MightyMouse Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 For those who may be interested, here's an interesting article describing, for the first time, a cause of fibromyalgia. While there still may be other causes (like there are for dysautonomia), at least for those with THIS cause may have treatment paths figured out in the future.http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/steps-authentic-happiness-positive-psychology/2013/oct/17/fibromyalgia-solved-pathology-not-mind/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Very interesting. I have temp regulation issues (confirmed by my good old thermometer). Maybe my chronic pain issues are indeed fibromyalgia. Thanks for the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Sure. I've had muscle aches and pains since early childhood, and also constantly complained that I felt overheated when everyone else was clearly comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psalm 23 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Very interesting article. Thanks for posting the link Mighty Mouse. I have a fibro diagnosis and severe thermoregulation problems so I found the information of particular interest. It's great to see some advancements in research and understanding of such a poorly understood and complex condition. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Isn't it nice to have a little validation that it's not a psychological problem? It's physiological...and hopefully, the research will help to create treatments that work well.... a girl can hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Wonder if this doesn't apply to a lot of us even without a fibromyalgia diagnosis- especially if you have pain that migrates. So many of us have temperature regulation problems and have issues with cold hands/feet etc which would seem to indicate that the vascular system isn't working well (aside from the obvious blood pooling). It gets chalked off to "dysautonomica" but wonder if it's not specifically related to this AV shunt mechanism aspect of the autonomic system? I can't remember the last time I recorded a "normal" temperature on a thermometer personally. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaked Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 This may well apply to me and many other dysautonomia sufferers. I have chronic pain and my body temp is messed up. I get low fevers a lot of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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