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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

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJD): Tangled Up With Fibromyalgia

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...suffering chronic fatigue along with all the pain of fibromyalgia, but it seems to me that too... Read more »

Jaw Pain Could Be Sign of Serious Heart Condition

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...anxiety. With respect to the question about tooth or jaw pain, when it is the only symptom, it... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...determine other sleep disorders, including insomnia and fibromyalgia. Joseph W. Burns, a... Read more »

Fosamax: More Disturbing News

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...taking Fosamax developed active ONJ after having had a tooth extracted, or suffering trauma in... Read more »

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Health Guide

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 »

Fibromyalgia: Medications

To date, the FDA has not approved any drug for specific treatment of fibromyalgia. The first choice in drug treatments usually consists of an antidepressant or a muscle relaxant. The goal... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Conditions with Similar Symptoms

...Similar SymptomsBetween 10 - 30% of all doctors' office visits are due to symptoms that resemble those of fibromyalgia, including fatigue, malaise, and widespread muscle pain. Since no laboratory... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Diagnosis

There is no obvious, objective method for diagnosing fibromyalgia. The criteria used for studying fibromyalgia are very helpful, particularly if the patient does not have any accompanying... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Lifestyle Changes

Many studies have shown that exercise is the most effective component in managing fibromyalgia, and patients must expect to take part in a long-term exercise program. Physical... Read more »

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