What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a disease of the muscles and the soft tissues. It is a complex disorder that causes pain, tenderness, and fatigue in the muscles of specific parts of the body, including the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms, and legs.
People with Fibromyalgia often experience other symptoms, such as extreme tiredness that does not get better with sleep or rest, problems sleeping, mood, or memory problems. Fibromyalgia affects more women than men. The pain, extreme tiredness, and lack of sleep that fibromyalgia causes can affect your ability to work or do daily activities.

Fibromyalgia has been compared to arthritis. Like Arthritis, Fibromyalgia causes pain and fatigue. But, unlike Arthritis, Fibromyalgia does not cause redness and swelling, or damage to your joints.

Getting a diagnosis for Fibromyalgia is very difficult. One reason for this is that, pain, fatigue and sleep problems, which are the main symptoms of fibromyalgia, also are symptoms of many other conditions. Second reason is that, there is no lab test for Fibromyalgia. Although Fibromyalgia is prevalent, new research has found that doctors have misdiagnosed many people as having this condition.

What are the symptoms of Fibromyalgia?

• Extreme tiredness, called fatigue
• Cognitive and memory problems
• Trouble sleeping
• Mood problems
• Headaches
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Painful menstrual periods
• Numbness or tingling of hands and feet
• Restless legs syndrome
• Sensitivity to loud noises or bright lights, temprature
• Depression or anxiety

What causes Fibromyalgia?

Researchers are not sure exactly what causes Fibromyalgia. Studies also show that the brains of people with Fibromyalgia may not process pain in the same way as people who do not have Fibromyalgia, so Fibromyalgia may be caused by a problem in the brain with nerves and pain signals. In other words, in people with Fibromyalgia, the brain misunderstands everyday pain and other sensory experiences, making the person more sensitive to pressure, temperature (hot or cold), bright lights, and noise compared to people who do not have Fibromyalgia.

What are the treatments for Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is treated with a combination of treatments, which may include herbal medicines and lifestyle changes.

• Herbal Treatment For Fibromyalgia:

Best approach is to use a combination of the following herbs under the supervision of a qualified health care giver in order to avoid harmful drug interactions with other prescriptions medications you may be taken. Examples of herbs for the treatment of fibromyalgia are Lycium, Griffonia, St John Wort, Ginseng Korean, White willow, Valerian etc These herbs are relaxant, sedative, immune booster, neuroprotective, and nervine in action,

• Lifestyle Changes For Fibromyalgia:

~ Getting enough sleep
~ Getting regular physical activity
~ Learning how to manage stress
~ Eating a healthy diet

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