Daily Healthy Note

What’s the deal with fibromyalgia and itching? What causes it?

By : Tiffany Vance-Huffman Are you losing your mind from scratching an itch that just won’t go away? It could be your scalp, the back of your neck or behind your ears, legs or feet, and even a finger. And let’s not forget the unmentionables as well! It’s that itch or feeling of bugs crawling […]

What’s the deal with fibromyalgia and itching? What causes it?

By : Tiffany Vance-Huffman Are you losing your mind from scratching an itch that just won’t go away? It could be your scalp, the back of your neck or behind your ears, legs or feet, and even a finger. And let’s not forget the unmentionables as well! It’s that itch or feeling of bugs crawling […]

A Typical 24 Hours With Fibromyalgia. What You Need to Know

     By Kira McCarthy Three years ago, my doctor said the F-word… that’s right, fibromyalgia. I ignored her. But for the last year I have been in constant pain and I find it really hard to focus on anything other than finding pain relief or finding a new treatment that might actually make a […]

A Typical 24 Hours With Fibromyalgia. What You Need to Know

     By Kira McCarthy Three years ago, my doctor said the F-word… that’s right, fibromyalgia. I ignored her. But for the last year I have been in constant pain and I find it really hard to focus on anything other than finding pain relief or finding a new treatment that might actually make a […]

PELVIC PAIN IN WOMEN AND ITS RELATION WITH FIBROMYALGIA : NEW FINDINGS

By: Amy Schaeffer Fibromyalgia is a painful disorder that is not completely understood. It is far more common in females of middle age and expresses itself through various tender points on the body, debilitating headaches, poor sleep, and often a host of psychological symptoms ranging from depression to anxiety. Although it’s been a diagnosis that […]

PELVIC PAIN IN WOMEN AND ITS RELATION WITH FIBROMYALGIA : NEW FINDINGS

By: Amy Schaeffer Fibromyalgia is a painful disorder that is not completely understood. It is far more common in females of middle age and expresses itself through various tender points on the body, debilitating headaches, poor sleep, and often a host of psychological symptoms ranging from depression to anxiety. Although it’s been a diagnosis that […]

My Mom Has Fibromyalgia. Reading This Made Me Cry For Her

By Jamie’s Chronic pain is increasingly rampant today. Yet, chronic pain and chronic illnesses are often invisible. In many cases there are no casts, visible rashes or runny nose involved. Chronic pain sufferers often appear “normal,” perhaps only a bit more fragile or sad than average. I suffered from chronic headaches for four-and-a-half years and from […]

My Mom Has Fibromyalgia. Reading This Made Me Cry For Her

By Jamie’s Chronic pain is increasingly rampant today. Yet, chronic pain and chronic illnesses are often invisible. In many cases there are no casts, visible rashes or runny nose involved. Chronic pain sufferers often appear “normal,” perhaps only a bit more fragile or sad than average. I suffered from chronic headaches for four-and-a-half years and from […]

27 Invisible Symptoms of Fibromyalgia You Just Cannot Ignore

Fibromyalgia affects more than 5 million people in the U.S and the figures are increasing. There are many uncomfortable symptoms of Fibromyalgia. It is known as an invisible illness because people cannot see the manner in which people suffer from the disease. Generally, Fibromyalgia is a very serious condition that the sufferers experience and its […]

Diabetes is no laughing matter, say young sufferers

BBC News Madeline Milzark told the BBC that the response to her campaign has been ‘so heart warming’A young American woman, infuriated by a social media trend where pictures of cakes and sweets are accompanied by #diabetes, has spelled out what it is really like to have the condition.On a Facebook post with the hashtag […]

Fibromyalgia Knee Pain Treatment. Excellent research

Fibromyalgia knee pain can be a result of many things and not all are directly attributed to fibromyalgia, but with tender and trigger points compounding this area, it is very common to have fibro related knee pain. Two of the eighteen fibromyalgia tender points are located around the knee area, on both sides. Various activities […]

Dr. Eddy Lang: Struggling to cope with fibromyalgia

An empty-nester and a mother of three young adults, Meredith should be thrilled during the holidays. Unfortunately, things are not as merry as they could be as Meredith suffers from nearly constant muscle pain, preventing her from enjoying some of life’s simplest pleasures. Meredith has fibromyalgia and has been living with the disease for ten years; […]

WOULD YOU TRY THIS WEED-INFUSED GUM FOR CHRONIC PAIN?

A new medicine is on the way. Studies are being performed for a fantastic new multiple sclerosis treatment made by AXIM Biotechnology. The company expects both the FDA and European Medicines Agency to approve the drug and allow its availability by 2017. What is this miracle? Why, weed-infused gum, of course. Weed-infused gum? The company cites […]

The Friendships That Fade When You’re Chronically Sick

By Tressia Demaskie Living with chronic back pain has been a challenge to say the least. Then finding out I was extremely exhausted and my body physically ached and hurt so badly because I have fibromyalgia was devastating for me to grasp and over time learn to live with, I’m still learning. It’s times like […]