Posted on March 10, 2011.
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Posted on February 25, 2011.
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Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by:
- musculoskeletal pain
- fatigue
- weakness
- tenderness in localized areas of the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips sometimes referred to as tender points or pressure points
- muscle spasms
- sleep disturbances
- irritable bowel syndrome
- and other body disturbances.
Index to Fibromyalgia is a Pain
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For more information on Fibromyalgia, read: What is Fibromyalgia (FM, FMS)?
For additional Fibromyalgia Information and Resources, see:
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Posted on November 13, 2010.
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Anyone who copes with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS, CFIDS), Fibromyalgia (FM, FMS), or any other fatiguing disabling chronic condition or disease will be able to relate to this comic strip:
Making Your Bed May Be Bad for Your Health
 If you are like so many who cope with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, you also cope with allergies. If you must also work to keep your allergies under control, chances are you’ve already taken precautions and other steps in your attempt to allergy-proof your bedroom. That might involve switching to organic cotton sheets, a germ-free humidifier, or an air purifier. According to a recent study, that may not be enough. It appears that something as simple as making your bed every day may be creating a bedroom environment that will worsen your allergy symptoms.
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Time Management for Those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, & Other Disabling Conditions
by Pamela Rice Hahn
 How do you manage your time when your body seems to be sabotaging your every effort to do so?
Anyone who copes with the turmoil caused by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, or another disabling conditions for which one of the primary symptoms is devastating fatigue knows how difficult it is to plan your time. It’s true: Nobody seems to have enough time at his or her disposal. But most people can predict with a degree of certainty how they’ll feel from one minute to the next. Predictability is a key to optimal time management. That’s the stuff of which time studies are made — or broken.
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Because many diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia also deal with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) also known as Environmental Illness (EI) — which can include allergies and/or sensitivities to preservatives, food additives, or food itself, and because many diagnosed with Fibromyalgia must also contend with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), knowing which food additives are good, safe additives isn’t always easy to determine. (For example, in my case it doesn’t matter what’s added to bread in any efforts to make it more healthful; if the bread contains preservatives, it’s going to cause me to get a yeast rash. That sometimes doesn’t happen when I eat bread without preservatives; for me, I’ve found that yeast products are safest when I make my own using flour that I’ve ground myself and I now usually limit myself to sour dough bread that I make myself. –Pamela Rice Hahn) Learning what’s safe for you to eat is an ongoing process of education, diligence, and trial-and-error.
To help in your efforts to educate yourself about additives that can adversely affect your health, consult:
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What is Fibromyalgia?
Defining Fibromyalgia
 Fibromyalgia — which is also sometimes referred to as Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Fibromyositis, Fibrositis, or Myofascial pain syndrome — is a chronic disorder characterized by tenderness in localized areas of the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips sometimes referred to as tender points or pressure points.
What are some of the other symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia?
In addition to the tender points, Fibromyalgia is also associated with other body disturbances, including:
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 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), which is also sometimes referred to as Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.), is a condition characterized by the primary symptom of a prolonged, persistent debilitating fatigue not relieved by rest and not directly caused by other conditions. In general, a diagnosis for CFS requires that the tiredness is severe enough for at least a 50% decrease in the patient’s ability to participate in ordinary activities. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) describes CFS as a distinct disorder with specific symptoms and physical signs, based on the exclusion of other possible causes.
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A professional writer since 1984, Pamela Rice Hahn is the author of more than 20 published books.