Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Fibromyalgia Q&A: Understanding Fibromyalgia
* What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia, also sometimes called Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Fibromyositis, Fibrositis, or Myofascial pain syndrome, is a continual disorder characterized by extensive musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, tenderness in contained areas of the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips sometim
How to Relief Widespread Pain in Fibromyalgia
You need pain relief if you are suffering from fibromyalgia. Chronic, widespread pain can often be the hardest and most frustrating challenge of living with Fibromyalgia. Coping mechanisms often fail because people with Fibromyalgia often have difficulty explaining to others what they are going thro
FDA Petitioned To Remove Fibromyalgia Drug
Which one? Public Citizen says the agency should yank Savella immediately because its dangers outweigh its benefits, according to a petition the consumer group sent the agency. In its missive, Public Citizen notes the European Medicines Agency rejected the drug for fibromyalgia last July, citing marginal benefits that failed to outweigh risks. The FDA approved the drug in January 2009. In two randomized clinical trials, Savella, which is made by Forest Labs and Cypress Bioscience, was found to increase blood pressure, heart rate and suicidal thoughts, according to the petition. Among patients who had normal blood pressure at the beginning of the study, 19.5 percent of those given Savella developed hypertension, compared to 7.2 percent of those on a placebo. Based on the extent of increas…
The Role of Oxygen in Fibromyalgia
While the cause of fibromyalgia is not agreed upon in the medical community, belief that it derives from an oxygen metabolism dysfunction is mounting. The various proposed hypotheses about fibromyalgias origin are varied, ranging from an infectious viral agent to a sleep disorder to an emotional dis
Fibromyalgia and Neuropathy Are Friends
Awesome awareness art by Kindreds Page . Chronic pain – not fun, extremely common, and very poorly understood. I recently learned that 10 million Americans are estimated to have fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition, and up to 20 million Americans have neuropathy, a nerve disease that causes pain and numbness. (Statistics from the National Fibromyalgia Association and the Neuropathy Action Foundation). With enough patients coming together, progress can start to be made on these conditions that affect so many people in their everyday lives. Today’s announcement is that we found a strong association between Fibromyalgia and Neuropathy, which independent studies published in established journals also confirm. In graphical form: x .d CureTogether members who report Fibromyalgia a…
About Fibromyalgia
About Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal fatigue disorder, nobody knows what the cause of this disorder is as yet, but generally it means pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons. More women than men suffer with fibromyalgia and it can affect people of all ages. Symptoms You could
Lilly Does An About-Face On Cymbalta Mailings
Recent mailings by CVS Caremark to doctors about Lilly’s Cymbalta antidepressant are causing a stir - and embarassing Eli Lilly. At issue is the notion that the big pharmacy chain and benefits manager is making available info about patients with - in this case, fibromyalgia - so that the drugmaker can target docs who may be inclined to prescribe the pill for this other indication. The practice, however, has stunned some consumer advocates who says it’s really a paid promotion disguised as a professional mailing. “This kind of drug marketing should simply be forbidden,” Steve Findlay, senior health policy analyst at Consumers Union, tells The Indianapolis Star. “It does not fully inform doctors about drug treatment choices.” Eleanor Kinney, co-director of…
I Hurt All Over… How to Ease Away the Pain of Fibromyalgia!
At one moment, a life of activity consumed with enjoyable activities like biking, golfing, going to the movies, out to dinner. Then one day, it?s gone. Replaced with constant pain and fatigue. Here?s the lowdown on fibromyalgia.Fibromyalgia is one of the most common forms of arthritis seen in a rheu