Posted in Fibromyalgia, IC Disease, Pain on Aug 26th, 2008 Edit | 3 Comments »
September is Pain Awareness Month and the National Fibromyalgia Association is trying to get the word out to everyone who suffers from chronic illnesses and pain disorders like IC Disease, Fibromyalgia and other diseases that cause chronic pain. One of the best things that we can do as patients is to help spread the word […]
Posted in Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, My IC Life on Aug 16th, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
The past few weeks have been literally hell for me. I am now beginning to slowly start feeling human again and I hope that it doesn’t take much longer for me to recover. I have been going through severe bouts of insomnia and with having ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia, it is extra hard.
I went to see […]
Posted in Fibromyalgia, Pain on Jul 23rd, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
Here are some of the latest news articles available on pain.
Cymbalta Approved for Fibromyalgia
Eli Lilly said Monday that its antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder with symptoms including widespread muscle pain and tenderness.
MedicineNet.com
Depression & Pain
Suffering from pain, especially chronic pain, often goes […]
Posted in Fibromyalgia, IC Disease, ME/CFS, My IC Life, Pain on Jul 6th, 2008 Edit | 2 Comments »
When you suffer from so many chronic illnesses like I do, the pain and symptoms from each illness can all flare on the same day. I’m not good company to be around when this happens and today was one of those days. My husband and I were out of town Friday and Saturday so that […]
Posted in Fibromyalgia, IC Disease, Treatments on Jun 17th, 2008 Edit | 1 Comment »
To finish up my coverage on the second illness related to IC, I will be discussing treatment options available for Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is sort of growing out of the “invisible illness” category and is becoming more known and accepted since there are now two drugs FDA approved to treat FM. Lyrica was approved last June […]
Posted in Diagnosis, Fibromyalgia, IC Disease on Jun 16th, 2008 Edit | 3 Comments »
Just like ME/CFS and IC Disease, there is not a blood test to diagnose Fibromyalgia. Like the other illnesses I have discussed on here, it is diagnosed by excluding other illnesses. Fibromyalgia can also be diagnosed by a doctor determining if the patient has certain tender points on their body that cause a lot of […]
Posted in Fibromyalgia, IC Disease on Jun 13th, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
Fibromyalgia is another illness that is common in people with IC Disease. Fibromyalgia is a chronic widespread pain disorder that causes musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, soft tissue tenderness, general fatigue, and sleep disturbances. Pain is the most prevalent symptom in Fibromyalgia patients, but there are many other symptoms as well. Some of […]
Posted in Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, IC Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lupus, ME/CFS on Jun 6th, 2008 Edit | 2 Comments »
If you talk to someone with Interstitial Cystitis, you will probably find that the patient has more than one chronic condition going on. They don’t have just IC Disease. I was diagnosed first with ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - ME/CFS is the new name) 18 years ago; later it was an IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) […]
