Do you feel like your internal thermostat is broken? You are certainly not alone. Temperature dysregulation is quite common in fibromyalgia. And yet, as warm-blooded animals, human beings are usually quite amazing. When our surrounding environment heats up, our bodies are supposed to automatically kick into gear to cool things down internally. What happens when…

Uncategorized BY WYATT REDD Roughly twenty million people in the United States are diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and of those, a large percentage end up being diagnosed with fibromyalgia as well. Both of the conditions have many similar symptoms, such as fatigue, depression, anxiety, and muscle and joint soreness and pain. This is one reason why…

On Tuesday night, to a crowd of 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Imagine Dragons’ lead singer Dan Reynolds took a moment mid-song to talk honestly about depression. “I want to say one thing tonight,” Reynolds said in the middle of his band’s hit song, “Demons”: We have a stigmatization in our society…

Before being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I was a very positive person. I always had a “nobody can stop me” attitude. I would always find the good in everything, even when I would have cramps and pain from having endometriosis. I still would search for something positive to keep going. It wasn’t until I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia…

In the past few months we have seen Lady Gaga open up more than ever about her journey with chronic pain, with her Netflix documentary “Gaga: Five Foot Two” offering us a look behind the curtain at how difficult it can be to find treatments that work and face the uncertainty and unpredictability of life with chronic illness. But after confirming her fibromyalgia diagnosis in September…

  Sleep apnea and fibromyalgia seem to go together hand to hand for a lot of people. And both seem like they almost make the other worse. The difficulty sleeping that comes with sleep apnea makes it harder than it usually is to get a good night’s sleep with fibromyalgia. And a lack of sleep…

  When you have a debilitating illness that impacts all aspects of your life, it’s normal to ask “why?” When it comes to fibromyalgia (FMS), we’re constantly adding more and more pieces to the puzzle. While we don’t yet have a complete picture, we’re getting closer. Experts are learning a lot about what leads to FMS, but they’re still…

  Fibromyalgia and Sleep The cycle of the human body is fascinating on many levels. One of the most important regenerative processes of the body is that of sleep. Adequate sleep is crucial to every aspect of our health. Those dealing with the effects of fibromyalgia, know all too well, that proper sleep can be…

  Fibromyalgia patients are very familiar with pain. Living with this chronic condition can lead to several painful symptoms. Are you aware that pain is available in different forms? In an effort to help people suffering from chronic pain, doctors came up with a system for classifying pain. One of the categories is known as…

  A new study finds that patients with fibromyalgia have brain networks primed for rapid, global responses to minor changes. This abnormal hypersensitivity, called explosive synchronization (ES), can be seen in other network phenomena across nature. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea report evidence of…