He’s always exhausted and it hurts all the time. Patrick Schutz from Neuchâtel suffers from fibromyalgia, a chronic illness that disability insurance doesn’t cover. Pain, pain, nothing but pain: Patrick Schuts (41) from Neuchâtel still thinks he has the flu – without a fever, but with immense fatigue. He wants to stay in bed all day and spend time there. “Every…
Dysphagia is a medical term that means that a patient has difficulty swallowing. There are a number of different conditions that can cause dysphagia. And someone who suffers from dysphagia often finds that it makes life very difficult. Depending on their condition, swallowing can be very painful, which makes eating and getting enough nutrition a challenge. And what’s even more alarming…
Scientists first reported finding inflammation in the brains of fibromyalgia patients. Daniel S. Albrecht, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues joined a research team led by Anton Forsberg, Ph.D., Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, to extend the study’s generalizability and improve…
People with fibromyalgia often experience weight gain due to a number of factors directly and indirectly related to the disease. Fibromyalgia causes hormonal imbalances that affect cortisol, thyroid, serotonin, and insulin levels, as well as growth hormone production. This hormonal imbalance slows metabolism, often leading to weight gain. Fatigue associated with fibromyalgia is another factor that also leads to…
List of Over 70 Fibromyalgia Symptoms Among those who consider fibromyalgia a legitimate medical condition, most consider chronic pain to be the primary associated symptom. Some have also recognized chronic fatigue and fibro fog as additional symptoms. But what many don’t appreciate about fibromyalgia is that there are over 70 symptoms that are layered as either the primary or secondary symptom.…
This syndrome, which is celebrated on Tuesday as World Pain Day, is characterized by chronic pain. Patients feel that treatments and care are inadequate. Fibromyalgia: “How to get bone pain” Blandine Bouedo called her pain “H21.” “The other three hours were when I slept. And I slept because I was exhausted,” she says. This 55-year-old psychiatric nurse suffers from fibromyalgia. A syndrome…
It is not uncommon to experience hip flexor problems or pain in this area while living with fibromyalgia. The hips, hip flexors, and lower back are correlated with fibromyalgia pain areas due to painful areas around the lower back, many other trigger point areas, and other conditions affecting the surrounding areas. The hip flexor muscles allow your hips to move flexibly. You…
People with fibromyalgia have more difficulty falling asleep, the quality of sleep is lower and the quantity less, compared to the general population, according to the results of a new examination. The researchers have drawn the attention of doctors specializing in sleep disorders in fibromyalgia patients, as better sleep can help improve symptoms of the disease. The study, “Sleep Disturbances…
The 6 Stages of Fibromyalgia Stage 1 You’ve started to feel more pain and fatigue than before. You’re not sure what’s going on, but you’re in pain and you’re tired. You can hold down a job, you can go about your day, but you know something’s wrong… so that’s something you’re going to start looking into. Stage 2 You’re in a…
Fibromyalgia, a largely misunderstood condition, confuses and frustrates patients and doctors alike. I know this because I’ve seen it from both sides, as a doctor and as a woman living with the disease. This common chronic condition is characterized by widespread muscle pain, fatigue, and brain fog. An estimated 5 million Americans currently suffer from the disease, and approximately 90%…