Showing posts with label Fibromyalgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fibromyalgia. Show all posts

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Fibromyalgia and Severe Pain Symptoms

Fibromyalgia is a common diagnosis for patients that suffer from sore joints, aching muscles, fatigue, impaired immunity, sleep disorders, disturbed microcirculation, and reduced level of energy. When these symptoms occur side by side with autoimmune symptoms, chances are the patient is suffering from fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose as majority of physicians and medical practitioners are still uneducated and ignorant about this condition. This is a sad thought because this condition, though may seem harmless, is actually progressive and destructing. Fibromyalgia patients usually suffer from lack of the synovial fluid in the body. These fluids provide lubrication for the joints.

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Fibromyalgia comes with a lot of symptoms. Symptoms affect a huge range of body systems. From the respiratory, such as nocturnal sinus stuffiness, post nasal drip, runny nose to the digestive tract, difficulty swallowing, dry cough, sore throat, reflux esophagitis, carbohydrate/chocolate craving, appendicitis-like pains, and unexplained toothaches.

Some symptoms like, unexplained allergies, drooling in sleep, swollen glands, dizziness when turning head or changing field of view, stiff neck, mold/yeast infection, headaches, light/broken sleep pattern, morning stiffness, sweats, fatigue, painful or weak grip, problems holding hands up, handwriting difficulties, shortness of breath, night-driving difficulty, short-term memory impairment, sensitivity to odors, trouble concentrating, sore spot on top of head, balance problems, difficulty speaking known words, loss of ability to distinguish some shades of colors greatly affect everyday activities and can be a cause of extreme discomfort.

Some rather abnormal symptoms include the feeling of continued movement in a car after stopping, the feeling of being tilted when cornering a car, when taking first steps in the morning feels as if one is walking on nails, pressure felt on eyeglasses and headbands is painful, and getting scarred or bruised easily.

Other symptoms that affects other body systems include visual perception problems, doubling/blurry/changing vision, visual and audio effects, bloating, nausea, abdominal cramps, sensitivity to pressure/colds/lights, weight gain, weight loss, mitral valve prolapse, earaches, irregular heartbeats, rapid heartbeats, directional disorientation, drooping of the eyelid, tearing or reddening of the eye.

This disease also traverse even the psychological aspect of the body, resulting to extreme depression, panic attacks, tendency to cry easily, confused states, problems climbing stairs, problems going down the stairs, free-floating anxiety, unaccountable irritability, dizziness caused by seeing stripes and checks, teeth grinding, inability to recognize familiar surroundings, delayed reactions and such.

Oftentimes, symptoms vary according to sex. Women often experience menstrual problems, pelvic pain, PMS, loss of libido, nail ridges, mood swings, hypersensitive nipples, breast pain, and fibrocystic breasts as symptoms. Men, on the other hand, tend to experience urine retention, groin pain, impotence, stress incontinence, anal/genital/perineal pain, painful intercourse, and thick secretions.

Common symptoms for both sexes include lower back pain, mottled skin, thumb pain and tingling numbness, weak ankles, upper/lower leg cramps, tight Achilles tendon, irritable bowel, sciatica, urinary frequency, muscle twitching, diffuse swelling, buckling knee, shin splint-type pain, sensory overload, staring into space, heel pain, tight hamstrings, carpal tunnel-like pain in the wrists, restless leg syndrome, myoclonus, and tissue overgrowth, fibroids hairs, ingrown hairs, heavy and splitting cuticles, and adhesions.

If you are experiencing a number of these symptoms, take an appointment with your physician before it's too late.

Fibromyalgia and Severe Pain Symptoms

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Early Symptoms of Fibromyalgia and How You Can Fight Back

Fibromyalgia can be a scary term to many who think they may be suffering from this condition. It is important to know and understand some of the early signs and symptoms of the onset of this disease. By knowing these signs and symptoms early on you can discover ways of life to help combat the pain and fatigue that are hallmarks of this condition.

Fibromyalgia is one of those conditions that are very hard to diagnose. The reason is because there are many other diseases that have many of the same symptoms. So, it becomes a ruling out game of other diseases to leave you with the fibromyalgia diagnosis. If you think you have fibromyalgia you may have to go to several different doctors to find one who is willing to get to the bottom of your symptoms and doesn't think that all of your symptoms are "in your head." This is a common line heard by many who suffer from fibromyalgia. This can make the whole process very discouraging and frustrating to the sufferer.

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One important idea to take note and do is, start keeping a symptom diary. In the symptom diary, list how you feel that day, what you eat, if you have overdone activities, etc. This will help you and your doctor in the diagnosis process and make the process less stressful.

So let's take a look at the early symptoms of fibromyalgia to give you a better idea of what this condition entails and help you determine if you need to get in to a physician. Like I said before, the hallmark symptom of fibromyalgia is pain. At the early onset, you may think that your back is just sore or you just overdid it the day before. The pain of fibromyalgia tends to be in the joints and radiates to the muscles. These areas will feel tender when touched and are commonly called tender points.

Another hallmark sign of fibromyalgia is fatigue. The problem with fatigue is that sometimes we are too easy to brush this off. We may feel like we are just tired because we have had a hard day. However, fibromyalgia fatigue is different, it is deep and can cause what is known as brain fog, a little forgetfulness, unclear thoughts, hard to concentrate due to extreme fatigue.

Your body may also feel completely stiff in the joints, especially in the morning. Other factors that can cause your joints to become stiff are weather changes, emotional trauma, and other environmental changes.

Headaches are a common early symptom with fibromyalgia, as well. The range of headaches in people with fibromyalgia vary greatly. You can experience tension type headaches all the way to debilitating migraines. Headaches may come and go and can change in intensity.

You may be experiencing changes in your sleep patterns. You may have insomnia or wake up more often in the night than you used to. People with fibromyalgia suffer from really bad sleep patterns that exacerbate their fatigue problems. This is common with this condition. All of these are early signs of fibromyalgia and should be dealt with promptly.

There are other symptoms of Fibromyalgia as well but these are some of the most common. There are many treatments and lifestyle changes that you can make to help you feel better and start living again. It can be a frustrating process but the important thing to remember is that you can feel better and there is hope.

Copyright (c) 2007 Hailey Harris

Early Symptoms of Fibromyalgia and How You Can Fight Back

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