What It’s Like to Be an Empath With Fibromyalgia To be an empath is to feel the emotions of others as if they are your own. To live with fibromyalgia is to endure chronic, often…
Fibromyalgia
An in-depth guide on Fibromyalgia, covering its symptoms, causes, treatments, and tips for managing this chronic condition effectively.
The Pain Doesn’t Fade: Why I Haven’t ‘Gotten Used to’ My Fibromyalgia After All These Years
Why I Haven’t ‘Gotten Used to’ My Fibromyalgia When people hear that I’ve been living with fibromyalgia for years, their reaction is often rooted in misunderstanding. They assume that with time, I must have adjusted…
The Unspoken Weight of Wearing My Disability Blue Badge on the Train
How It Feels to Wear My Disability Blue Badge on the Train When I board a train wearing my disability blue badge, I’m not just carrying a plastic card or lanyard. I’m carrying the invisible…
The Overlooked Warning Sign: When Brain Fog Strikes Before Your Fibro Diagnosis
When the Brain Fog Comes Before Your Fibro Diagnosis Before the widespread pain, before the chronic fatigue, and before any doctor uttered the word fibromyalgia, there was brain fog. Not a little forgetfulness, not occasional…
Overdoing Exercise: A Root Cause of Fibromyalgia Flare-Ups
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that affects millions of people worldwide, causing widespread pain, fatigue, and sensitivity to stimuli. While exercise is often recommended as a management strategy, overdoing exercise can actually become a…
Heart Palpitations in Fibromyalgia: Causes, Symptoms, and Management
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and heightened sensitivity to stimuli. However, many people with fibromyalgia also experience heart palpitations, which can be alarming and uncomfortable. Heart palpitations feel like rapid,…
Irregular Heartbeat in Fibromyalgia: Understanding the Connection
Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic condition that causes widespread pain, fatigue, and nervous system dysfunction. However, many people with fibromyalgia also experience irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)—a sensation that the heart is skipping beats, beating too fast,…
High Blood Pressure in Fibromyalgia: Understanding the Connection
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, causing widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive dysfunction. While fibromyalgia is often linked to issues such as low blood pressure, dizziness, and…
Low Blood Pressure in Fibromyalgia: The Hidden Connection
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, causing widespread pain, fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and sleep disturbances. While fibromyalgia is often linked to autonomic nervous system dysfunction, some patients also experience…
Postnasal Drip in Fibromyalgia: The Overlooked Connection
Fibromyalgia is a complex and multisystem disorder known for causing widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive dysfunction. However, many people with fibromyalgia also experience chronic postnasal drip—a condition in which mucus from the nasal passages drips…