Everything You Need To Know About Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by generalized musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue and problems with sleep, memory, and mood.

It is characterized by encompassing a series of pain and stiffness in ligaments and muscles. In addition, it is accompanied by insomnia that affects people in many cases.

Depression and anxiety can occur with this series of ailments in anyone, apart from stress and other factors produced by the work or family load that is being carried at the moment.

Therefore, it does not cause any noticeable injury to areas of the body that happen to be the most affected, such as the neck, back, legs and oblique areas.

Who can it affect?

Fibromyalgia is a disease that can affect people of any gender and age : from children to older adults.

However, according to the consensus document published by the Spanish Society of Rheumatology, adult women are usually the most affected. It should be noted that the study determined that this syndrome is completely isolated, although it can be associated with other diseases, such as lupus and arthritis.

What are the symptoms?

The most characteristic symptoms of fibromyalgia are generalized pain (of variable intensity) at the muscle level, as well as muscle stiffness, fatigue, confusion, sleep disturbances and other psychosomatic symptoms.

To date, the only way to diagnose the disease is by carefully analyzing the type of symptoms, their location, extent and duration over time. In addition, it should be checked that no mark appears that denotes the presence of another totally different disease.

Is there a cure for fibromyalgia?

At the moment, fibromyalgia has no known cure, therefore, the treatment is aimed simply at the relief of some physical symptoms (such as muscle pain) and psychological support to help the patient manage stress and psychosomatic discomfort.

Among the medications that are usually used in the treatment of this disease are several analgesics and antispasmodics.