Medications and Treatments

• How to Manage Fibromyalgia

• Prescription Medications for Fibromyalgia

• How Antidepressants Help Fibromyalgia

• Lyrica: What You Need to Know About the First Drug Approved to Treat Fibromyalgia

• "Antidepressants Helped My Fibro"

• Complementary Therapies for Fibromyalgia

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Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin because when sunlight hits skin, the body produces this vitamin, essential for strong, healthy bones. However, a mountain of new evidence suggests that the vitamin may have a more versatile role than previously thought, particularly when it comes to maintaining a healthy immune system and boosting mood.  Read More

Although there are strong opinions surrounding its use, some patients are trying marijuana—legally or illegally—and finding it can help fibromyalgia pain.  Read More

Whether it’s back pain, achy knees, a throbbing hip, muscle pain, or migraines that won’t quit, most of the year you can only sympathize with people who are in pain. But on holidays and special occasions, you have a chance to give gifts and gadgets that take the edge off—whether it’s for people who need occasional pain relief or for those who need help year-round.   View slideshow

A significant body of research shows that, for people with fibromyalgia, exercise can improve their physical and emotional well-being, prevent the muscle wasting that avoiding activity can bring, and for some even alleviate pain. Fibromyalgia sufferers often become less and less active as the pain takes over, scared to do any kind of movement that could make the pain worse. That starts a vicious, debilitating circle.  Read More

Almost 100% of people who live with fibromyalgia, reported having sleep problems in a 2007 study. Scientists are just beginning to understand the complex role sleep plays in the painful condition and how it can make symptoms worse. Learn how managing sleep disturbances may help you find peace and pain relief.  Read More