Fibromyalgia No More

As with many similar conditions, there is no single accepted cure for fibromyalgia.  Some physicians or drug companies claim to have found cures, and a steady increase of interest in this disorder is leading to improvements in treatment.

Treatments can be grouped into basically two categories: pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical.  Pharmaceutical treatments are, of course, drugs.  These make lewd hormones like cortisol, analgesics, which are basically painkillers, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, serotonin inhibitors, and the central nervous system stimulants.

There is still research being done in the drag and the non-drug treatment areas.  One of the new studies being done involves putting fibromyalgia patients in a flotation take.  This is designed to help relieve stress, anxiety, and depression and as a result alleviate the fibromyalgia.

Exercise is always healthy, and because it improves fitness levels and quality of sleep, it can have the effect of reducing pain and fatigue in the fibromyalgia sufferers.  For patients with pain in specific areas, they may find relief by applying heat to those areas, or participating in physical therapy sessions, or receiving a massage in those areas.  Acupuncture can be effective as well.

As with most conditions, it is important to eat a healthy diet, avoiding a specially mono sodium glutamate otherwise known as MSG.