Fibromyalgia Pain

The experience of fibromyalgia pain can be so severe that many patients find they are unable to perform normal daily activities and in extreme cases can be near debilitating. Therefore it is critical to find the type of therapy that will work for your particular fibromyalgia pain to allow you to resume as close to normal life as soon as possible.

Diagnosing Fibromyalgia Syndrome

The treatment needed for fibromyalgia pain can be much different than that used for joint pain or other types of pain so you need to be sure that the diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome is accurate. There are not any good tests to give a positive diagnosis of fibromyalgia, but you doctor still will do some testing to make sure you do not have something else. This testing to exclude other conditions will not be completed overnight but is very important to get you headed in the right direction.

Treatment for the Pain of Fibromyalgia

When your doctor finally is able to make a definite diagnosis of fibromyalgia, your treatment can begin to reduce your fibromyalgia pain. Your treatment program may be quite different than that of another patient because your treatment must address your unique combination of symptoms. Your primary symptoms may only be a minor symptom for another fibromyalgia pain sufferer. The treatment will involve nondrug and drug components. Two important nondrug parts of your therapy are exercise (stretching and aerobics) and education. Education can help to work out some of the stress triggers that you face in your daily life. Decreasing stress can have a significant impact on your fibromyalgia pain. The medications used to treat fibromyalgia pain involve: nonnarcotic pain medications, narcotic pain medications, pain modulators, muscle relaxants, antidepressants and sleeping medications among others. Because many of these drugs can cause drowsiness, you doctor will try to find a combination that is effective but does not cause too much daytime drowsiness so you can lead a less painful yet functional life.

You can learn more about fibromyalgia pain treatment at GetFibromyalgiaHelp.org.