Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on November 20, 2007

A recent article in Health and Wellness tells us that there are three important steps you should take to improve your fibromyalgia. These steps are:"Reduce your stress, improve your sleep, and gr...

Gabapentin for Fibromyalgia Pain

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on June 20, 2007

Gabapentin doesn't have FDA approval as a treatment for fibromyalgia pain, but it's being considered for that purpose. According to Science Daily: Dr. Lesley Arnold, director of the Women'...

Hypothyroidism

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on June 18, 2007

According to Living with Chronic Fatigue: One in ten women suffer from clinical hypothyroidism and up to 40% of those diagnosed with depression also have mild or subclinical hypothyroidism. Frequency ...

Hope for Fibromyalgia Sufferers

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on June 4, 2007

According to Wikipedia: Fibromyalgia (FM or FMS) is a chronic syndrome (constellation of signs and symptoms) characterized by diffuse or specific muscle, joint, or bone pain, fatigue, and a wide range...

Anti-inflammatory Proteins and Pain

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on April 28, 2007

A press release from The American College of Rheumatology discusses the results of a new study on chronic widespread pain, such as that experienced with fibromyalgia. Led by Nurcan Üçeyler of Julius-...

Fibtomyalgia and Your Brain

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on April 23, 2007

Now this is scary! I knew that fibromyalgia was painful and could disrupt your life. This article, however, from FMS Global News suggests that it can also cause central nervous system problems: We fou...

Invisible Disabilities - Fibromyalgia

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on April 15, 2007

we thin of disabilities, we think of things like wheelchairs, crutches and white canes. But there are other disabilities, just as real and just as debilitating , that aren't immediately evident. T...

Diagnosing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on March 25, 2007

Do you feel exhausted? Fatigued? Is it becoming hard to get up in the morning, and then the day goes downhill from there? You could be suffering from CFS, or chronic fatigue syndrome. CFS is persiste...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on March 15, 2007

March is National chronic fatigue syndrome Awareness Month. The NCSFA (National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association gives an impressive list of resources for those suffering from CFS...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on March 13, 2007

chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome is a debilitating and complex disorder. It causes severe fatigue, weakness, muscle pain, an inability to concentrate and insomnia. FIBROMYALGIA Fibro...

What is Chronic fatigue Syndrome?

Filed in archive CFS and Fibromyalgia by Florence Cardinal on February 15, 2007

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tells us that more than a million Americans suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS.) It's a term I'm familiar with. My daughter has suffe...