FM/CFS/ME RESOURCES - FM Duration
 

Share   

 

DATABASE INFO
Disability Attorney Database
Doctor Database
Drug Database
Support Group Database

INFORMATION
Abbreviations
Archived Poll Results
Candles of Hope
CMP Info.
Facebook Page
Family and Friends
Financial Help
FM/CFS/ME Facts
Letter To Loved Ones
Living With FM & CFS/ME
Newly Diagnosed
Rate Your Meds  -  Results
Recommend Doctor
Researchers Spotlight

QUIZ & SURVEY
Take Quiz
Quiz Winners
Patient Surveys

FIBROMYALGIA (FM) DURATION FM Duration

Medical professionals claim that Fibromyalgia (FM) is not a progressive illness. However, many people who've lived with FM for over ten years can attest that their FM has indeed progressed.

Just as there is no cure for CFS/ME, there is also no cure for FM. However, some patients may experience long periods of remission where their symptoms improve.

The course of FM may vary and the location and severity of pain can change over time. Symptoms can range from intermittent and fluctuating to persistent.

Quite often FM symptoms appear for no apparent reason. In many cases they appear quite unexpectedly. Other times, triggers of symptom intensification may include excessive activity, inactivity, stress, trauma, repetitive motion, poor sleep, strong emotions and weather changes.


You May Also Like

Return to top of page

Sources:

  • The Patient's Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, Practical tools for managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, CFIDS & Fibromyalgia Self Help.

  • Bruce M. Carruthers, M.D., C.M., FRCP(C), Marjorie I. van de Sande, B. Ed., Grad. Dip. Ed., Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Clinical Case Definition and Guidelines for Medical Practitioners, An Overview of the Canadian Consensus Document.
Return to Top