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If you feel pain all over your body, muscles ache all over and you frequently feel exhausted and unrefreshed even after a sleep. Also there are these points in your body where slight pressure causes severe pain and it so happens that even after numerous tests no diagnosis has ever been confirmed. If this sounds familiar, you may have fibromyalgia.
What is fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic disorder although it resembles arthritis due to excessive pains, it is not at all like arthritis. It does not cause any damage or inflammation of joints, muscles and tissues.
Widespread muscle pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points are few of the important symptoms that often characterize the disorder. Tender points are specific places on the body where even slightest pressure causes extreme pain?they can be present on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, and upper and lower extremities.
As more medical advancement is being made to understand this strange disorder it is becoming more and more evident that sleep plays an important role in this disease. Usually people with fibromyalgia seem to wake up with tired-up feeling even though they seem to sleep enough. This morning fatigue is being linked to a kind of sleep disorder where a person is not able to go into deep sleep. Recent medical studies have suggested that this sleep problem is due to alpha wave interrupted sleep pattern, a condition where deep sleep is interrupted often by bursts of activity in the brain similar to wakefulness. So people suffering from fibromyalgia are deprived from this restorative phase of sleep.
In addition to the above mentioned symptoms those suffering from fibromyalgia may show a wide array of symptoms-, morning stiffness, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, painful menstrual periods, numbness or tingling of the extremities, restless legs syndrome, temperature sensitivity, memory problems, depression or a variety of other symptoms
What causes fibromyalgia?
Although it is still unclear as to what causes this disease, some evidence points towards its association with emotional or physical stressful events. Some researchers link this disease to other auto-immune disorders. They believe that those suffering disorders such as arthritis etc. are more likely to develop it. This disorder is more prevalent in females.
Homeopathy and fibromyalgia.
The treatment available with conventional medical system is just palliative, where as Homeopathy offers an effective form of treatment, aiming at curing the disorder. This statement is based on a hardcore research done by the National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, United States . This study involved patients affected with fibromyalgia; they were selected beforehand according to symptoms referring to a specific homeopathic medicine. The results showed a significant superiority of the homeopathic treatment, as regards pain, the quality of sleep and the overall condition.
Homeopathic treatment in such disorders is based on assessing one individual group of symptoms and thereby finding the most suitable medicine. Mental and physical make-up both are taken into consideration while prescribing. It is this holistic approach that gives homoeopathy an edge over the conventional system.
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Reduce stress levels
As stress causes an increase in the symptoms of fibromyalgia, make sure to reduce your stress levels. Also make sure to follow a regular daily routine as people who tend to reduce their physical work due to pain, end up suffering more.
Getting enough sleep
Ensure adequate sleep in order to reduce fatigue. Follow a regular pattern in going to bed and getting up at the same time each day and limiting daytime napping
Regular exercise
Although initially the exercise would increase the symptoms, but eventually regular exercise would lead to reduction of the symptoms
Eat right
Having a regular balanced diet is essential in fighting all chronic disorders, especially if one suffers from irritable bowel syndrome along with.
Adjust your activities
Keep your daily activities on an even level. If you exert too much on a good day, you might have too many and severe bad days.
his feature ( authored by Dr. Vikas Sharma ) was earlier published in The Tribune(north India?s largest circulated daily newspaper). Dr. Vikas Sharma is regular Homeopathic columnist for The Tribune.You can mail him at vikas@drhomeo.com
dear dr sharma
iam a 36 year old male residing in bangalore india.
i have been living with chronic pain and fatigue for almost 16 years now. various doctors (orhopaedics/ neurologists/neurosurgeons/ general physicians/psychiatrist) have been unable to cure me of my pain which is in the back of my head/neck / shoulder/elbows. i am constantly tired and my mediv=cations are not helping either. i have recently been told that i have fibromyalgia.
is there anyway you can help me?
warm regards
pawandeep singh
Im suffering from fybromyalgia
How can homeopathy help me and how long will it take to cure fybromyalgia
sir. I feel I am suffering from fibermyalgia but not sure. there is pain in my whole back and neck. I feel tired soon. I am taken a heavy and heavy sleep. tell me if any cure for this problem .
Dr Sharma,
Hi,
After visiting many physicians one one them took 2 mins to diagnoise that I have fibromalygia.
My symptoms are:
Bloated stomach and no gas medicine like pantodac, cintodac etc work.
Left upper back constant pain as if cramping and stiffness in neck.
constant pain under right rib cage and tenderness in the area extending to the back.
My sleep and eating habits are good.
I had a right kidney stone which was expelled using ayur tonics. The last 5 mm seen in lower part of kidney in october 2013 and my next scan in December and January shows clear./
Gall bladder is well distended with clear contents. Liver is mildly enlarged with fatty infiltration. My triglyceride is 323 and total cholestrol is 217.
