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…
Control over your emotions is key to maintaining your relationships, psychological well-being, and ability to function in everyday life. If you exploded in rage every time something didn’t go your way, not only would other people want to steer clear of you, but you’d undoubtedly compromise your success in major spheres of your life. As a result, you find ways…
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.…
People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) sometimes experience an unstable sense of self, often coupled with heightened emotions and black and white thinking. And while it’s sometimes easy for those with BPD to feel misunderstood, they want to be seen and heard like anyone else. Whether it’s a reminder to the world or for themselves, tattoos are often a beautiful way to tell…
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…