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Men Who Live With a Fibromyalgia Patient

I recently received an interesting letter from a gentleman named Maurice Clarke in Rugby, England.  He has started a new initiative in the UK – a support group for men who live with a woman who has fibromyalgia.  He calls it FibroLads.  There is a tremendous need to educate and support the partners of fibromyalgia... Read moreChevron

Underdosing, Not Overdosing, Is the Real Problem

Recently I've read several articles about how Gil Kerlikowske, Obama's drug czar, is shifting the drug law enforcement emphasis from marijuana to methamphetamine and prescription drug abuse.  While I'm all for legalizing marijuana for medical use and I fully support putting an end to the use of meth, increasing the monitoring of prescription... Read moreChevron

30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know

Each September, National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is observed to help educate the public and raise awareness about invisible illnesses.  This year, one of the blogging activities is a "meme," entitled “30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know.”  Here's mine...1. The illness I live with is: ... Read moreChevron

Dr. Oz Talks Fibromyalgia on Oprah.com

For more than a dozen years, FM patients have used a number of methods to try to convince Oprah to do a program on fibromyalgia – including petitions and letter-writing campaigns.  But other than a brief mention of it by Dr. Oz on an episode of Oprah a couple of years ago, I don't believe that has been successful yet.  However, the... Read moreChevron

Exercising With Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS – Should You or Shouldn't You?

That's not a simple question to answer.  Although fibromyalgia and ME/CFS (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome) have many similarities, how they respond to exercise is not one of them.  The right kind of exercise usually helps reduce FM symptoms, but the same exercise may cause ME/CFS symptoms to get worse.  If you have both, as... Read moreChevron

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