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Dictionary: Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Health Encyclopedia: Fibromyalgia Risk Factors

Risk Factors

As many as 6 million Americans have fibromyalgia. Some evidence suggests that several factors may make people more susceptible to fibromyalgia. These risk factors include being female, having had difficult experiences in childhood, having a psychological vulnerability to stress, and coming from a very stressful culture or environment.

Women

Nine out of 10 fibromyalgia patients are women. Women may be more prone to develop fibromyalgia during menopause.

Age

The disorder usually occurs in ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Improving Cognitive Functioning

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

A very significant symptom of both fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome is cognitive... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Epidemiological Survey

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

Shortly after we formed the National Fibromyalgia Association nearly 10 years ago, we began to... Read more »

First Fibromyalgia Tissue Bank

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...National Institute of Health, the world’s first ever fibromyalgia tissue bank is being... Read more »

Is It FM or CFS?

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

The debate has raged for years. Are fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome different illnesses... Read more »

Migraineurs With Fibromyalgia Take Note

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

There's good news today for sufferers of fibromyalgia. Since fibromyalgia and Migraine disease are... Read more »

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Health Guide

5-HTP for Migraine: Check Before You Swallow

...implicated in mood disorders, appetite control, premenstrual syndrome, autism, eating disorders, fibromyalgia, appetite control, the pain phase of migraine, and other conditions and disorders.... Read more »

Cortex Area of Brain Thicker in People with Migraine

...comorbidity of migraine with other pain disorders, including back pain, temporomandibular disorders, and fibromyalgia besides sensory disturbances such as allodynia."1 Summary -- what does all... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: References

...Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Durability of Effect Study of Pregabalin for Pain Associated With Fibromyalgia. American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, Presentation # L44.Harris RE and... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Highlights

Risk Factors:As many as 6 million Americans have fibromyalgia. Risk factors include being female, having had difficult experiences in childhood, having a psychological vulnerability to... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Introduction

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of unknown causes that results in lasting, sometimes debilitating, muscle pain and fatigue. Fibromyalgia is also known as fibrositis or fibromyositis.General... Read more »

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Medications

Lyrica Oral Uses and How to Use

...infection. It is also used to treat pain in people with fibromyalgia. It is also used with other... Read more »

Cymbalta Oral Uses and How to Use

...also used to treat pain caused by a condition called fibromyalgia that affects the muscles,... Read more »

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Related News

Linking Fibromyalgia to the Brain

January 15, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fibromyalgia patients may finally have some answers as to what causes their disease. Researchers in France used single photon... Read summary »

Antidepressants Help Fibromyalgia Patients

January 22, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Research shows that the use of antidepressants on patients with fibromyalgia, a disease defined by chronic pain, tenderness,... Read summary »

Old Remedy/New Help for Fibromyalgia

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Fibromyalgia affects one in nine people and leaves its victims in constant pain. It's difficult to... Read summary »

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Trauma Associated with Chronic Fatigue

January 08, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome affects as many as 2.5 percent of adults in the United States. Little is known about the cause, but... Read summary »

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