Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined: The most important information you need to improve your health
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Inside you’ll find information on this condition of chronic pain, including symptoms of the disorder, the overall effect it has on your body, and how it will affect your life. As you deal with the chronic pain and fatigue, the more you know about the disorder, the better you will be able to take charge of your condition.
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Fibromyalgia - Adams Media
The Everything® Healthy Living Series
Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined
The most important information you need to improve your health
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Fibromyalgia Defined
What Is Fibromyalgia?
What Fibromyalgia Is Not
What Fibromyalgia Feels Like
Who Gets It?
Suspected Causes of Fibromyalgia
Conditions Associated with Fibromyalgia
Signs and Symptoms
Pain: The Most Common Symptom
Sleep Disturbances
Fatigue
Fibro Fog and Your Brain
Depression
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Other Abdominal Issues
Chronic Headaches
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Other Symptoms
Fibro Imitators
Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP)
Lupus
Lyme Disease
Hypothyroidism
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Other Conditions
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Introduction
For more than 10 years, millions of readers have trusted the bestselling Everything® series for expert advice and important information on health topics ranging from pregnancy and postpartum care to heart health, anxiety, and diabetes. Packed with the most recent, up-to-date data, Everything® health guides help you get the right diagnosis, choose the best doctor, and find the treatment options that work for you.
The Everything® Healthy Living Series books are concise guides, focusing on only the essential information you need. Whether you’re looking for an overview of traditional and alternative migraine treatments, advice on starting a heart-healthy lifestyle, or suggestions for finding the right medical team, there’s an Everything® Healthy Living book for you.
Fibromyalgia
When it comes to health, knowledge is your greatest ally. Nowhere is that more true than when you’re dealing with a chronic condition, especially one as complex as fibromyalgia. That’s why this book is so important to people who have this condition.
If you’re like most people, finding out you have fibromyalgia is only the first small step on a long journey. The diagnosis gave you a label to apply to your pain and fatigue, and it provided an explanation for why you can’t seem to get a good night’s rest. It helped to explain why you had no energy for long shopping sprees and why you hurt when someone hugged you too hard. But everyday living with fibromyalgia is another story, one that is often fraught with challenges, despair, and great difficulty.
Like anything, learning to live successfully with fibromyalgia takes time and practice. At first, you may bemoan the loss of your former self. You wish you still had the energy to play tennis. You wish you didn’t have so many medical appointments. You wish you could still persevere in the career that you worked so hard to build. As the reality of your illness sinks in, however, you begin to realize that changes are necessary, and that the things you do can make a major impact on how well you feel. Gradually, you come to realize that taking care of your health now takes precedence over anything else you do in your life.
As of now, no one has all the answers to the mysteries of fibromyalgia. For instance, we still have no idea why anyone gets fibromyalgia. What is the biological mechanism or process that sets off the condition in the first place? And why does one person have a car accident and come out okay, while another one develops fibromyalgia? Those questions are best left to scientists who are working hard to improve their understanding of this perplexing condition.
What we do know now, though, is that the way you live and the choices you make can have a huge impact on how well you cope with fibromyalgia. For instance, we know that the ability to handle daily stress and difficult emotions can make a major difference in the severity of your pain. We also know that making the time and effort to both exercise and rest every day can help improve your functioning. In addition, we know that practicing good sleep hygiene — which includes treating conditions like sleep apnea