Is Fybromialgia real or just psychological, if real does anyone know a good cure or treatment?

Answer 1

It's real...but they still don't completely understand the causes. It is a muscular/skeletal issue. It can sometimes go into remission and the person will be okay for a while...but there is no known cure. It is tough, because the person can be fine one minute...and then truly suffer. There are new suggestions out there that it can be treated by a knowledgeable chiropractor. An arthritis doctor will treat it with a muscle relaxant and sleep medication...as it can also manifest itself as a sleep disorder. Massage is often helpful...warm baths (to ease muscle pain) work temporarily. Nutrition can play a part. There is a wealth of material available on the web....but take it seriously, 'kay?

Answer 2

Real. It is a condition that affects soft tissue (muscles and tendons) in much the same way as arthritis does bones and joints. There is no cure but some treatments for the symptoms.

Answer 3

My aunt has it. There's no test for it and it's hard to diagnose... and from what I understand it's not actually defined as a disease or something - more like a set of similar symptoms that a group of people all have, that they can't find a reason for. Keeping a relaxed schedule and stress levels at a minimum seems to be what helps my aunt the most. She's also very health-conscious with her diet, and she takes some vitamins.

Answer 4

I dont know a huge amount about the condition but from what i do know theres a lot of inflammation involved. Take Omega 3 fish oils - pure omega 3, not with 6 also.

Take about 8 a day and they really bring down inflamm. Also avoiding acidic foods/drinks helps. EG Avoid tea/coffee, fizzy drinks, citrus fruit.

Answer 5

Fibromyalgia may well be real and is being treated as such by the American medical community. Google it and you will find countless sites detailing it, its history and research, and its treatment.

Speaking as an individual medical professional (an ER nurse) I am not fully certain that I personally accept fibromyalgia as a valid diagnosis. I am aware that many, many people have been diagnosed with it in recent years...similar to the sudden rise in the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. However, it seems to be a diagnosis of exclusion...a catch-all for chronic pain that cannot otherwise be explained. It primarily afflicts women, similar to how chronic lower back pain is more often seen in men (though only slightly so). The sudden rise in the number of individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia in the past several years is probably due to the increase in physician education of its existance...and reportedly due to doctors now having something to call the chronic reports of pain by their "frequent flyer" patients. Fibromyalgia is diagnosed based upon a history of pain lasting greater than 3 months and tenderness to certain areas of the body. Treatments for fibromyalgia are symptomatic...there is no known definative cure (in fact, no one is even sure what causes it). Fibromyalgia can be treated with over the counter pain medications (Motrin and Tylenol), but since the patient has probably already tried these without relief the MD may prescribe narcotic medications (such as Percocet, Lortab, Morphine). Fibromyalgia is often accompanied by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. To try and reduce muscle tension (which can lead to pain) and fatigue the MD may prescribe benzodiazipines (such as Valium, Ativan, and Xanax). With the increased incidence of individuals being diagnosed fibromyalgia, and with many of them receiving prescriptions for medications such as Lortab and Valium, fibromyalgia has now been added to the bag of tricks of drug seekers (those people who go into an ER complaining of something not afflicting them just to get a script for "good" drugs that will get them high or that they can sale/trade). I have personally seen fibromyalgia be used by individuals to seek drugs...since it cannot be detected by any lab tests, CAT scans, or x-rays and to get diagnosed with it all that you have to do is complain of months of pain and say "ow" every other time that the doctor touches you it can be difficult to avoid having the patient's pull the wool over your eyes.

I do not doubt that a great many of the individuals who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia truly do suffer with chronic pain and with chronic fatigue. However, given that fibromyalgia is often treated with anti-depressants and that the complaints of some that have been diagnosed with it boarder on hypochondria and Munchausen syndrome, I have to wonder, personally, if fibromyalgia is a true phyisological aliment or if it is more of a psychological condition.

Answer 6

Fibromyalgia is real. No cure yet. Lots of treatments. I suggest you google.

Answer 7

i am a 48 year o;d female and i was recently diagnosed with fibromalgia a cure? NO.................treatments for symptoms YES otc meds, tea, cinnamon, hot baths/showers heating pads lots of rest/fluids. fish oil ( tuna) excersise, thepool i hope i have helped you........good luck oh btw some antidepressants help too

Answer 8

well BRO as we in the trade call it is a tricky one, you can think you got it but your not sure if you really got it or not, while some think its in their heads others feel it all over of course the ones that feel it all over may only think they do so theres the dilemma hope that has solved the problem for you its easy when its explained so simple " right"

Answer 9

Exercise and proper diet and a good dose of happy thoughts would do the trick(the happy thoughts are not porn by the way)

Answer 10

no its real,used to be called some thing else,carnt think of it at the moment,two are a couple of types of it, they may be more?,one attacks the muscles and one attacks the bones