As is often the case with medications, taking drugs for fibromyalgia can involve some risk. Dizziness, drowsiness and an upset stomach are often side effects of fibromyalgia medication.
Fibromyalgia is not a well-understood condition. We don't know what causes it. We don't know how to fix it.
Well, here's something else you may not know about it.
Fibromyalgia is a painful condition to live with. To add insult upon injury, many fibromyalgia sufferers also struggle with unwanted weight gain of 25 pounds or more.
A new study reports on the introduction of what may be a better diagnostic tool for fibromyalgia. A pain index and a symptom severity scale may make more diagnoses and treatment possible.
An estimated six to 12 million Americans suffer from fibromyalgia, a chronic and debilitating condition marked by widespread pain and decreased physical functioning.