People experiencing chronic pain specifically – muscles aches,
spasms and stiffness are said to be suffering from fibromyalgia
symptom. This can further cause tingling of the skin, fatigue and sleep
loss. Though some researches suggest sleep loss is actually correlated
to interruption in sleep pattern.
There are others who are
affected with fibromyalgia symptom such as problems with thinking and
memory, headaches, and passivity in the hands and feet. Especially
woman having menstrual periods suffer severe pain. Fibromyalgia symptom
is more profound particularly in the morning and while sleeping at
night.
There are lots of people who enter the state
commonly known as ‘brain fog’. This is a state in which the brain waves
get slower and cognitive shortfalls. However, the major fibromyalgia
symptom is associated with interruptions in sleep.
Normally,
fibromyalgia is encountered more often in women than in men. Those in
their middle adulthood and even children are mostly the victims of
fibromyalgia. In some cases it is also hereditary, so people a family
history of fibromyalgia may be affected with it too.
Having
pain in any part of the body shouldn’t always be ill-conceived as a
fibromyalgia symptom. Nevertheless, those suffering from fibromyalgia
may experience pain spread throughout the entire body or may occur in
particular locations like pain in the back, shoulders, neck, and hips.
Three major symptoms of Fibromyalgia:
There are various symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia, however there are major symptoms as mentioned below:
Pain
– This is the most perceptible fibromyalgia symptom. This symptom
typically spreads over the entire body starting from head down to the
knees. The pain grows more terrible when pressure is employed. In some
instances the painful body part of the patient gets stiff and hard to
move.
Fatigue – It is also a major fibromyalgia symptom. In
this case the patients get too wearied even if he does not involve in
any kind of tiring job. Such a type of fatigue is generally called
‘brain fatigue’, as the victim feels that he has lost all his energy
and is incompetent of performing any task. Subsequently, this leads to
lack of concentration and therefore such patients are incapable of
doing full-time jobs.
Sleeping disturbances – Those suffering
from this fibromyalgia symptom have sleepless nights. For some it
prevents them from reaching the stage four or deep sleep. Anyhow, there
are some patients who have sleep for adequate time, but when they wake
up they feel extremely tired. This is generally occurs when several
activities in the brain disrupts patients deep sleep.
Other fibromyalgia symptoms
Some
of the other fibromyalgia symptoms are – skin disorders; irritable
bowel syndrome, which includes diarrhea and constipation; Chronic
bladder conditions, migraine; painful menstrual periods; facial pain;
tingling sensations; increase in sensitivity and dizziness; and chest
pain.
Causes for fibromyalgia
The specific cause of
fibromyalgia is not yet known. Generally, there can be a list of
factors such as stressful or traumatic events, illness, repetitive
injuries and certain diseases held responsible for fibromyalgia.
According to certain researches it may be genetic. In the opinion of
some doctors it results from chemical changes in the brain. Again there
are others who believe that it is a viral infection.
Detecting fibromyalgia
Currently,
there is no firm test for detection of fibromyalgia. However, most of
the doctors depend on the medical history of the patient and
fibromyalgia symptom. At most what one can do is undergo medical tests
like blood tests and x-rays. These are likely to come back normal. Some
estimates suggest that diagnosis of fibromyalgia may take as long as
five years.
Treatment
The best way to treat
fibromyalgia is by modifying the life style. Have healthy food, have a
bit of exercise everyday and try to go to bed on time. To get rid of
the chronic joint pain, it would be better to use prescribed medicine.
The doctors generally prescribe little doses of anti-depressants. Such
medications can be of great help to treat fibromyalgia symptom.