fibromyalgia

[satchelle]

Hello,

Can someone explain in lay man's terms what this is, how it affects oneself, how it is diagnosed , treatment, etc etc etc...

Thank you so much

Satch

[Pharmacist.steve]

Hello,

Can someone explain in lay man's terms what this is, how it affects oneself, how it is diagnosed , treatment, etc etc etc...

Thank you so much

Satch

Some people believe that FM and Chronic Fatigue are the same disease at each end of the same medical spectrum. There are 18 trigger points and if at least 11-12 are "hot" that is typically the final conclusion to a diagnosis. There are a number of sub-set disease states attached to the FM/CFS label. If you have a person with myofacial trigger point pain.. they almost always have FM. The typical FM patient is hypotensive and had a sub-normal body temp. some believe that this is resulting from subclinical hypo thyroidism.

The theories are endless as are the proposed therapies. Personally.. I believe that some one much smarter than I will come down to the conclusion that it has to do with the endocrine system... maybe involving the hypothalmus.