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A New Free Report - What Is Fibromyalgia?
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- What's the medical definition of Fibromyalgia?
- What are the symptoms of Fibromyalgia?
- What are tender points and what are trigger points? What's the difference?
- What are the known causes of Fibromyalgia?
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What Is Fibromyalgia?
This article is an extract from the ebook Freedom From Fibromyalgia!
The Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
What was once a little known illness that frustrated both doctors and patients has become more common than many people think. The first step to diagnosis is going through a checklist of fibromyalgia symptoms to see which and how many you are experiencing or have experienced.
While fibromyalgia’s symptoms are certainly not easy to deal with, you can find at least some comfort in knowing that fibromyalgia is not a life-threatening disease.
Pain. One of the predominant fibromyalgia symptoms is widespread pain that often affects every part of the body. Because everybody is different, pain often differs from patient to patient. Pain may be burning, stabbing, throbbing, or tingling. It is also common to suffer from stiffness upon waking.
Fatigue. Being tired is one thing. Suffering from the fatigue of fibromyalgia, one of fibromyalgia’s predominant symptoms, is a whole other ballgame. Those who have suffered from fibro fatigue often complain of feeling as though they have the flu, their muscles weak and their bodies and minds sluggish.
Sleep problems. Getting a good night’s sleep is often illusive for those with fibromyalgia while a predominant fibromyalgia symptom for others is getting too much sleep. Regardless of whether you sleep too much or can’t get enough sleep, talk with your doctor about possible remedies.
Painful menstruation. Woman with fibromyalgia often must deal with painful menstruations with menstrual cramps lasting several days. While this fibromyalgia symptom and condition is extremely frustrating, women can generally find relief to some extent with medication.
Extreme sensitivity. Those with fibromyalgia are often extremely sensitive, another common fibromyalgia symptom. For example, you may bump into a door that results in stinging pain. Someone else, who doesn’t have fibromyalgia, may bump into that same door and barely feel it.
Numbness. Numbness, another common fibromyalgia symptom, can occur anywhere in the body, but is often predominant in the arms and hands and legs and feet. If you spend time typing during the day, for example, you may find that your arms and hands go numb after a period of time. In other instances, you could simply feel numb, without any aggravating factors.
Mood swings. Mood swings are a natural fibromyalgia symptom. After all, you’re dealing with a very unpredictable illness. You could feel great one day, making plans to do something fun or fruitful the following day then wake up the next morning in the middle of a flare-up. Realize that mood swings are common, and as you learn to cope with fibromyalgia, you’ll still experience mood swings but they’ll be more infrequent.
Depression. Dealing with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia can be extremely difficult. You’re likely dealing with myriad of fibromyalgia symptoms that often change from one day to the next, making life more complicated. As a result, many who have fibromyalgia suffer from depression at one point or another.
While depression is a common fibromyalgia symptom, it is something you can control with the right medication. Many opt for anti-depressants, which can help both the pain and the depression in many cases, to help them learn to deal with their diagnosis.
Inability to concentrate. The inability to concentrate, or fibro fog as many call it, can be one of the most frustrating fibromyalgia symptoms. During days where you suffer from fibro fog, you’re going to have to work hard to focus.
Keep in mind that everyone suffers from different fibromyalgia symptoms. Indeed, you may have periods where you only have one or two symptoms, and other times you’re dealing with more than you can count. And, remember, just because these are listed as fibromyalgia symptoms doesn’t mean you’re necessarily going to suffer from all of them.
Talk with your doctor about your fibromyalgia symptoms and what you can do to regulate them. Ultimately the good news is, while you’re going to suffer from flare-ups from time to time, you should be able to regulate them with the proper treatment and/or medication. Alternately, you must realize there will be times when you’ll flare-up because of a sudden change in the weather or a stressful situation.
Read the rest of this article in Freedom From Fibromyalgia!
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