People who have fibromyalgia hurt all over. And to make matters worse, many of them have been told, "It's all in your head." Marked by chronic, body-wide pain, the disorder may bring with it fatigue, ...

HealthDay News — For patients with fibromyalgia, use of intravenous lidocaine has no meaningful impact, according to a study published online June 16 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases ...

The mechanism by which TCAs improve symptoms of fibromyalgia is not fully understood. TCAs inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine in spinal neurons, thus increasing their synaptic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High efficacy and acceptability were demonstrated in both on-label and off-label medications for fibromyalgia, ...

I have a patient with fibromyalgia (FM) who is being treated with 20 mg fluoxetine (Prozac) and 50 mg amitriptyline (Elavil) per day. She is not better after 2 months. What is the best antidepressant ...

Antidepressants are effective against most fibromyalgia symptoms, a meta-analysis of clinical trials reports. Researchers at the Klinikum Saarbrücken in Germany reviewed 18 randomized, controlled ...

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that is frustrating to both patients and physicians. Symptoms include chronic widespread pain and muscle tenderness often accompanied by fatigue, problems with sleep, and ...

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 is a ...

Many thousands of people, mostly women, suffer from fibromyalgia. It’s a poorly understood disorder to some extent and can be quite debilitating. Musculoskeletal pain and fatigue (along with poor ...