Fibromyalgia is a long-term syndrome that can cause pain all over the body, tiredness, and problems with thinking. People may mistake the signs of fibromyalgia for those of arthritis or joint pain. Chronic, widespread pain in the muscles and joints is often caused by fibromyalgia.

Genes

Most of the time, fibromyalgia runs in families. If someone in your family has this problem, you are more likely to get it yourself.

Researchers think that some changes in genes may be to blame. They have found a few genes that might change the way nerve cells send chemical pain messages to each other.

Symptoms

Some common signs of fibromyalgia are:

• Pain in many places, stiffness in joints and muscles after sleeping, headaches
• Irregular sleep patterns
• Hands and feet that feel tingly and numb
• Restless legs syndrome
• Sensitivity to cold or heat, trouble remembering and focusing (called “fibro fog”), tiredness, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Also, the following could happen:

• Issues with seeing
• Nausea problems with the pelvis and bladder
• Rapid weight gain
• Dizziness
• Signs of a cold or the flu
• Skin problems
• Signs in the chest
• Depressed and worried
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Problems with breathing

People can have symptoms at any point in their lives, but they are most common between the ages of 30 and 50.

Treatment for fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia currently has no known treatment. Instead, medicine, self-care techniques, and lifestyle modifications are used in therapy to lessen symptoms and enhance quality of life.

You could also want to look for support and direction. This can include seeing a therapist or joining a support group.

Pain relievers

Pain from fibromyalgia can be bad enough and last long enough to get in the way of your daily life. Don’t just give up and accept pain. Talk to a doctor or nurse about how to deal with it.

Medications

A doctor or nurse may tell you to take medicine to treat certain symptoms. Some of these are over-the-counter painkillers.

But in new instructions from 2016, the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) said that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory meds should not be used to treat fibromyalgia.

Antidepressants like duloxetine (Cymbalta) and milnacipran (Savella) and epilepsy medicines like pregabalin 50 mg (Lyrica) may also be given by doctors.

To avoid side effects and drug combinations, a person should tell their doctor about any other drugs they are taking.

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