When most people hear the word “fibromyalgia,” they can immediately associate it with some of the physical symptoms, such as chronic pain, fatigue, or brain fog. But, as those with fibro know, the condition is complex and can affect your life in many different ways. One of the many side effects that fibro can cause is fear. Living with an unpredictable chronic condition…
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How to Lose Weight When You Have Fibromyalgia
Losing weight with fibromyalgia can be a struggle, but it does not have to be. In the United States, there are at least five million adults battling the debilitating disease of fibromyalgia. Many of these patients are also overweight or obese. Often, being overweight or obese is a symptom of the disease itself. In other words, the chronic pain, muscle aches and…
Fibromyalgia, I forgot the words I was going to say, I forgot what I was going to do, I forgot where I was going …
Fibro Fog in the Syndrome of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Brain fog (also called fibro-fog or cognitive dysfunction) is one of the most common complaints of people with fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).For many, it can have such a big impact on their lives as pain, or fatigue.In fact, some people say that brain fog is the most…
How to Get Rid of Inflammation in the Body
Inflammation is the body’s natural system of fighting infection or injury. The immune system activates when it recognizes a foreign body, such as plant pollen or a chemical, which then triggers the process known as inflammation. There are two types of inflammation, acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is induced rapidly and generally short-term, lasting only a few days. But sometimes…
2 of the worst symptoms of fibromyalgia ..
As we know, fibromyalgia comes with a wide variety of symptoms. The amount of symptoms can vary greatly from person to person. I would not say there was a symptom that makes it easy to live with fibromyalgia; However, I think some are not as difficult as others. One of the symptoms of fibromyalgia that I personally find most difficult to live is “fog…
Coping with Your Urinary Tract and Pelvic Symptoms That Come with Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia can be an incredibly painful disease, and if you deal with it, you may know that there are sometimes some very embarrassing consequences that come along with having it. The most frustrating side effects, by far, are the ones that deal with the urinary tract and the pelvic area. What sort of symptoms are we talking about here? What…
10 Potential side effects of medications for fibromyalgia
There are three drugs for fibro on the market: Cymbalta, Lyrica and Savella. (Other medications can be used off label, which means they are not specifically approved to treat fibro). Like all medicines, they can carry certain risks. “The drug without side effects is only in our imagination,” says Eduardo Fraifeld, MD, president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Fortunately, says…
New signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia in women
When it hurts, your brain is the first to know. The nerve signals travel from the problematic point of your body through the spinal cord to your brain, which senses these signals as pain. It is a warning that something is wrong. As you heal, the pain improves and eventually disappears. But if you have signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia, it hurts completely even…
Fibromyalgia . it,s actually Pituitary damage!
Case study – 28 yo mother of 2… * Hot flashes/night sweats * Hurt all over – joints are killing her especially hips * Numbness & tingling in toes, feet & fingers * Muscles hurt especially between shoulder blades * With any physical activity – she struggles w recovery the next day * Terrible insomnia Fibromyalgia is… really simple… pituitary…
Mother fears that 9-year – old son will die after the hospital blocks his own consultant from prescribing him medical cannabis despite 300 seizures a day.
Joanne Griffiths says the decision threatens her son, who has been admitted twice this year with a suspected fractured skull. A mother condemned Alder Hey Children’s Hospital for denying her epileptic son’s medicinal cannabis, which she fears he could die without it. Ben Griffiths is currently being treated after his condition deteriorated and he started to have up to 300…