Fibromyalgia

"Just as I got my head together, my body fell apart". - anonymous

• • Dr. Andrew Weil on Fibromyalgia
  • Fibromyalgia: Overview, Incidence and Prevalence, Risk Factors, Causes, Signs and Symptoms
  • Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Fibromyalgia
    From The Connecticut Center for Health
  • What is fibromyalgia?
  • American RSDHope is a national non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of RSD/CRPS.
    What is RSD? What is CRPS? Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy , RSD, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, burning pain.
  • Chronic Pain of Fibromyalgia Resulting from Child Abuse
    Nine Alternative Techniques for Coping with Chronic Pain
  • Fibromyalgia Affects Women More Often Than Men
    A chronic condition that causes exhaustion, sleep disturbances and diffuse pain in your muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
  • Science Daily: Fibromyalgia: The Misunderstood Disease
  • Fibromyalgia Pain: It's for Real
  • Science Daily: Pain From Fibromyalgia Is Real, Researchers Say
  • Fibromyalgia: The Invisible Disease
    Because of the soreness and pain it causes, fibromyalgia has come to be associated with arthritis and rheumatism. But Dr. Keddy believes the condition is a neurological hypersensitivity, caused by an over-stimulated nervous system.
  • Fibromyalgia Pain Linked To Central Nervous System Dysfunction
    Widespread body pain in fibromyalgia patients is associated with specific brain metabolite abnormalities, according to research in The Journal of Pain.
  • Pain In Fibromyalgia Is Linked To Changes In Brain Molecule
  • Science Daily: Abnormal Pain Memory Helps To Explain Fibromyalgi
  • Science Daily: Fibromyalgia Pain Caused By Neuron Mismatch, Suggests Study
  • What A Sleep Study Can Reveal About Fibromyalgia
  • Loss Of Sleep, Even For A Single Night, Increases Inflammation In The Body
    Loss of sleep, even for a few short hours during the night, can prompt one’s immune system to turn against healthy tissue and organs.
  • Science Daily: Mayo Clinic Study Finds Brief Fibromyalgia Treatment Program Reduces Some Symptoms
  • Mayo Clinic Study Finds Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
  • A Regular Dip In The Pool Could Benefit Fibromyalgia Sufferers
  • Science Daily: Exercise And Education Helps Women With Fibromyalgia
  • Science Daily: Mindfulness Meditation: A New Treatment For Fibromyalgia?
  • Why Don't Painkillers Work For People With Fibromyalgia?
  • Marijuana-based Drug Reduces Fibromyalgia Pain, Study Suggests
    Patients with fibromyalgia treated with a synthetic form of marijuana, nabilone, showed significant reductions in pain and anxiety in a first-of-its-kind study, published in The Journal of Pain.
  • Use Of Antidepressants Associated With Improvement In Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia
    The use of antidepressant medications by patients with fibromyalgia syndrome is associated with a reduction in pain, sleep disturbances and depressed mood and improvement of health-related quality of life, according to an analysis of previous studies.
  • Drug Approved. Is Disease Real?
    Whether or not Fibromyalgia is a Disease or Disorder, the Pain is Real.
  • Science Daily: Gabapentin Shown Effective For Fibromyalgia Pain
  • Science Daily: FDA Approves First Drug For Treating Fibromyalgia
  • Big Pharma Is Spending Big Bucks Hoping That You Have Fibromyalgia. Pfizer is planting fake medical articles and issuing unbranded "PSAs" to push pills? Again? Say it ain't so.
    "Actual Lyrica users were less effusive, reporting memory loss, mental confusion, extreme weight gain, hair loss, impaired driving, disorientation, twitching and even two deaths on askapatient.com."
  • Computer Use Significantly Affected By Arthritis
    Computer use is a risk factor for pain and musculoskeletal disorders in the general population; arthritis patients are more at risk because of difficulties performing tasks due to pain, restricted movement, muscle weakness, or fatigue.