Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD, MPH, is a rheumatologist at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group in Connecticut. She is board-certified in both rheumatology and internal medicine. Fibromyalgia, a body ...

Fibromyalgia is a real condition — not imagined. It’s estimated that 10 million Americans live with it. The disease can affect anyone including children but it’s more common in adults.

Many people with fibromyalgia -- a debilitating pain syndrome that affects 2 to 4 percent of the population -- have faced the question of whether the condition is real. Increasingly, though, the ...

Fibromyalgia is a health condition, and your pain is real. While your disorder isn't life-threatening, it's still life-altering and difficult. Treatments and other steps you take can help you with ...

Fibromyalgia is a rheumatologic disorder sometimes called fibrositis. It is a common cause of chronic pain in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown. It is six ...

Fibromyalgia (commonly referred to as Fibro) is a relatively small word to describe a very real, substantial medical ...

Everyone who has fibromyalgia experiences it differently, ... And for people who experience the pain and other symptoms associated with fibromyalgia, the disorder is all too real, says Dr. Goldenberg.

Big Pharma says your mysterious pain is real A brain scan told them so. And now they can sell you a ... fibromyalgia. I can tolerate Pfizer's endless ads for Lipitor, the cholesterol-lowering ...

Fibromyalgia is a disorder that imposes chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain throughout the body. ... when it comes to fibromyalgia, the pain is real. It’s not imagined. It hurts, ...

Dear F.W.: Fibromyalgia is real. There is no blood test, no X-ray, no scan that substantiates the fibromyalgia diagnosis, but […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 66°F.

Many studies link fibromyalgia and depression. In fact, people with fibromyalgia are up to three times more likely to have depression at the time of their diagnosis than someone without fibromyalgia.