Celebrate the resilience of Fibromyalgia warriors, sharing stories of strength, tips for managing symptoms, and resources for support and empowerment.
By: Dr Alexa James I like being like a marshmallow compared to me. On the inside and outside I’m gooey and squidgy –pretty much the same thing. I have no thick skin, so my outside is just a bit resistant to the inside of the marshmallow. Oh, I go quite pink in the sun. I was a delicate soul always, I take things to the heart. I totally disdain even the things I dismiss from…
By: Dr. Alexa James I watched one of my favorite TV shows recently, The Golden Girls. Though I saw the show hundreds of times, I really clicked and hit home this time to watch some episodes. The episodes I am talking about are known as “sick and fatigued,” if we know the show. This two-part episode was a time of extreme exhaustion for Dorothy and a month of feeling sick. I know everything too well…
Exercise can be too much for people with autoimmune, Lyme and other chronic diseases, fibromyalgia and fatigue disorders, though. Out of my own practice, I know that. You can see that I have thyroiditis of Hashimoto, celiac disease and fibromyalgia and exercise can be a dangerous thing for people such as myself. It can make the body worse and push it to a pain flare instantly. More than I can count, this has happened to…
It is extremely difficult to treat fibromyalgia. Today, I share some of my favorite tools to reduce fibromyalgia symptoms. I bet your attention was drawn to that headline. I say because I have written my share of these sorts of articles over the years, praying that one of my fellow fibromyalgia fighters finally found a way to put an end to my misery. But if you have fibromyalgia, you know that this is the ficklest…
This post is aimed at members of the family and the close circle surrounding fibromyalgia people. Although it is not noticeable for fibromyalgia, its existence is real. Because many people think that, when he appears ill, a guy is not really sick. If a person has fibromyalgia, the person may be healthy (outside), but there is a procession of symptoms inside him. So, we can say that attacks of fibromyalgia with hidden symptoms or symptoms…
By: Dr. Alex Robber Fibromyalgia includes many symptoms and issues that make this rare and undiagnosed diseases the most annoying one in nature. Fibro-fog makes you forgot even a single thing you in the morning. The constant pain in the complete body, fatigue and muscle stiffness which makes the basic tasks worse to do. But avoiding everything else, fornication is a strong candidate for the title. What is formication? The feeling of crawling and insect…
Restless leg syndrome is also another symptom in fibromyalgia symptom list. About 70% of people affected with fibromyalgia are also affected by restless leg syndrome. Because of restless leg syndrome you can’t sleep at night, there is an urge to move your legs. What is restless leg syndrome (rls) Restless leg syndrome is a name of sensation or urge in which you want to keep your legs moving. Usually, restless leg syndrome hits at night…
Usually after a cold shower and long walk causes your hand and foot muscles to twitch. Although, twitching muscles is a normal thing but when it happened without any reason then there is 90% chance that you are suffer with Spasticity. Muscle network in fibro patients is already very weak because of the chronic illness itself which makes twitching muscles more in fibro patients. What Is Spasticity? Spasticity is a wide term mostly used to…
Fibromyalgia comes with endless symptoms list. A very common issue for fibromyalgia patients is that their whole body is in pain. No matter what you do pain will never goes. Many people tried medication, but their side effects put patients more pain. The products that can relief fibromyalgia pain are given below: Epsom Salt Epsom Salt is one of the common products that you can find easily. Add some Epsom salt in a warm water…
By: Dr Alex Robber Crystals that can help you with various symptoms of fibromyalgia are Amethyst, Citrine, Smoky Quartz, Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz. They are all perfectly safe to use in water, so these crystals can be used in the bath or in a little voile bag and hung on the shower head. You can also create Gem Elixirs and Gem Essences, when you are making them make sure that the stones have been…