Active hidden viruses, and what we sometimes refer to as chronic viral syndrome, occurs when a virus or viruses that should be dormant repeatedly reactivate in the body. Perhaps the best example to explain how this happens is Chickenpox. The majority of the population is infected with this acute virus as children. However, after the initial […]
Fibromyalgia Flares
The Worst Culprits Causing Flares For myself, I have found certain things that tend to result in flares of my fibromyalgia symptoms. With Fibromyalgia I have found that each person is different, but some of these might be more common. So, in the hope of helping my fibro-friends, here’s a list of what I try […]
A Test For Fibromyalgia
I read a lot of information about Fibromyalgia and work to stay up to date on any news. A lot of it is what I consider unimportant in that it is just regurgitation of already known info or it is promotion put out by drug companies promoting the wonders of their drugs. However, I just […]
Fibromyalgia Pain
The pain from fibromyalgia can be almost unbearable at times and just as unrelenting. For myself the pain was worse in my neck and upper back area. It was a severe aching that went on for hours or sometimes many days. The pain also often went into my arms, lower back, joints, hands and feet. […]
Battling Depression
No one seems to be certain whether depression is a symptom of many of these chronic illnesses or if it is a result of the prolonged pain, fatigue and other unbearable circumstances that go hand and glove with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and other chronic illnesses such as Lyme Disease and Lupus. One thing is for […]