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