How A Traumatic Brain Injury Can Lead To Fibromyalgia
The brain is like a master computer system for the body. When someone suffers a traumatic brain injury the signals that are sent to the brain may become garbled and difficult to decipher. The...
Category: Awareness
The Self-Doubt That Creeps In With Fibromyalgia
One thing that continuously surprises me about fibromyalgia is self-doubt. We’ve all heard about fibromyalgia patients dealing with medical professionals who don’t believe their pain is real or who face disbelief from their friends and family...
The 7 Psychological Stages of Chronic Pain
Have you ever wondered if other people with chronic health conditions feel the same way you do? Throughout my years with chronic pain and illness, along with the hundreds of patients I have counseled,...
The Hardest Hour of the Day With Fibromyalgia
I’ve struggled with chronic illness in various forms for the last 20 years, and I’m 31 years old. I’ve had migraines for as long as I can remember, and my fibromyalgia developed eight years...
Fibromyalgia and Noise Sensitivity: What Causes It and How Do You Cope with it
As I write today’s article, I’m sitting in my living room in total silence. This is a rarity for me; there’s normally the sound of people in the house or the TV in the...
Fibromyalgia and Serotonin Deficiency: What Is the Link?
How This Crucial Compound Can Make or Break Your Quality of Life You may have heard of serotonin before — it’s an important neurotransmitter that encourages an array of processes in your body. It...
RNA blood test for fibromyalgia launched
Data science company IQuity has announced the launch of a new blood test called IsolateFibromyalgia, which uses RNA gene expression analysis to diagnose fibromyalgia, according to a press release. “RNA analysis is a cutting-edge...
Fibro Warriors, Sufferers, or Spoonies: What do we Call Ourselves?
List of Titles Fibro Sufferers Any time that I am writing about Fibromyalgia pain or symptoms, it is easy to toss this title around because it is obvious that many people who live with...
The Gnashing of Teeth, The Painful Face of Fibromyalgia
It is rather common for patients to complain of suffering chronic fatigue along with all the pain of fibromyalgia, but it seems to me that too often perhaps doctor and patient neglect to discuss the pain of...
Difficulties With Phone Conversations in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS
Have you come to hate talking on the telephone since you’ve had fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome? It’s a common thing with people frequently saying they have an especially hard time focusing on phone conversations. Factors That...
