A bout of food poisoning has hit me like a truck this week. While I’m now keeping down regular food, my Fibro has gone haywire. It’s raining in North Texas, to boot (weather changes can affect Fibromyalgia symptoms). It’s so frustrating to not be able to perform normal daily tasks when things like these hit. [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Fibro Flare-up Compliments of Food Poisoning
Posted in Life with Fibromyaliga, tagged Fibro Spot, Fibromyalgia, food poisoning, trigger points, weather changes on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New Sleep Study Technology Distinguishes Fibromyalgia
Posted in Treatment, tagged Fibromyalgia, research, sleep disorder on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I got so excited when I came across news of a sleep study revealing more about Fibromyalgia. Each article I read lead off by telling of two Michigan universities that developed a new way of analyzing sleep fragmentation, which distinguishes between Fibromyalgia patients and those without the condition. And…that’s it. That’s all the info they’re [...]
Getting Wii Fit: Round One
Posted in Treatment, tagged Fibromyalgia, Nintendo, Wii Fit, workout, yoga on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beginning an exercise routine is always hard, but starting one with Fibromyalgia is doubly difficult. As I mentioned about a week ago, I picked up Wii Fit in an attempt to actually do yoga regularly. So far, so good.
The Wii Fit yoga program is pretty straightforward, and so far hasn’t overwhelmed me. I’ve taken the [...]
Fibromyalgia Symptoms May Be Related to Brain Dysfunction
Posted in Treatment, tagged brain dysfunction, creatine, Fibro fog, Fibromyalgia, hippocampus on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Researchers have (another) new idea about what causes some Fibromyalgia symptoms. In a small study published in the Journal of Rheumatology, researchers found FM patients had a dysfunction in the hippocampus region of the brain, MSNBC reported this week. The hippocampus is in the front of the brain and is involved in regulating emotions and [...]
Fibromyalgia and PMS
Posted in The Basics, tagged Fibromyalgia, PMS on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my daily perusal of Fibromyalgia blogs and blog items, I came across someone relating Fibromyalgia symptoms to PMS. I’m, well, floored. In the more than 10 years I’ve had Fibro, I’ve heard people say a lot of things about the condition — often jerks thinking it’s not real or that’s it is a psychological [...]
Lyrica Allieves Pain Fibromyalgia Sufferers Don’t Even Have! (Psst. Pfizer, Don’t Oversell It)
Posted in Treatment, tagged Fibromyalgia, Lyrica, pain, Pfizer, trigger points on September 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The most recent commercial for Lyrica, the medication for neuropathic pain approved for Fibromyalgia treatment, has an older woman grabbing her shoulder when talking about her Fibro pain (see the video). I don’t know about you, but my shoulder sure isn’t my main point of pain…and is a good four or five inches from the [...]
