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    Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined: The most important information you need to improve your health
    Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined: The most important information you need to improve your health
    Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined: The most important information you need to improve your health
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    Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined: The most important information you need to improve your health

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    Looking for answers after your diagnosis of fibromyalgia? The Everything® Healthy Living Series is here to help. These concise, thoughtful guides offer the expert advice and the latest medical information you need to manage your pain and lead a healthy life.

    Inside you’ll find information on this condition of chronic pain, including symptoms of the disorder, the overall effect it has on your body, and how it will affect your life. As you deal with the chronic pain and fatigue, the more you know about the disorder, the better you will be able to take charge of your condition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateDec 1, 2012
    ISBN9781440563652
    Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined: The most important information you need to improve your health
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    At Adams Media, we don’t just publish books—we craft experiences that matter to you. Whether you’re diving deep into spirituality, whipping up delights in the kitchen, or planning your personal finances, our diverse range of lifestyle books, decks, journals, and more is designed to feed your curiosity. The Adams team strives to publish content that celebrates readers where they are—and where they’re going.

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      Fibromyalgia - Adams Media

      The Everything® Healthy Living Series

      Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined

      The most important information you need to improve your health

      Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      Avon, Massachusetts

      Contents

      Introduction

      Fibromyalgia Defined

      What Is Fibromyalgia?

      What Fibromyalgia Is Not

      What Fibromyalgia Feels Like

      Who Gets It?

      Suspected Causes of Fibromyalgia

      Conditions Associated with Fibromyalgia

      Signs and Symptoms

      Pain: The Most Common Symptom

      Sleep Disturbances

      Fatigue

      Fibro Fog and Your Brain

      Depression

      Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

      Other Abdominal Issues

      Chronic Headaches

      Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)

      Raynaud’s Phenomenon

      Other Symptoms

      Fibro Imitators

      Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)

      Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP)

      Lupus

      Lyme Disease

      Hypothyroidism

      Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

      Other Conditions

      Also Available

      Copyright Page

      Introduction

      For more than 10 years, millions of readers have trusted the bestselling Everything® series for expert advice and important information on health topics ranging from pregnancy and postpartum care to heart health, anxiety, and diabetes. Packed with the most recent, up-to-date data, Everything® health guides help you get the right diagnosis, choose the best doctor, and find the treatment options that work for you.

      The Everything® Healthy Living Series books are concise guides, focusing on only the essential information you need. Whether you’re looking for an overview of traditional and alternative migraine treatments, advice on starting a heart-healthy lifestyle, or suggestions for finding the right medical team, there’s an Everything® Healthy Living book for you.

      Fibromyalgia

      When it comes to health, knowledge is your greatest ally. Nowhere is that more true than when you’re dealing with a chronic condition, especially one as complex as fibromyalgia. That’s why this book is so important to people who have this condition.

      If you’re like most people, finding out you have fibromyalgia is only the first small step on a long journey. The diagnosis gave you a label to apply to your pain and fatigue, and it provided an explanation for why you can’t seem to get a good night’s rest. It helped to explain why you had no energy for long shopping sprees and why you hurt when someone hugged you too hard. But everyday living with fibromyalgia is another story, one that is often fraught with challenges, despair, and great difficulty.

      Like anything, learning to live successfully with fibromyalgia takes time and practice. At first, you may bemoan the loss of your former self. You wish you still had the energy to play tennis. You wish you didn’t have so many medical appointments. You wish you could still persevere in the career that you worked so hard to build. As the reality of your illness sinks in, however, you begin to realize that changes are necessary, and that the things you do can make a major impact on how well you feel. Gradually, you come to realize that taking care of your health now takes precedence over anything else you do in your life.

      As of now, no one has all the answers to the mysteries of fibromyalgia. For instance, we still have no idea why anyone gets fibromyalgia. What is the biological mechanism or process that sets off the condition in the first place? And why does one person have a car accident and come out okay, while another one develops fibromyalgia? Those questions are best left to scientists who are working hard to improve their understanding of this perplexing condition.

      What we do know now, though, is that the way you live and the choices you make can have a huge impact on how well you cope with fibromyalgia. For instance, we know that the ability to handle daily stress and difficult emotions can make a major difference in the severity of your pain. We also know that making the time and effort to both exercise and rest every day can help improve your functioning. In addition, we know that practicing good sleep hygiene — which includes treating conditions like sleep apnea

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