If you feel like there's nothing wrong with you but you have been experiencing body aches and fatigue for a long time now, it's time to consult a doctor. This is especially true if you did not engage in tiring activities. The muscle pains that you are experiencing are no ordinary pains: You might have Fibromyalgia. What is Fibromyalgia? This is a very prevalent condition that affects about three to six million Americans (mostly women). It's not life-threatening, for it does not lead to a more serious disorder, but the pain can be disabling. It can hinder you from doing things you usually do, and it can even interfere with your work or with your personal relationships. Understanding its nature, its symptoms, and common treatments is necessary so you can know what to do in case you experience its symptoms. Muscular pains are among its major symptoms. They are chronic, which means that they frequently recur or are continuing. Fibromyalgia patients experience different kinds of muscular pains. They vary from shallow muscle pains to deep muscle pains, throbbing pains, stabbing pains, and burning pains. The pain can be felt all over the body or in specific areas (tender points) where pressure is applied. It feels like you've been hit with a hard object like a baseball bat at the back, on the shoulders, on the hips, or on your legs. Do you remember how it felt when you had a bad case of the flu before? The pain is almost similar to that, or even worse. Pain is accompanied by a feeling of over-exhaustion even when you're not overworked, depression, anxiety, migraines, and sleeping problems. All these symptoms, including muscle pains, are aggravated by several factors like changes in weather conditions, allergies, hormonal changes, stress, physical activities, and depression, among others. Pain is worse in the morning, according to most patients. To relieve the pain, you can take analgesic drugs, which are over-the-counter drugs. Whenever you feel body aches, taking these drugs can ease out the pain, but if you experience other symptoms such as severe sleeping disturbances, it would be best to consult your physician so that he or she can provide you with the appropriate treatment. |
