| Fibromyalgia symptoms include such things as | | | | symptoms they can be unbearable to deal with. It |
| fatigue, restless sleep, and pain in the muscles of | | | | is hard enough to suffer the muscle pain let alone |
| the body. The pain of fibromyalgia involves not | | | | the headache pain. |
| only the muscles but also includes tendons and | | | | Forty to seventy percent of fibromyalgia |
| ligaments. This can cause the whole body to ache. | | | | sufferers also have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. |
| The muscle pain is not the only symptom of this | | | | This syndrome has several symptoms including |
| condition. There are several other symptoms that | | | | diarrhea, constipation, gas in the abdomen, and |
| warrant attention. | | | | nausea. Also acid reflux or a disease known as |
| Lack of energy is another symptom. Along with | | | | GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) can |
| the muscle pain this loss of energy can be | | | | happen with regularity. |
| debilitating. This makes it extremely difficult to | | | | TMJ or Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction |
| function normally throughout the day. Sometimes | | | | Syndrome can affect some 75 percent of |
| the legs and arms can feel heavy as lead when | | | | patients suffering with fibromyalgia. TMJ happens |
| the fibromyalgia patient is trying to move them | | | | in the jaw area and causes the jaw to lock up. |
| due to this fatigue. Mentally it is hard to function | | | | With Fibromyalgia patients this occurs not in the |
| when this fatigue happens. The fibromyalgia | | | | joints but the surrounding muscles. Patients have |
| sufferer feels like they are in a fog brain wise. | | | | varying degrees of jaw discomfort, each case is |
| Along with fatigue and muscle pain, fibromyalgia | | | | unique. |
| symptoms show up as sleep disorders. Several | | | | These are just a few of the fibromyalgia |
| different sleep disorders have been found in | | | | symptoms. Others include such things as stiffness |
| fibromyalgia patients. One such sleep disorder is | | | | in the morning, memory problems, numbness, |
| sleep apnea, which actually cases interruption in | | | | twitching of muscles, and several other |
| the patient's breathing during sleep. Another sleep | | | | symptoms. Patients suffering with fibromyalgia |
| disorder found is what is called the alpha-EEG | | | | may also have sensitivities to lights that are |
| anomaly. This affects the depth of sleep. The | | | | bright, loud noises, certain odors, and even |
| person with Fibromyalgia may fall asleep quit easily | | | | medicines. |
| but then the deep sleep called stage 4 is | | | | The symptoms can be aggravated by changes in |
| unsteady scattered with small sections of awake | | | | the environment or weather, allergies, fluxing |
| time. It is not a very restful sleep at all. Other | | | | hormones, stress, anxiety and depression just to |
| sleep problems could include restless legs | | | | name a few things. With all the things that can |
| syndrome, teethe grinding, or jerky movements | | | | affect a person with fibromyalgia it is easy to see |
| in the arms and legs. | | | | why they could get depressed. |
| Seventy percent of the sufferers of fibromyalgia | | | | If a person shows any signs of fibromyalgia |
| can also have migraine or tension headaches on a | | | | symptoms they should consult their doctor at |
| recurring basis. Headaches by themselves are an | | | | once to get proper care. |
| aggravation but on top of other fibromyalgia | | | | |