Fibromyalgia- Symptoms, Causes and Treatments of Fibromyalgia

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What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a type of musculoskeletal pain that is often accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Fibromyalgia can affect your soft tissues and muscles. The actual cause of Fibromyalgia is yet unknown. However, genetic and environmental factors are considered as the primary cause of it.

Also, if we go on previous reports, it has been seen that women are more prone to Fibromyalgia as compared to men. The bitter and harsh truth- there is no cure for Fibromyalgia. However, with proper medications and routing change, the symptoms of Fibromyalgia can be controlled to some level.

Symptoms of Fibromyalgia:

Common Fibromyalgia symptoms include:

·        Fatigue
·        Sleep problems
·        Morning stiffness
·        Headaches
·        Issues with peeing
·        Dizziness
·        Nausea
·        Weight gain

What Causes Fibromyalgia:

As said, the exact causes of Fibromyalgia are unknown. However, most likely factors that can cause Fibromyalgia are:

Genetics: It is a family chain type of disease. Chances are if your grandparents were having such kind of symptoms and used to suffer from Fibromyalgia, then their sons and future family chain from the same genetics have high chances of suffering from Fibromyalgia.

Stress: Long-term stress leads to hormonal disturbances, which is often related to Fibromyalgia.

Trauma: Just like stress, people who experience trauma whether physical or emotional, have the chances of developing Fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia pain:

Repeated nerve stimulation causes the brains of people with fibromyalgia to change. This change consists of an increase in chemicals in the brain.  In addition, the brain's pain receptors can overreact to pain signals.

Medications used for the treatment of Fibromyalgia:

Common medicines for Fibromyalgia include:

Antidepressants: Antidepressants like Cymbalta and Savella are used for the treatment of depression associated with Fibromyalgia. Such medications are entirely relative to inducing great and sound sleep.

Pain relievers: Over the counter medicines like ibuprofen are also given in many cases for minimising the side effects of Fibromyalgia.

Natural treatments for Fibromyalgia:

Fibromyalgia treatment is possible through;

·        Physical therapy
·        Meditation
·        Yoga and regular exercise
·        Acupuncture

Also, have regular sleep, eat enough fruits and green leafy vegetables and plenty of water and cut sugar intake.

You may feel worse after eating a certain food frequently or certain foods may make your symptoms worse. So it’s good to maintain a food diary where you can track what you’re eating and how you feel after the meal.