Fibromyalgia

What is it?

Points To Remember About Fibromyalgia

• Fibromyalgia is a long-lasting or chronic disorder that causes muscle pain and fatigue (feeling tired).
• The symptoms of fibromyalgia are pain and tenderness throughout your body.
• You can treat your fibromyalgia with medicines, lifestyle changes, and complementary therapies.

Fibromyalgia is a long-lasting or chronic disorder that causes muscle pain and fatigue (feeling tired). If you have fibromyalgia, you have pain and tenderness throughout your body. Sometimes you may have two or more chronic pain conditions at the same time, such as:

• Chronic fatigue syndrome.
• Endometriosis.
• Inflammatory bowel disease.
• Interstitial cystitis.
• Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ).
• Vulvodynia.