Tag Archives: Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue

    Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue make everyday a challenge.  Here are some helpful tips on coping with things people shouldn’t say to chronic pain sufferers. Fibromyalgia is a battlefield Chronic fibromyalgia makes everyday a challenge.  Painful limbs, achy joints, tiredness, and fibro fog make it hard (and sometimes impossible) to hold down a job, meet my […]

    What is Fibromyalgia? Here are top 6 frequently asked questions (FAQs) expressed by fibromyalgia syndrome patients, and answers. If you’ve been recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia, then consider yourself in good company.  About one in fifty Americans suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, including muscular pain, fatigue, depression, and sleep problems. Fibro fog, the tendency to […]

    Relieve Lower Back Muscle Pain Safely! Learn which fibromyalgia-approved exercises are best for treating lower back pain symptoms…and which ones to avoid. It’s a pain in the… Oh,  whatta pain! That’s the cry of fibromyalgia patients, who suffer chronic pain symptoms such as back pain, joint stiffness, muscular soreness, and headaches. Doctors are at […]

    Most people who have fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) also suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), as the two conditions share comorbidity with each other. So, how do you to tell if you have fibro fog, chronic fatigue…or both? About  80 to 90 percent of all chronic fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue sufferers female. Also, fibromyalgia sufferers share many […]

    What are the best clothes to wear if you have fibromyalgia…especially when Muumuus are not an option? Dress for success in spite of fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is an “invisible disease” that causes much suffering to its victims; fibro patients experience intense pain at the slightest touch, even in the absence of any discernable skin […]

    Fibromyalgia patients report feeling fewer and milder fibromyalgia chronic pain symptoms with routine gentle workouts. Fibromyalgia, or Fibromyositis (FMS), is a debilitating condition in which sufferers often feel excruciating pain for little or no apparent reason. Other symptoms might include depression, insomnia, and  chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) […]

    Don’t put up with pain- Get a grip! Here are some handy household gadgets that help chronic pain sufferers. Whether you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis or another kind of chronic pain, you appreciate all the help you can get- anything to make life’s daily chores a bit easier on your aching knuckles, neck, […]

    “Fibro Haze” isn’t an acid rock band from the 70s-  fibromyalgia brain fog is what happens when when your physical, emotional, and biochemical elements get together and decide to wreak havoc on your nervous system.   Oftentimes linked with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the symptoms of fibromyalgia are confusion, tiredness and forgetfulness. Do […]

    What should you eat if you have fibromyalgia? Find out why many fibro patients say “Yes” to gluten-free dieting. Do you suffer from fibromyalgia, a nerve disorder which affects at least 5 million Americans today, most of which are women?   As of yet, there is no known cure for fibromyalgia, but you […]

    In honor of Fibromyalgia Awareness Week, we’ve scoured the web and compiled a list of 100 great websites for people who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia and other chronic pain disorders. Below is a conglomeration of personal blogs, government sites, forums and medical pages- some are funny and insightful, some provide […]