by Jok | Aug 19, 2020 | Healthy Mind |
Treating the anxiety of fibromyalgia the natural way – Many people turn to medication as their first line of defence to treat anxiety but there is a great deal of evidence to show that with the help of mind-body awareness therapy along with the right diet, vitamins...
by Jok | Aug 13, 2020 | Support |
Many believe fibromyalgia to be a modern-day ailment but in fact it’s been around for centuries albeit with names like rheumatism, neurasthenia, neuralgia, myelasthenia and fibrositis syndrome and are all recorded in medical journals dating back as far as the...
by Jok | Aug 9, 2020 | Healthy Mind |
Heightened sensitivities are a common symptom of fibromyalgia and if trying to manage the pain and fatigue is not enough, we also have to manage our sensitivity to noise, light, taste, smell and touch. Hopefully not all of these will be heightened all of the time but...
by Jok | May 16, 2020 | The Fibro Chronicles |
Where does your story begin and what were the symptoms that concerned you prompting you to see your GP? I had always been a fairly strong fit person and then I reached a point when I had a lot of stress. During this time I started to notice I didn’t have the...
by Jok | Apr 24, 2020 | The Fibro Chronicles |
Hi Beth, what were the circumstances of your fibromyalgia diagnosis? It all started in December last year when I started to feel like I had a very bad flu. I was aching all over and felt really out of sorts. I was signed off work and ended up spending Christmas in bed...
by Jok | Apr 22, 2020 | Healthy Mind, Support, Wellbeing |
Fibromyalgia is a complex central pain sensitivity syndrome characterised by widespread pain with no obvious cause for the pain, no recent injury, no known source for the pain and medically there is no explanation. Chronic pain is usually diagnosed after several...
by Jok | Apr 21, 2020 | Wellbeing |
Many fibromyalgia sufferers who contact me or have visited the clinic in the past, often talk about how being diagnosed with fibromyalgia caused them to feel isolated. I totally get this having experienced this for myself and particularly once I’d realized there...
by Jok | Apr 1, 2020 | The Fibro Chronicles |
Justine’s Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Where does your story begin and what were the symptoms that concerned you prompting you to see your GP? November 2018 – I started suffering with painful shoulders and upper arms which coincided with my right thumb becoming severely...
by Jok | Mar 27, 2020 | Healthy Mind, The Fibro Chronicles |
I’ve suffered with anxiety for a long time and about five years ago it was at its worse and I was prescribed medication. During this time I began to notice pains in my arms and legs and knew this was more than anxiety. After several visits to my doctor I was...
by Jok | Mar 26, 2020 | Healthy Mind |
We all worry from time to time and it’s difficult not to worry when you have to cope with an unpredictable illness like fibromyalgia. Occasionally a bit of a worry is helpful, especially in the process of recognizing a problem and then finding a solution....
Fibromyalgia – Beyond the MiseryIt’s understandable that when you have to juggle life […]
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What’s the Best Diet for Fibromyalgia? (Part One)Fibromyalgia is a complex disorder that effects every […]
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