Fibromyalgia Diagnosis: Symptoms, Tests & How It’s Confirmed

Who does CRPS affect?

Previously known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is caused by an injury to the sympathetic nerves, resulting in severe pain. The condition can be catastrophic,…

chronicwoman 10/06/2022

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4 Conditions That Can Mimic Fibromyalgia

If you have symptoms that point to fibromyalgia but haven’t been diagnosed, you are not alone. Many people spend years working with doctors to rule out other diseases. That’s because…

chronicillness 10/06/2022

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What People With Fibromyalgia Wish They Could Tell You

Fibromyalgia affects about 5 to 6 million people in the United States, mostly women. Yet, so little is known about the condition and people with fibromyalgia often feel misunderstood. Here,…

chronicillness 10/05/2022

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Who’s At Risk for Fibromyalgia?

There’s a lot that’s not known about fibromyalgia. Doctors aren’t sure what causes it and why it affects certain people instead of others. But experts continue to learn about the…

chronicillness 10/04/2022

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8 Inspiring Reminders When Fighting Fibromyalgia Fatigue

Was this helpful? Living with fibromyalgia fatigue on a daily basis can really get you down and leave you struggling to find motivation. At times, it feels like there’s no…

chronicillness 10/03/2022

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How to Face the Day During a Fibromyalgia Flare

When you wake up in a fibromyalgia flare—with that feeling that you can’t move, as if a 500-pound weight has been dropped on you in your sleep—you can’t help but…

chronicillness 10/02/2022

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Hypersensitivity to non-painful events and Fibromyalgia

I am printing this study because it is pretty basic to the understanding of fibromyalgia. We feel pain when there shouldn’t be a pain. It is interesting, in particular, to…

chronicillness 10/01/2022

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Cognitive Dysfunction and fibromyalgia

When we are talking about the poor cognitive function we have to be precise and not confuse it with just being absentminded but studies have shown there are real cognitive…

chronicillness 09/30/2022

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How to Explain Fibromyalgia Fatigue to Other People

Anyone who lives with fibromyalgia has struggled to try to explain the chronic pain and fatigue they experience to their friends and loved ones, and even to strangers. Explaining fibromyalgia…

chronicillness 09/29/2022

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Fibromyalgia Pains & Allodynia in Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia comes with three major types of pain sensations. Hyperalgesia: this is our major pain as part of the syndrome itself. It is an abnormal sensitivity to pain. The crux…

chronicillness 09/28/2022