fibromyalgia
noun
fi·bro·my·al·gia
ˌfī-ˌbrō-ˌmī-ˈal-j(ē)ə 
: a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles and associated connective tissue structures that is typically accompanied by fatigue, headache, and sleep disturbances
fibromyalgic
noun
plural fibromyalgics
Most fibromyalgics are women who have gradual onset of symptoms between the ages of 20 and 45.
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The drug is also used to treat pain from fibromyalgia or nerve damage due to diabetes.
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—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Magnesium malate has been proposed as a possible treatment for fibromyalgia, a disease characterized by pain, fatigue, insomnia, and depression.
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Korin Miller, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
The drug also modifies how pain signals are processed in the central nervous system, and is also often prescribed to treat neuropathic pain caused by conditions such as diabetes, fibromyalgia and chronic musculoskeletal pain.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Magnesium malate has been proposed as a possible treatment for fibromyalgia, a disease characterized by pain, fatigue, insomnia, and depression.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
One 2020 Healthcare study examined the effect of reishi mushrooms on people with fibromyalgia.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
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fibromyalgia
noun
fi·bro·my·al·gia
ˌfī-(ˌ)brō-ˌmī-ˈal-j(ē-)ə
: a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles and associated connective tissue structures that is typically accompanied by fatigue, headache, and sleep disturbances
called also fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis
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