Living with fibromyalgia often feels like walking through life without a clear rulebook. What works one day may backfire the next. What seems harmless can trigger days or even weeks of increased pain, fatigue, and…
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Learn how Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, including key symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and the tests used to rule out other conditions.
People With Fibromyalgia May Also Have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Here’s Why
Fibromyalgia rarely travels alone. For many people, it is not just a condition of pain and fatigue but a complex neurological experience that overlaps with other challenges affecting attention, focus, memory, and emotional regulation. One…
You May Have Had Fibromyalgia for a Long Time: Here Are 8 Signs People Ignore
For many people, a fibromyalgia diagnosis does not arrive suddenly. It comes after years of unexplained symptoms, unanswered questions, and quiet self doubt. Looking back, there are often signs that were present long before the…
Having Difficulty in Swallowing Food and Water: Here’s Why This Happens and How You Can Manage It
Difficulty swallowing food and water can be frightening, uncomfortable, and deeply confusing, especially when there is no obvious explanation. For people living with fibromyalgia, this symptom often appears unexpectedly and is rarely discussed openly. Many…
I’m So Sick of Being Sick With This Chronic Illness: Here’s Why I’ve Had It Enough and What I Do to Deal With Negative Thoughts
There comes a point with chronic illness when the physical symptoms are no longer the hardest part. The pain, fatigue, and limitations are still there, but what truly wears you down is the constant mental…
Leg Pains in Fibromyalgia: Why Your Legs Hurt So Much in Flare Ups and How You Can Manage Your Pain Effectively
Leg pain is one of the most distressing and limiting symptoms of fibromyalgia, especially during flare ups. For many people, it is not just mild soreness or temporary discomfort. It is deep, aching, burning, throbbing…
17 Worst Fibromyalgia Symptoms and How They Impact Real Lives
Fibromyalgia is not a single symptom condition. It is a complex, full body neurological disorder that affects nearly every system involved in pain processing, energy regulation, cognition, and emotional balance. People who live with fibromyalgia…
Is Your Bra Making Fibromyalgia Pain Worse? Understanding Extreme Chest Pain from Tight Bras
For many people living with fibromyalgia, pain does not stay confined to joints or large muscle groups. It shows up in places that others rarely think about, including the chest, ribs, shoulders, upper back, and…
Sensory Overload with Fibromyalgia: How Noise, Light, and Smell Trigger Painful Flare Ups
Sensory overload is one of the most misunderstood and distressing aspects of fibromyalgia. While pain and fatigue are often discussed, the way the nervous system reacts to everyday sensory input is rarely explained in depth.…
Weather Effects on People with Fibromyalgia and Why Winters Can Be Especially Hard
Weather has a powerful effect on the human body, but for people living with fibromyalgia, those effects are often magnified to a painful and life disrupting degree. Changes in temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and seasonal…