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Article #7: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia syndrome is somewhat similar Although the same can be found in Chronic
to chronic fatigue syndrome in the sense Fatigue Syndrome patients, the severity
that both are chronic diseases. However, is considerably more in the Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is characterized by severe syndrome patients due to more suffering
pain in specific areas of the body such because of this disease.
as neck, shoulders, spine and hips. This In Fibromyalgia syndrome severe shooting
disease, unlike chronic fatigue that or radiating pain can be observed in
centers mostly in the joints or muscles certain pressure points, unlike in
and nerves, affects all the pressure Chronic Fatigue Syndrome wherein the
points in the body. It also affects the patient has a constant niggling pain in
bowel movements in a patient to a large most of the body parts. The pain can be
extent. Also, most affected parts in bone deep and palpations of those
Fibromyalgia syndrome are the chest, pressure points increase the pain to
ribcage, thighs, knees, hips, lower back, extreme levels, causing anxiety and
and spine, along with the neck, depression attacks in the patient.
shoulders, elbow joints, knee joints and Stiffness and aches in the body soon
arms. after the person wakes up can be related
Fibromyalgia syndrome is sometimes used to this disease. However, some patients
synonymously to chronic fatigue syndrome, might even face the pain in the evenings
although they are both not exactly the or throughout the day and the severity
same kind of disease. The reason for this can range from mild to extremely severe
error is the similar symptoms faced in depending on the weather, stress and
both these complications. Just as in anxiety in all these patients.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, patients Fibromyalgia syndrome patients experience
suffering from Fibromyalgia syndrome tend pain similar to the one noticed in
to face extreme tiredness, fatigue, lack rheumatoid arthritis patients, with no
of concentration, restlessness, inability external swelling in spite of severe
to recollect certain events, and so on. pain.
Along with this, soreness in certain Since no specific reason has been
pressure points; muscular cramps; spasms; detected for Fibromyalgia syndrome
weakness in the whole body or specific attacks, treatment can vary from case to
joints; severe headaches; numbness in case. Usually, treatment with altered
certain areas such as hands and feet; lifestyle, counseling, education about
tingles throughout the body like the kind the disease and physiotherapy can help
that occur right after a cramp release or the patient get rid of this disease
release from numbness; and more are also completely. But this could work only in
frequently observed in patients suffering the initial stages when the disease is
from Fibromyalgia. Slight fever might be still mild. In other cases the treatment
noticed in most of the cases, just like is similar to that of Chronic Fatigue
in patients suffering from Chronic Syndrome, in which the patient is often
Fatigue Syndrome. given various medications to counter all
Other symptoms that are frequently found the symptoms faced instead of the actual
in Fibromyalgia syndrome patients are disease.
severe depression and anxiety attacks.






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