The Mayo Clinic states “Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain processes pain signals.
Symptoms sometimes begin after a physical trauma, surgery, infection or significant psychological stress. In other cases, symptoms gradually accumulate over time with no single triggering event.”
Most fibromyalgia sufferers also deal with chronic fatigue, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, anxiety, depression, headaches, restless legs, and more.
There is no cure for fibromyalgia.
The primary symptom of fibromyalgia is widespread pain. This may include a constant and dull ache that last 3 – months and more. This pain happens throughout the entire body. Fatigue also plays a large part in having fibromyalgia as pain wears the body down, and sleep is constantly disrupted.
The inability to focus and concentrate due to pain is called “fibro-fog.” So if you have issues with not being able to pay attention or often lose your train of thought and have fibromyalgia as I do, then “it is the culprit.”
Causes of fibromyalgia may include genetics, infections, and or physical or emotional trauma.
Constant pain and sleep deprivation from having fibromyalgia interrupts one’s ability to function at home or on the job. Everything I do becomes a task and hard to do even something as simple as maintaining physical hygiene, domestic duties, and cooking. Personally, I don’t want to do anything as “it hurts” and did I mention “it hurts.”
Surround yourself with the support of your family and people that you trust and willing to help you. My family supports me one hundred percent, and always here when I need them, and for that I am grateful.