Fibromyalgia Support Group
You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.
I love seeing the e alerts or newsletters I get by email from FMNetwork. They are always better than any of the other FM related blurbs I get from WebMD, etc... Here's a list of the contents of the current issue of the magazine:
Get a Grip on Your Anger
Experts Thomas Fuller, Ph.D., Don Uslan, M.A., M.B.A., L.M.H.C., and Loren Toussaint, Ph.D., offer helpful advice on understanding and managing your fears and often overwhelming frustrations that can lead to angry outbursts and anxiety
Patients share their experiences and strategies
The positive effects of forgiveness training on health and wellness
Your Defenses Are Down But Can You Power Them Up?
Understanding what happens at the cellular level may help identify potential targets for better treatments
Physiologist Mustafa Naziroglu, Ph.D., looks at using common supplements to power up your blood cells and overcome weak immune defenses in your body
Ken's Corner: Improving Breathing, Posture & Trunk Mobility
Doing these simple stretches for a few minutes each day can loosen tightness and increase mobility in your chest, back, and trunk
Fully illustrated techniques and simple explanations
Sleep Loss Unleashes Emotions
Sleep researcher Matthew P. Walker, Ph.D., gives insight on how a lack of sleep can make you more emotional
The role of naps and rapid-eye-movement (REM), or the dream-stage sleep, in refreshing your ability to react to situations appropriately
How a sleep-deprived brain alters judgement
Brain Function Tests May Lead to Promising Treatment
Testing the surface function of your brain to see how it differs in fibromyalgia patients compared to normal controls
A new, non-invasive treatment offers promising results in reducing overall fibromyalgia symptoms
Nutritional Supplements: Patients Rate Top 15
2,700 fibromyalgia patients comment on their most useful vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements
Research offers insight to popular supplements
Why Overdoing it Causes Symptom Flares
The reasons behind your flares and how to predict them
Researcher Alan Light, Ph.D., talks about how regular exercise effects fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome patients, the importance of rest, how sore muscles function differently from those that are pain-free, and ways to find a balance so physical activity does not lead to symptom flares
Common sense recommendations to prevent you from overdoing it
Is an FDA-Approved Drug More Suited to Your Needs?
Comparing the 3 FDA-approved medications for fibromyalgia: Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Savella, the advantages, disadvantages and odds that one of these drugs will help you
Therapy that works
Meditation Offers Clearer Outlook on Life
Patient Resources - Free article reprints on nutritional supplements, taking a new meditation, and slow-wave sleep and memory; how to obtain your free eNews Alerts; medication and anger coping tapes, books, and online resources; link to Abstracts on the Web; educational supplements on Diet and Exercise, and Healthy Relationships, Member benefits, free and discounted items.
Do you know that Fibromyalgia Network is Member-supported?
As a Member, you will have a voice in the topics addressed. You may also participate in our surveys, submit questions for our Q&A Column (to be answered by the experts), and much more. We are an ad-free resource; our loyalty is to our Members. Don't miss out on the current Journal issue or the next eNews Alert. Click here to become a Member today!
Get a Grip on Your Anger
Experts Thomas Fuller, Ph.D., Don Uslan, M.A., M.B.A., L.M.H.C., and Loren Toussaint, Ph.D., offer helpful advice on understanding and managing your fears and often overwhelming frustrations that can lead to angry outbursts and anxiety
Patients share their experiences and strategies
The positive effects of forgiveness training on health and wellness
Your Defenses Are Down But Can You Power Them Up?
Understanding what happens at the cellular level may help identify potential targets for better treatments
Physiologist Mustafa Naziroglu, Ph.D., looks at using common supplements to power up your blood cells and overcome weak immune defenses in your body
Ken's Corner: Improving Breathing, Posture & Trunk Mobility
Doing these simple stretches for a few minutes each day can loosen tightness and increase mobility in your chest, back, and trunk
Fully illustrated techniques and simple explanations
Sleep Loss Unleashes Emotions
Sleep researcher Matthew P. Walker, Ph.D., gives insight on how a lack of sleep can make you more emotional
The role of naps and rapid-eye-movement (REM), or the dream-stage sleep, in refreshing your ability to react to situations appropriately
How a sleep-deprived brain alters judgement
Brain Function Tests May Lead to Promising Treatment
Testing the surface function of your brain to see how it differs in fibromyalgia patients compared to normal controls
A new, non-invasive treatment offers promising results in reducing overall fibromyalgia symptoms
Nutritional Supplements: Patients Rate Top 15
2,700 fibromyalgia patients comment on their most useful vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements
Research offers insight to popular supplements
Why Overdoing it Causes Symptom Flares
The reasons behind your flares and how to predict them
Researcher Alan Light, Ph.D., talks about how regular exercise effects fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome patients, the importance of rest, how sore muscles function differently from those that are pain-free, and ways to find a balance so physical activity does not lead to symptom flares
Common sense recommendations to prevent you from overdoing it
Is an FDA-Approved Drug More Suited to Your Needs?
Comparing the 3 FDA-approved medications for fibromyalgia: Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Savella, the advantages, disadvantages and odds that one of these drugs will help you
Therapy that works
Meditation Offers Clearer Outlook on Life
Patient Resources - Free article reprints on nutritional supplements, taking a new meditation, and slow-wave sleep and memory; how to obtain your free eNews Alerts; medication and anger coping tapes, books, and online resources; link to Abstracts on the Web; educational supplements on Diet and Exercise, and Healthy Relationships, Member benefits, free and discounted items.
Do you know that Fibromyalgia Network is Member-supported?
As a Member, you will have a voice in the topics addressed. You may also participate in our surveys, submit questions for our Q&A Column (to be answered by the experts), and much more. We are an ad-free resource; our loyalty is to our Members. Don't miss out on the current Journal issue or the next eNews Alert. Click here to become a Member today!
For newbies, I recommend they also order Fibromyalgia Network's "Research Back Pack". They will receive all the latest scientific studies and breakthroughs on Fibromyalgia from around the world for the previous year and a half, (six issues), thus getting them up to date on all the science. It is well worth the $17 dollars it costs to purchase it.
You can reach Fibromyalgia Network at 800-853-2929 or at fmnetnews.com
Can't say enough good about these folks!
Mizroze
Nothing left now but the "Fibromyalgia is Real!" pamphlet which I refuse to use because I won't dignify that slogan.
Having said that, I love the constant flow of information via email and the articles are always up-to-date and full of good information.
Haven't read the article about forgiveness yet but if that's going to be a requirement to get better I guess I'm just screwed - some things aren't forgiveable.
cheap and sure helps me out.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/fibromyalgia-network/looking-in-the-mirror-liberating-guilt/155472204476817
Forgiveness is VERY important in life- yes!
Hope they arent saying there is some link to pain. I will control my hissy fit till I know the facts...LOL LOL