There are many vitamins and minerals our bodies need to function from day to day. Suffers of Fibromyalgia are often at high risk for many of them and don’t know it. We often don’t think of them because our diet often provides enough to keep our bodies going. However sometimes other conditions & medications make it hard for our bodies to absorb the proper amounts we need daily. Below is a list of Signs & Symptoms of some deficiencies often hard to detect: Magnesium Deficien... Read Full Story

When you suffer from Fibromyalgia there are many days when it seems unbearable. Finding your quiet place is often difficult. So how do you cope when every inch of your body aches? Sorry to say there is no cure all, however you can learn to cope with your pain. Finding a way to relax and take your mind off the pain is often easier said than done.  But looking for that one thing that makes life worth it can provide you with some comfort. EFT for Pain: Below are some simple yet relieving thing ... Read Full Story

Hello Readers, Sorry I have been absent for a bit. I just wanted to share my new book with all of you. Entitled “Fighting Fibromyalgia: Top 3 Ways to Cope with Pain”. Please review it and give me your opinions as I value my readers. Additionally if you have books you would like to have featured here on Fighting Fibromyalgia please feel free to post them. You can view my book here: Fighting Fibromyalgia: Top 3 Way to Cope with Pain Description: Are you newly diagnosed? Have trouble... Read Full Story

As all of us know the debilitating effects Fibromyalgia can have on our bodies. I want to tell you about the grace, inspiration, and love that one women is having on the world. The story moved me and gave me hope. Though her condition is not Fibromyalgia it will relate to you on so many levels, and maybe give you the same feeling of hope it has offered me. Diane Dike was a average 23 year old enjoying life as we so often see, when one morning she awoke to a horror her mind was not yet ready f... Read Full Story

On January 14th 2009 Forest Laboratories and Cypress Biosciences announced that the FDA Approved Milnacipran [Savella] for treatment of Fibromyalgia. The drug seems to have encouraging effects on fibromyalgia suffers however there are some cautions on the drug: Increased Blood Pressure Increased Heart Rate Cardiac Problems Elevates the liver enzymes It Should be carefully monitored in people with: Hypertension Seizure disorders Mania Cardiac disease Narrow Angled Glaucoma So how safe is the d... Read Full Story

We all know about the complicated co-conditions that haunt Fibromyalgia. Diabetes, Eye Diseases like: Cataracts, and Glaucoma, as well as Hyper Tension rittle our lives daily. We are often looking for ways to prevent this from occurring with little luck. That is why Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler wants to talk to you about the importance of eye examinations. He is scheduled to be featured on “Dr. Phil’s The Doctors” tomorrow @ 11am. The show will talk about reasons yearly eye examinations are ... Read Full Story

Those of us who suffer from Fibromyalgia know all too well the pain we endure on a day to day basis. However if you are experiencing fatigue, and muscle spasms there maybe another reason. Potassium Deficiency or [Hypokalemia.] Potassium Deficiency is generally not caused by lack of nutrition however people with Fibromyalgia are at a higher risk of having it. Why? Potassium Deficiency is caused by excessive diarrhea, or vomiting, and can be effected by some medications such as drugs related to... Read Full Story

Are you tired of looking for the right doctors? If you have fibromyalgia as I do I am sure you have said this over and over. The truth is it is difficult for us to know what doctor is best suited for us before we go and see them. Determining if the doctor you are going to be seeing is patient friendly, or has your best interest at heart is difficult but most importantly whether or not that doctor specializes in dealing with patients that have FM or CFS. Well it just so happens that I have stu... Read Full Story

Many of our families have issues dealing with Fibromyalgia. We know about hardships and family trials when it comes to chronic pain disorders. It is often difficult for us to understand what they are going through or even see the guilt they are experiencing. Our children and spouses don’t always understand why “Mom is always sick” or “why dad can’t make it too that ball game” so it is up to us to help get them educated. There are several places that hold support groups for familie... Read Full Story

Recently I had read an article in About.com that talked about sleep and fibromyalgia. It is a widely known fact that those of us who have fibromyalgia have some sort of sleep disturbances. Whether it is merely getting through the pain, or insomnia we know it all too well. I learned by reading this article that along with the typical effects we have the very real possibility of suffering from other sleep disorders. Sleep apnea is something that can cripple a healthy person but what effects wil... Read Full Story