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Another Article on Fibromyalgia Being a Real Disease
1/18/2009 12:36:09 AM
This article was in Dr. Douglass's newsletter.

Study proves fibromyalgia is the real deal

Dear Friend,

Fibromyalgia sufferers have gotten a raw deal for years. Many doctors think the disease is all in their head because there's no lab test that can confirm the source of their symptoms. And with symptoms as elusive as chronic fatigue, muscle pain, and persistent doubt, it's not hard to figure out why these docs are so stumped.

Past research has implied that depression was actually the true source of the fatigue and pain of fibromyalgia. But a new study has detected brain abnormalities in fibromyalgia patients. So while these new findings may not be a cure, they're sure to give peace of mind (and no small sense of vindication) to any fibromyalgia sufferer who's gotten a skeptical look from his physician.

In this new study, 30 women (20 with fibromyalgia, and 10 with no disorders) were given a brain imaging test called Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT).

The result? The fibromyalgia sufferers had blood flow anomalies known as "brain perfusion" that the healthy women did not. What's more, the researchers found that the degree of brain perfusion was in direct proportion to the severity of the suffers' reported symptoms.

The lead author of the study, Dr. Eric Geudj of France's Centre Hospitalier-Universitaire de La Timone, said the results of the study showed "that the functional abnormalities observed were mainly related to disability" rather than depression and anxiety.

I can only imagine the frustration of the 10 million people (most of them women) who live not only with fibromyalgia's symptoms, but also with the added stress of the doubt of the medical community. Think of dealing with the constant symptoms of pain, memory and concentration issues, stiffness, and sleeping problems – and then having your doctor looking at you sideways because his tests show that you're perfectly healthy.

Hopefully this new study will help to create a wider acceptance throughout the medical of fibromyalgia as a legitimate disease. Which should open the door to more research into the source and – most importantly – the cure.

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Re: Another Article on Fibromyalgia Being a Real Disease
1/18/2009 1:21:56 AM
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Re: Another Article on Fibromyalgia Being a Real Disease
1/18/2009 2:18:43 AM
I can't wait for this to hit the doctors between the eyes! I'm in South Africa, so it will be a while before the results will be "valid" in SA - but at last!

PS - Fibro IS in my head - that is where the damn migraine is!!!!

Take Care Guys!
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Re: Another Article on Fibromyalgia Being a Real Disease
1/18/2009 6:54:13 PM
It is about time Drs. started listening.  At least there are a few pills out now.
I am sure both my Mom and her sister had Fibro.  They were always complaining of being in so much pain but everyone just thought they were complainers, but they had many of the symptoms.
I go to new Dr. in a couple weeks so am wondering what he will have to say.
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Re: Another Article on Fibromyalgia Being a Real Disease
1/18/2009 11:42:36 PM
Thank you for the lovely roses, Nick.
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