Health Center - Pain
Approximately one in four Americans suffer from chronic pain. If that includes you or someone you love, you know how devastating the effects of that pain can be. Get lifestyle tips and information that can help you cope with debilitating symptoms and emotional ups and downs.
Pain Management Guide
Health Tip: Symptoms That May Indicate Fibromyalgia
Ask your doctor to evaluate any of these warning signs
(HealthDay News) -- Fibromyalgia is characterized by body aches and pains, and "tender points" that are painful to the touch.
The womenshealth.gov website mentions these other typical symptoms of fibromyalgia:
- Having difficulty sleeping.
- Feeling stiff in the morning.
- Having frequent headaches.
- Feeling sensitive to temperature, bright lights or loud sounds.
- Having pain during menstruation.
- Having a tingling sensation or numbness in the feet and hands.
- Having trouble with memory and cognitive thinking.
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