Types of Fibromyalgia Pain

You’ve heard that fibromyalgia is painful, but what are the types of fibromyalgia pain? People who suffer from fibromyalgia and have experienced the pain know that there are actually several different types of fibromyalgia pain.

According to the medical community, there are only a few of the types of fibromyalgia pain that have an actual [...]

Living with Chronic Illness and Pain is like Having a Baby

Those of us who have been blessed enough to have children know the complete joy that one has for them. The unbridled love we have for these crazy offspring seems to defy logic to the point that we would actually throw ourselves in front of a herd of stampeding water buffalo to protect them. The [...]

Dealing With People Who Don’t Understand Fibromyalgia

People who suffer from fibromyalgia know it is all too real, so how do you go about dealing with people who don’t believe in or understand fibromyalgia? Although the awareness of fibromyalgia and other autoimmune disorders is spreading and more research is being done every year, fibromyalgia is yet still considered a somewhat ambiguous condition [...]

Fibromyalgia Exercises

Fibromyalgia exercises are an excellent way for fibromyalgia sufferers to cope daily with its muscle pain, the seemingly endless fatigue, sleepless nights and the over-riding feeling of depression. If you have fibromyalgia symptoms, you want to start feeling better right away – not just today but every day. Did you know that you can potentially [...]

Neurontin and Fibromyalgia – does Neurontin relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia?

Neurontin and fibromyalgia – does Neurontin relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia? Only one high-quality clinical trial has been conducted and has looked at the drug gabapentin (Neurontin, Gabarone) as a fibromyalgia treatment. In that study, neurontin seemed to noticeably easeĀ  participants’ reported pain, fatigue and sleep disruption more effectively than did a placebo.

Gabapentin (neurontin) [...]