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Does Fibromyalgia Exist

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 Recognition and Care for Fibromyalgia

By Will Rowe , Health Expert

...approved a third drug indicated for treatment of fibromyalgia. Milnacipran, made by Forest... Read more »

Can I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia?

By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...than in men. * Nine out of 10 people who have fibromyalgia are women. Rheumatoid... 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 »

A Fibromyalgia Public Service Announcement

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...I was seeing a public service announcement about fibromyalgia. It was sponsored by the National... 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

Fibromyalgia Causes

There is still some disagreement among researchers as to the cause of fibromyalgia. There is, however, little disagreement that for the majority of patients, its onset is triggered by some form of... Read more »

What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain illness characterized by widespread pain, general fatigue and sleep disturbances. Because much of the pain and tenderness experienced with fibromyalgia is felt... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Epidemiological Study

In late 2005, the National Fibromyalgia Association in conjunction with several well-known fibromyalgia researchers conducted the first FM epidemiological study to be done since the 1980s. The... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Diagnosis

Fibromyalgia (FM) must be diagnosed by a qualified physician who is familiar with the illness and has experience diagnosing it. The specialists who most often diagnose and treat fibromyalgia are... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Myth Busting

For many years fibromyalgia has been considered something of a mystery, confounding the doctors who are trying to treat it and the patients who have to live with it. Only recently has new... 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

August 28, 2006

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

Health Tip: Coping with fibromyalgia

March 23, 2009

Experts at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) offer these tips for helping you manage your... Read summary »

Naltrexone may ease fibromyalgia

April 20, 2009

Researchers have found that low doses of an inexpensive drug called naltrexone--already used for years to treat drug addiction--helped reduce pain... Read summary »

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