies and patient reports…
There Are 251 Symptoms of Fibromyalgia , What Women With This Condition Have Reported
Fibromyalgia is often misunderstood as “just pain,” but for those living with it, especially women, it is far more complex. Over the years, patients and researchers have documented hundreds of symptoms, many of which go far…
There Are 251 Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is often described as a condition of widespread pain and fatigue. But for the millions of women living with it, that description barely scratches the surface. Fibromyalgia is not a single-symptom illness, nor is…
To the Family Members of People With Fibromyalgia: How You Can Show Your Support
When someone you love lives with fibromyalgia, the illness doesn’t affect just one person, it impacts the entire family. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition marked by widespread pain, exhaustion, brain fog, and heightened sensitivity to…
Fibromyalgia: One of the Most Painful Health Disorders, The Worst Symptoms Explained
Fibromyalgia is often misunderstood, minimized, or dismissed, but for the millions of people living with it, the pain and disability are very real. Frequently ranked among the most painful chronic health conditions, fibromyalgia affects the…
Being a Doctor With Fibromyalgia: 10 Important Things I Want You to Know
When people hear the word doctor, they often imagine strength, stamina, and resilience without limits. What they rarely imagine is chronic pain, crushing fatigue, or a nervous system that never truly rests. I am a doctor…
What Stress Does to a Woman With Fibromyalgia
Stress affects everyone, but for women living with fibromyalgia, stress can feel overwhelming, relentless, and physically devastating. It doesn’t just live in the mind. It seeps into muscles, nerves, sleep, hormones, and pain levels, often…
Fibromyalgia vs. Myofascial Pain: Why These Two Conditions Are So Often Confused
If you live with chronic pain, you may have heard doctors mention fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome almost interchangeably. Many patients are told they have one condition, only to later be told it might be the other, or even…