SGPT and SGOT are within limits. Bilirubin is 0.89. Uric acid is elevated 7.5 mg/dl
Blood sugar is 84 Mg/dl Amylaze and lipase are also within limits.
Presently i am taking dios and collinsome prescribed by a homeopath. A tablet tranquil to reduce stress and anxiety. and belladona for pain. Still no relief from this upper abdomen pain.
Chest X ray is clear. CT of KUB is Clear but showing bilateral extra renal noted and prostrate mildly enlarged with calcification. (guess because of age. I am 45 years old)
My body gets stiff and have to keep moving around because of pain. I visited the physician again and he did not mention fibro to me instead gave me a pain killer and a gastro tablet saying that one of my nerve is being irritated in the abdomen as i have anterior oestophtes in my C4 and C5 of spine. (cervical spondilysis)
please can you suggest something to me so that i can be fit again and be back to work after a year of struggling withg health problems.
Sir,
3-4 days ago, in morning when i woke up, i was not able to move my neck properly to one side, its may be be due to bad sleeping position, as it occurs many times to all, but in two or three days it becomes normal, but after two or three days i started feeling some pain or pins in my shoulder, i went to alopathy doctor, he said may be its fibromyalgis problem, he told its may be due to some infection around nurve, would be right through excercises and some medicines in one month, and i have some swollon on neck in some portion. So please suggest me about it
I am suffering fibromyalgia since 7 years. Is it treatable with homeo.Pl advice me.
dear dr , i am a regular exerciser from the age of 15 , now 39 , i am from calcutta, recently i went to itanagar ,it was cold , i used the bull worker machine, and i returned home with pain all around my neck and shoulders, lower left girdle , and back ,pain was worse in morning ,but now its better, movement give s relief ,sitting gives pain ,but after exercise the body is ok,but again after some time the stiffness starts , please advise
regards
kenneeth
I have been suffering from chronic leg pains , lower back ache, severe pains in neck and shoulder plus the pain streaches till arms…..i have been taking so many calcium and multi vitamins gabapentine 300 , glucosamine including pain killers but all in vain…..this problem has been from past 5-6yrs i have lumbar &cervical spondylities right knee problem is also there 1am 67 years olddo tell me anything can help in homopathy i have been taking arnica ,rhus tox hypericum perforatum ,eupatori
This is regarding my younger sister aged 25 and has been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Please let me know what help could you be and how can I start with you medications, the duration of treatment and the time within which the patient would start feeling relieved. How long lasting is the cure and if it may have any side effects.
Regards
Where is ur clinic
I have fibromyalgia ,my condition getting wors . I need help
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Dear Dr sharma
i am having fibromyagia since last 16 yrs,but recently it got diagonosed.You know what exactly Fibro is?
so couls you please suggest some homeopathic medication for it.
Thanka
HI doc my name is paul 30 yrs old . i hav suffered this nasty condition for the last 2 years now .the worst thing is that we do not have hopes as every doc sympathises to with unworkin painkillers. kindly assist
Dear Sir,
I am Dr Jyotika an anaesthetist from jaipur. Sir I am not well since november 2011, in feb 2012 I met with a small accident and developed #Rt neck femur Due to severe vitamin D deficiency.From Jan- June 2012 i took only homeopathy for my problems besides vit D supplementation. with limited efficacy. Since there was not much benefit I came to delhi and was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in mid july 2012.
Being a holistic healer myself I still have faith in homeopathy but I felt like a guinea pig during the 6 mons I gave to this therapy .
Sir, can my fibromyalgia be cured with Homeopathy ?
My wife, 47, is suffering from fibromyalgia since 7 years. she had taken Homeopathic, allopathy and Ayurvedic treamtent. but no relief.kindly advice.
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I wake up in the middle of night severe burning pain on my right arm It starts from shoulder to the tip of my fingers.It also gets numb.PLZ help I am 52.
Hi Dr Sharma
Hope you’re doing well
I have fibromyalgia and I’m in constant pain. I’m 54 years old female. Living in surrey BC Canada. Besides that I have arthritis in my knees. I wanted to tell you about my problem. My doctor prescribed celexa 40 mg and since I took it I’ve been suffering from nausea and even more pain and intense headaches. With eye pain and pressure.
Im going to India for my nephew’s wedding next month and I’m very worried how I’m going to manage getting around with so much pain and stiffness. Pl help me. Thank you
Regards
Pritpal
I need homeopathic relief. Pl help me!
I ,m 39 years old I,m patient of fibromyalgia
stiffness in neck and back,ears whispering,hands and feet feel fatigue .i hv mri anf blood tests for rheumatpid aryhroitesevery test is clear .i hv five kids and I dont know what happenef to me.atlast tjey said u hv fibromyalgia. is there is any treatment for it.sleeplessness and depressionmake me moreworse