If It’s Too Hard To Shower Today, Grab The Baby Wipes’ — Counselor Shares Advice For People Going Through Tough Times counselor advice people struggling complete daily care tasks People tend to misunderstand that depression is so much more than just feeling sad. It makes it difficult to muster the motivation and energy to…
Have Lady Gaga’s pain disease: Mother-of-five reveals the staggering toll fibromyalgia takes on her life Darla Fowler Tarpey, 53, was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 13 years ago Two years ago, she retired from her job at a chiropractor office in Massachusetts because her symptoms were so bad She experiences pain, restless sleep, muscle spasms and fatigue…
Burning mouth syndrome: The scorching reality This invisible disorder disproportionately affects women, but science is still teasing apart why. By Maureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch Reviewed by Toni Golen, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Women’s Health Watch; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing; Contributor After reaching menopause, Marlene started noticing odd sensations in her lips. At…
A blue eye This article is part of our comprehensive guide to living with fibromyalgia. The unpredictable nature of fibromyalgia is well-known to those who have been living with the condition. Your joints will ache one day. The following day, you’ll feel as if you’re trudging through molasses due to a foggy…
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes widespread pain throughout the body. Unlike arthritis, it does not damage joints or muscles directly. Instead, experts believe it affects the way the brain and nervous system process pain signals, making normal sensations feel much more painful. While fibromyalgia can hurt almost anywhere, certain parts of the body…
Why treating fibromyalgia and obesity in silos is failing patients Fibromyalgia Obesity Rheumatology By treating pain and weight as isolated conditions, rheumatology is missing the biological pathways that connect them, according to experts at EULAR26. For years, a 60-year-old woman cycled through various specialist departments trying to find an answer to her debilitating,…
How do you deal with the anger? Picture of my husband and I in NOLA a few months before my health tanked. I’m 36. I found out I had Degenerative Disc Disease and Osteoarthritis at 28. Now, in a year and half, I’ve been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, POTS, and Ehlers-Danlos. I’ve already had severe migraines…
Anyone Else Have Arms and/or Legs That Do This? Understanding Muscle Twitching, Jerking, Trembling, and Strange Limb Sensations in Fibromyalgia If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “Does anyone else’s arms or legs do this?”, you’re far from alone. Many people living with fibromyalgia experience unusual sensations in their arms and legs that can be…
Sleepless and Struggling: How Poor Sleep Deepens Disability in Fibromyalgia Patients Introduction For people living with fibromyalgia, pain is only part of the struggle. Night after night, many patients lie awake, unable to fall asleep or stay asleep. Even after spending hours in bed, they often wake feeling as tired as when they went to…
Fibromyalgia caused by ‘pain processing’ problem By Olivia Bowthorpe Researchers have found strong genetic evidence that fibromyalgia is mainly a disorder of the central nervous system. The team identified 26 genetic regions which affected the risk of developing the chronic pain condition in the largest study of its kind. Professor Frances Williams,…