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Fibromyalgia
Learn more about fibromyalgia, a chronic condition that causes widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive issues. Discover symptoms and helpful resources.
Learn more about fibromyalgia, a chronic condition that causes widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive issues. Discover symptoms and helpful resources.
Fibromyalgia affects about about 2% of the U.S. adult population, which is roughly 4 million adults. The cause for fibromyalgia is not known, but with the result of research over time has resulted in effective treatments
Fibromyalgia, pronounced fi·bro·my·al·gi·a, is a condition that causes widespread pain throughout the body. It can cause sleep problems, fatigue and mental or emotional distress. Patients with fibromyalgia often experience abnormal pain perception processing, which is a sensitivity to pain those without it do not have.
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You may have symptoms that last a long time or recur (come back). Other symptoms might include:
Anyone can have fibromyalgia, but some people are more likely to have it.
It often appears in people with other conditions that cause pain, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, and depression.
Some treatments for fibromyalgia are currently in clinical trials. Some trials are testing treatments that relax muscles and reduce depression, fatigue, and pain. Scientists are also looking at new ways to treat fibromyalgia. They are looking at how to treat a viral infection (which can cause fibromyalgia) to improve pain and other fibromyalgia symptoms.
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