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Fibromyalgia is not technically a disease but is a syndrome,
which meanis it has a collection of commonly occuring
symptoms. There is no known cause and no cure at this
time. It was formerly known as fibrositis and long ago was
called traveling lumbago.
Pain, stiffness, fatigue, breathing disturbances, sleep
disturbances, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, mood
changes, irritability, anxiety, depression, migraine headaches,
tension headaches, numbness or tingling of extremities,
irritable bladder, and tenderness of muscles, tendons,
and joints can all be present. Not every person with
fibromyalgia experiences the same symptoms or all
the possible symptoms but there are common symptoms
as noted. Fibrofog, impaired memory, and fatigue are also
symptoms.
Some of the theories about the causes of fibromyalgia
include: trauma such as an automobile accident which
starts the process; some type of infection; mental distress.
Some people have a rather rapid onset of symptoms while
in others it is more gradual with no discernible moment when
it began.
Some people used to think it was related to chronic fatigue
syndrome or was part of chronic fatigue syndrome but this
no longer seems to be the case.
No deformity occurs to any part of the body so the signs are
not visible. Some doctors still are not educated about this
syndrome so many may be misdiagnosed. There are no tests
to confirm the diagnosis. Instead, tests are given to rule out
other diseases or disorders.
There is much mystery about this syndrome and no definite
answers at this time. Hopefully through research more will be
discovered about the causes and possible treatments for
fibromyalgia syndrome.
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