Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that affects millions of Americans. It is characterized by chronic pain and tender points or points on the body where pain associated with fibromyalgia is located. Symptoms of fibromyalgia includes anxiety, fatigue, headaches, tingling, irritable bowel sleeplessness, stiff joints, and impaired memory. Fibromyalgia can mistaken for many other diseases, leading many people with fibromyalgia of being misdiagnosed. Also, fibromyalgia is commonly seen in middle aged women. In-fact, 90% of individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women. Currently, there is no cure for fibromyalgia, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments exist. Common drugs prescribe for include pregabalin, duloxetine hydrochloride,

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