| Fibromyalgia has proven to be a very disabling | | | | deep sleep period of patients. A lack of a specific |
| disorder affecting up to 2 to 4% of the worlds | | | | hormone is also thought to be causing the disease. |
| population. Women seem to be much more | | | | This hormone seems to be produced during the |
| affected than men. With all this in mind we must | | | | deep sleep period of the human. |
| take note of the fact that the illness is most | | | | Completely curing fibromyalgia is not yet possible |
| often misdiagnosed. Patients suffering from this | | | | but treatments do exist that can make the life of |
| disorder fell pain and aches all day long, they sleep | | | | the patient much better. The fact is that treating |
| poorly, feel very stiff when waking up, and are | | | | the disease has actually proven very difficult |
| actually tired and feel fatigued the entire day. | | | | because it involves a lot of work, education, and |
| They are very prone to head aches, they have | | | | involvement of the patient. On top of taking |
| memory and concentration problems, feel dizzy , | | | | medications patients also have to undergo a strict |
| numbness and tingling , itching , have fluid | | | | behavior change. In order for the treatment to |
| retention, have abdominal cramps, diarrhea and | | | | best have its intended effect, the patient is |
| several more symptoms. There are no complete | | | | required to have regular sleep hours and an |
| lab tests that can tell for sure if a person has or | | | | adequate amount of sleep. Supplementation is also |
| doesn’t have fibromyalgia. This disease usually | | | | needed in order to improve the sleep. Daily gentle |
| runs in the family, suggesting a genetic inherited | | | | aerobic exercises are must also be done. The ill |
| predisposition. The illness can actually stay | | | | person must under all circumstances avoid |
| dormant until triggered by an injury, high levels of | | | | physical or emotional stress. Another required |
| stress or severe sleep disturbance. Being very | | | | measure is the treatment of any coexisting sleep |
| similar with chronic disease and irritable bowel | | | | disorder. |
| syndromes, it is very often suggested that all | | | | Patients suffering from this disorder must try to |
| these are actually facets of the same underlying | | | | go to bed roughly the same time every night. |
| disorder. | | | | Slightly changing the schedule will severely upset |
| What actually causes the appearance of the | | | | the disease. Gentle daily exercise is also very |
| disease is actually still unknown. Doctors have | | | | important for the comfort and well being of the |
| suggested through out time that it is either an | | | | patient. Over exercising is not at all indicated. |
| inflammatory or psychiatric condition. Abnormal | | | | People with the disorder must try to stay calm as |
| deep sleep is sometimes thought to be the | | | | much as possible, knowing that stress is very bad |
| problem behind fibromyalgia patients. Abnormal | | | | for them. Treating other sleeping disorders is also |
| brain waves have actually been found during the | | | | very important. |