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What is Fibromyalgia Syndrome?

Written by Kadir TUNCEL

Topic: Pain ManagementPublished February 17, 2017
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The term Fibromyalgia is being referred to the pain caused within the fibrous tissues of the body including the ligaments, tendons, and the muscles. Fibromyalgia syndrome is the pain and the stiffness which is being occurred within the muscles, ligaments, and tendons all over the body. This condition is being accompanied by symptoms such as uncomfortable sleep, poor memory, fatigue, and unpleasant moods. This condition is common among most of the middle-aged women. But it should also be noted that men and women of different ages could be affected by this condition. Scientists have discovered that anxiety, depression, and uncomfortable sleep have a linkage with the Fibromyalgia syndrome. It should be noted that the real cause for this condition hasn’t been discovered yet.

Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Syndrome

There are quite a lot of symptoms when it comes to Fibromyalgia syndrome. They are stiffness within muscles, ligaments, and tendons, tenderness to touch, and heavy achy pain. It should be noted that the neck, lower back, and thighs are the most common parts to be affected by this disease condition. The pain could be spread within large areas of the body, but it should be noted that there are certain tender points where the pain is quite severe. There are some other common symptoms as well. They are fatigue, uncomfortable sleep, difficulties in sleeping, poor energy levels within the body, memory loss and muscle pain. People who have been affected with Fibromyalgia syndrome tend to expect changes in their moods, suffer with anxiety, headaches, migraines and also severe menstrual cramps. It should be noted that the above mentioned symptoms of Fibromyalgia syndrome could come on and off, but the seldom vanishes fully. The pain is actually dependent on factors like the stress levels and the weather conditions.

Treatment and Prevention Tactics for Fibromyalgia Syndrome

It should be noted that there are both medication and non-medication methods to treat this condition of Fibromyalgia syndrome. The non-medication methods are aimed at restoring healthy sleep patterns, and include different massaging techniques, a variety of aerobic exercises, and hot compresses. A good session of counseling and psychological therapy could bring in positive results for the people who are suffering with stressful conditions and other Fibromyalgia related conditions. There are light weight narcotic pain killers like codeine and tramadol available in the market which gives instant relive against these conditions. There are certain situations where the patient is being suffered with a severe pain. In a situation like this it is ideal to inject the patient with lidocaine which is ideal to be used with a combination of hydrocortisone. There is a capsule called pregabalin and it is aimed at assisting the patient while dealing with the symptoms of fibromyalgia where reduces the pain efficiently. Duloxetine could be used as an anti-depressant where it reduces the pain of the patient through affecting the chemical messenger within the body which causes pain. Bio energy patches could be used to boost effectiveness within the body and fibromyalgia bio energy patch deals with healing the stress related issues, power workout and energy balance. It should also be noted that people go with low doses of anti-depressant medications like amitriptyline, citalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline in order to treat this condition of fibromyalgia. Anti-depressant capsules have the ability to provide the patient with healthy sleeping hours and help reduce the pain to a great extent. It is all dependent on the patients’ immune system and the medications work quite effectively if the patient has a strong immune system. People tend to consume higher dosages of anti-depressants in order to treat severe fibromyalgia conditions like mood disorders.

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Hey! I`m Kadir TUNCEL. I finished SAU (University of Sakarya ) with a specialization in International Relation 5 years ago. Now I live in Istanbul and practice skills received there. I love to share my experiences. Also, I`m interested in traveling. My dream is to get 8 hours of sleep every day.

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