Fibromyalgia & CFS August 2012 Archive

I know, I know - it's exhausting to even think about the Christmas season! That's why we need to start early and work up a solid plan. That way, the ... Read More

Blog Classic: Aug. 31, 2009 Knowledge is power, and that goes double when you have a chronic illness few doctors know how to treat. When you have chronic fatigue syndrome, ... Read More

Blog Classic: Aug. 29, 2009 When you have fibromyalgia , the more you learn about your illness the better you can take care of yourself. While medical terminology can be ... Read More

Making important decisions about your life is hard enough when you're healthy. When you have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, there's a permanent wrench in all of your plans. I'm having ... Read More

Research Brief A new study suggests that carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) may be more frequent that thought in fibromyalgia, and that fibromyalgia symptoms may mask CTS. CTS involves symptoms including: Pain Numbness Tingling & burning Weakness All ... Read More

NEWSBRIEF: The manufacturer of the drug Ampligen (rintatolimod) says the U.S. FDA has accepted the company's latest submission regarding the drug as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. ... Read More

Do you try to take care of yourself? Do you take your meds and/or supplements like you should, pace yourself, and do the things you know help ease your symptoms? How ... Read More

I feel like I'm melting right now. It's in the upper 90s, and I'm sitting at my daughter's gymnastics practice, on a balcony, in a big building made mostly of ... Read More

In my five years on this website, one question has emerged well beyond all others as my most-hated one to see: "Is chronic fatigue syndrome all in my head?" It ... Read More

The drug cyclobenzaprine, found in the prescription drugs Flexeril and Amrix, keeps popping up as a possible fibromyalgia treatment. While it may not be the wonder drug we've hoped for, ... Read More

Two of the most dreaded household task for those of us with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome seem to be laundry and grocery shopping. They're exhausting, and each one has ... Read More

If you smoke and you have fibromyalgia, you may be hurting more than you have to. I'm not going to preach at you to quit - I know that's just annoying ... Read More