| What is fibromyalgia? | | | | already been predisposed to the condition. |
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| There is still relatively little known about | | | | What are the treatments for fibromyalgia? |
| fibromyalgia although the word means pain in | | | | |
| the tendons, ligaments and muscles. | | | | Treatment for fibromyalgia is usually home |
| Fibromyalgia pain is reported to affect the | | | | based tends to be focused upon reducing pain |
| whole body, sometimes causing muscles to | | | | to manageable levels. This is done for two |
| twitch or giving a burning sensation. The | | | | reasons; the first being in the interests of |
| disease is more common among women than men | | | | a patients comfort and the second, to allow |
| and most sufferers agree that the symptoms | | | | for better sleep quality. Sleep is an |
| resemble that of a bad flu virus or a post | | | | integral part of the body's healing process |
| viral state. Experts in the field believe | | | | as without deep sleep, tissue repair and |
| that chronic fatigue syndrome may be closely | | | | immune function can be severely limited. |
| linked to fibromyalgia syndrome with some | | | | There are a variety of drugs used to assist |
| even concluding that they are in fact one and | | | | in the modulation of sleep, pain and immune |
| the same. | | | | function such as: |
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| What causes fibromyalgia? | | | | -amitriptyline |
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| There is very little known about what causes | | | | -cyclobenzaprine and |
| fibromyalgia and furthermore the disease in | | | | |
| general. Women tend to be more susceptible | | | | -celexa |
| but the disease can occur in either men or | | | | |
| women and at any age. More commonly | | | | Other medications that may be used |
| fibromyalgia strikes women in their thirties | | | | specifically to aid sleep include: |
| and forties and doctors believe that the | | | | |
| disease can be triggered by certain events. | | | | -ambien |
| Car accidents, viral infections, arthritis, | | | | |
| lupus and thyroid abnormalities are just a | | | | -clonazepam |
| sample of the things that may be responsible | | | | |
| for triggering fibromyalgia but these are not | | | | -trazodone |
| said to be causes by . People who develop | | | | |
| fibromyalgia as a result of these events or | | | | Where pain relief is concerned there is a |
| diseases are described by doctors as having | | | | vast array of medications available. |