I appreciate the symptoms can be disabling for the sufferers and are possibly treatable through routine medicines but is the root cause a mental problem such as depression or laziness like the ME of the '80s and '90s which I believe was indeed latin for lazy.
2006-09-28 05:20:19 · 8 answers · asked by charlie 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
YES
2006-09-28 05:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Fibromyalgia is an inflammation of the nerve cells in the muscle accompanied by aches and pains.
It is the result of progesterone deficiency.
Dr. Lee found that fibromyalgia, which is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, would disappear within six months to a year upon using natural progesterone supplements.
2006-09-28 05:28:30 · answer #2 · answered by A Healthier You 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fibromyalgia is an arthritis-related condition that is characterized by generalized muscular pain and fatigue. The term "fibromyalgia" means pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons. This condition is referred to as a "syndrome" because it's a set of signs and symptoms that occur together.
Fibromyalgia is especially confusing and often misunderstood condition. Because its symptoms are quite common and laboratory tests are generally normal, people with fibromyalgia were once told that their condition was "all in their head." However, medical studies have proven that fibromyalgia does indeed exist, and it is estimated to affect about 2 percent of the U.S. population today.
In 1990, the American College of Rheumatology, the official body of doctors who treat arthritis and related conditions, finally legitimized fibromyalgia in the medical community by presenting its criteria for diagnosing it. It is diagnosed when the you display the following symptoms:
A history of widespread pain (pain on both sides of the body and above and below the waist) that is present for at least three months
Pain in at least 11 of 18 tender-point sites.
The difficulty with diagnosing someone with fibromyalgia is that there is no clear-cut test to determine fibromyalgia. No evidence of it appears on X-rays or in laboratory test results. There is no diagnostic marker in the blood. People with fibromyalgia often look healthy and have no outward signs of pain or fatigue.
Instead fibromyalgia is diagnosed by the identification of symptoms - the presence of widespread pain in combination with tenderness at specific locations, and chronic fatigue - and the exclusion of other conditions. Doctors use laboratory tests to rule out other conditions with similar symptoms, such as thyroid conditions.
The diagnostic process can take years, partly due to the fact that fibromyalgia remains unfamiliar to many people, including doctors. Fortunately, a greater understanding of fibromyalgia now exists within the medical community. Finding the right doctor can help expedite diagnosis. A rheumatologist or other doctor who is very familiar with this condition is important.
2006-09-28 16:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by EW 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually it has been studied enough to know as a "pain perception" problem not "all in the head" problem. So routinely chronic pain medicines (preferably non narcotics) are the mainstay of treatment, good luck
2006-09-28 05:25:19 · answer #4 · answered by HK3738 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it;s not a mental health thing it;s very painful as well; people forget words ;places but it comes back to you useally after the conversation is over. it affects you r whole body and some of the mind. i don;t know if they have a cure ;but they can help to make you comfortable....
2006-09-28 05:35:57 · answer #5 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had three doctors tell me so, and my daughter's arthritis specialist says so as well.
2006-09-28 05:27:57 · answer #6 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i work in a hospital and some doctors think so and others think not. im sure some of it is.
2006-09-28 05:28:12 · answer #7 · answered by Smart Mark 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that bbee the definicion
2006-09-28 05:31:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