Fibromyalgia: Symptoms of Fibromyalgia and Treatment of Fibromyalgia
About Fibromyalgia. Symptoms and different options for Treatment of Fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia is a disorder depicted by pain in muscles, joints, tendons, and other soft tissues. Generally the pain occurs in the area around the neck, shoulders, hip joints, elbows, and in the front area of the knees.
Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
Symptoms of Fibromyalgia are not always crystal clear which makes it difficult for the confirmation of this condition. Nothing seems to be clear in blood tests, brain and body examinations, or X-rays. The symptoms also show a discrepancy from person to person, adding up more unreliability to particular symptom tests.
However, there are some initial symptoms that identify a condition as fibromyalgia; these are specified as follows:
Chronic Pain
Pain is the major symptom of fibromyalgia. The pain is all over, affecting the muscles and tendons. The pain is particularly in the neck, back, shoulders, and hip joints. Patients frequently report that the pain and other tautness are worse in the early morning.
Sleeping Disorders
Usually fibromyalgia patients suffer with sleeping disorder called alpha-EEG anomaly. Patients hardly ever get a full night of relaxing sleep and in most nights, they don’t reach the deep state of sleep at all.
Some other sleeping disorders associated with fibromyalgia include grinding of teeth, jerking of legs and arms during sleep.
Temporary Memory Loss or Fibrofog
Temporary Memory Loss or Fibrofog is another common symptom of fibromyalgia. Patients report that they find it hard to concentrate or they usually experience temporary memory losses.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Approximately 50 to 60 per cent of diagnosed fibromyalgia patients make a complaint of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which includes chronic diarrhea and constipation.
Gastrointestinal Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastrointestinal Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), which includes chest pain, digestive disorders, heartburn and chronic cough, has also been reported by fibromyalgia patients.
Chronic Headache
Fibromyalgia patients also complain of frequent severe headaches, which occur on both sides of the head with a feeling of severe pressure or cramp in the area as in migraine or tension type headaches.
Treatment For Fibromyalgia
At present, there is no effective treatment for fibromyalgia because of the lack of information in understanding about the causes of fibromyalgia. Most of the treatments that are available are fraudulent and ineffective although they claim to alleviate the disease. These treatments are here because most of the companies just want you to shell out some money.
In mild cases, alleviation of symptoms may go away through stress management, lifestyle changes and implementing exercise in our daily schedule. Exercise can help you ease the symptom of pain. Basically, it will make your muscles achieve more strength and become more flexible. This process will improve the quality of life for patients.
Antidepressants in low doses can be used to help patients with sleep disturbances and to decrease depression, as these are also a cause of fibromyalgia. Avoiding caffeine and eating a balanced diet may help with sleeping disorders, and may reduce the severity of the symptoms.
Acupuncture, Massage therapy and Chiropractic treatments are some of the other options to alleviate the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
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bethenya | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Very informative. Thanks for the share. Thanks for the warning on bogus claims on treatment for this.
papaleng | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
here is a very detailed article about Fibromyalgia. I\’ve learned new things form this post.
Eka Ariyasa | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
good article..thank’s
Frances Lawrence | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Very clear information, it is a horrible condition and it must be very hard to cope with.
JK Kristie | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Informative post. Thanks for sharing.
Priyanka Bhowmick | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
some diseases i’ve never known of…gr8 infos…
monia | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
I never knew that such a disorder also exists and that pain as classified as above is known as Fibromyaglia. Nice piece of information. Similar articles are encouraged.
johnnydod | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
I find your articles on health problems fascinating.
8Shei8 | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Very informative and well researched
VTech | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
good article
Inna Tysoe | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Thanks for this informative article.
Inna
deep blue | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
A great informative post.
ken bultman | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
It’s a real pain.
alensmith | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
great post thanks for info
vickymathan | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
very informative.. thanks for sharing..
standingproud | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
very interesting
I learnt
thank you
qasimdharamsy | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
good article…
Phill Senters | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
A good article. Well done and very informative.
devsir | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
I learnt a lot from this article.
giftarist | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Educational for me, Thanks for sharing this one!
Guy Hogan | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
I knew nothing about this diseae. An interesting article.
Payge | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
I have lived with this for many years and its far from a picnic.A great article and was intersting to read since it told me one thing I didnt know.
Darla Smith | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Very informative and well written article.
joyhyena29 | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
very informative tnx 4 sharing^^
Nitin Mudgal | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Great article. I really like health related life.
adlan92 | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Yes, I read about this on the newspaper, good article
Videomark | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
This is very personal to me since my wife has Fibromyalgia.
alc | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
A great informative article, thanks for sharing.
mo hoyal | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
This was very interesting and informative. I am faced with this disorder and it is hard to deal with, especially never getting enough proper sleep. They say Lyrica or a low dose of Amitryptiline -can’t spell it-helps but don’t know. Thanks for a great article!
CutestPrincess | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Thank you very much for sharing that great information.
wanjiku | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
A very honest and informative article. I have always been confused at the reality of fibromyalgia but your article has made it clearer. Great work!!
Jenny Heart | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
I have Fibromyalgia and this articles explains it symptoms very well.
Ruby Hawk | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Good information, I know several women who suffer from this disease. Sometimes I wonder if doctors just hang this word on a problem they don’t really know the answer to.
petercurtis97 | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
thanx for sharing
wendym | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Very informative and well written. Thanks
diamondpoet | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Well written article, and very informative, can you experience this during you menstral cycle?
Lee Ness | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Very good article. Very detailed. I learned a lot from this article and I really feel for this people who have this. It is very painful I think worse than artritis.
Thanks Lee Ness
Montes1275 | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
I’ve heard of it. Thanks for the detailed info.
J.B. Blend | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Very useful…
Shirley Shuler | Jan 20, 2010 | Reply
Excellent article, thanks for the share.
Eunice Tan | Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
I learn something from this article
wonder | Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
Its a new term. This makes life difficult, the remedial measures are applicable.
PR Mace | Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
Well researched informative article.
Sue Nuckles | Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
I’ve been suffering with advanced fibromyalgia for about 20 years. I was born with IBS and was diagnosed as a child. The biggest problem with fibromyalgia is getting the medical community to understand that I’m not inventing the pain because I want attention or drugs.
Sweety | Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
Well written, informative and well presented.
Sourav | Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
Thanks for the information.
albert1jemi | Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
great informative article
lillyrose | Jan 23, 2010 | Reply
very interesting article. I know someone who has this but he has given up and just won’t help himself.
chitragopi | Jan 23, 2010 | Reply
Rare disorder
athena goodlight | Jan 26, 2010 | Reply
good information.