Fibromyalgia, a silent thief, Stealing peace and causing grief, It grips you tight, consumes your soul, And takes away the life you know.   Invisible to the naked eye, Yet, it makes the strongest person sigh, Chronic pain and fatigue the norm, As life becomes a constant storm.   The aches that linger, day and…

As I write this, bolts of electric pain shimmer down my right leg and up toward my shoulder as my joints throb in time with my heart. Every time I stand, my vision kaleidoscopes to black and back again. And today is a good day. To look at me, I’m just another 35-year-old white woman,…

By Sarah Warburton A few weeks back, I caught Covid for the first time.  It hit me hard and recovery is proving to be rather slow. I thought I’d write about my experience of having Covid along with fibromyalgia and some of the things that helped me, as it might prove useful to other readers…

Fibromyalgia Pressure Points Living with fibromyalgia is grueling. You cannot see the illness, and even though it has over 60 troublesome symptoms, many people do not even believe the condition is real. Oh yeah, and there is no cure. For years, there was not even a test to diagnose the disease. One of the first examinations…

If someone were to ask me to describe what it’s like to live with a chronic illness, I honestly wouldn’t know what to say. Perhaps it’s the expectation of living a normal life and remaining “active” with drained-out batteries. The fear of being bedridden or dependent on other people, the guilt of letting people down, the pain…

by Julia Nelson By Tiffany Vance-Huffman, There is so much mystery in the world of fibromyalgia, in large part because it effects everyone differently. Another reason for the mystery is due to the similarity in fibro symptoms compared to other diseases and syndromes. Fibromyalgia is sometimes misdiagnosed as a different problem and vice versa. This is because the myriad…

by Julia Nelson A research instigator Marco Loggia stated that, discovering the aim of neuro-chemical alteration in the brains of individuals who are always being informed that their issues are unreal is pretty essential. He is an associate director at Harvard Medical School of the Centre for Integrative Pain Neuroimaging. Positron emission tomography PET an advanced…

by Julia Nelson Fibromyalgia causes much pain all throughout the body, as we are all too well aware. Does that include the jaw? Or is jaw pain caused by an entirely different condition? Fibromyalgia typically comes with an extensive list of companion illnesses. One common condition seen in those of us with fibromyalgia is a temporomandibular…

by Julia Nelson Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by muscular or musculoskeletal pain with stiffness and localized tenderness at specific points on the body. Fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain processes pain signals. Fibromyalgia is the most common cause of chronic extensive pain around the world, especially in the United States…

by Julia Nelson  Buy vitamins and supplements Fibromyalgia is a condition with widespread debilitating pain. It is present in around 0.5-10% of worldwide population with a seven times higher presence among females than males. Apart from pain there are symptoms of fatigue, sleep disorders, stiffness, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, memory or concentration problems etc. Bone health…