WHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by stiffness, pain, and tenderness in muscles and associated connective tissue structures, which also causes fatigue, headaches, and sleep disturbances. Body pain is the most common consequence of fibromyalgia. If left untreated, it can lead to a decrease in quality of life and loss of employment.
People with fibromyalgia may experience symptoms that come and go. This can be challenging. Certain health conditions, stress, and other life changes can trigger the condition. If one parent has fibromyalgia, the likelihood of developing it is particularly high.
Fibromyalgia, the second most common rheumatic disease, is three times more common in women than in men.
Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
Pain anywhere in the body, tenderness, fatigue, insomnia, and depression are symptoms of fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is particularly characterized by pain and difficulty waking up in the morning. Difficulty breathing and ringing in the ears are also symptoms of fibromyalgia.
- Perceiving any pain more than normal
- Perceiving non-painful stimuli as pain
- Tingling and numbness in hands and feet
- Palpitation
- Lack of resistance to exercise
- Constipation, diarrhea and gas complaints
- Depression
- Memory problems
- Feeling tired throughout the day
- The feeling of waking up without rest
- Decreased sleep quality
- General sensitivity felt with pain reduction due to noniceptive stimuli
- Difficulty concentrating, difficulty learning new things
- Edema sensitivity varies depending on the individual
- % 30-50% of patients have joint hypermobility.
- A tendency to flushing that is limited to the upper body
- Extreme sensitivity in certain parts of the body is considered the most prominent feature of this disease.
People with fibromyalgia have a unique personality. They have high expectations of themselves, are perfectionists, are meticulous, and experience mood swings. Their pain is likely to worsen during times of stress.
What Causes Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes widespread musculoskeletal pain, along with fatigue and sleep problems. Fibromyalgia, which causes increased sensitivity to pain, is caused by abnormal levels of certain chemicals in the brain and changes in the way the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord, and nerves) processes pain messages carried throughout the body. It is triggered by physical and emotional stress.
