What is Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FM or FMS or Fibro) is a debilitating chronic syndrome (constellation of signs and symptoms) characterized by diffuse or specific muscle, joint, or bone pain, fatigue...
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Fibromyalgia Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Plaquenil | Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug, sold under the trade name Plaquenil, also... Read Reviews | 11 Members | 78% of the time |
| Voltaren | Diclofenac (marketed as Voltaren, Voltarol, Diclon, Dicloflex Difen, Difene, Cataflam... Read Reviews | 11 Members | 91% of the time |
| Biofreeze | Biofreeze is a topical treatment for pain that is based on the principle of cryothera... Read Reviews | 11 Members | 82% of the time |
| Pilates | The Pilates Method (sometimes simply Pilates) is a physical fitness system that was d... Read Reviews | 10 Members | 100% of the time |
| Gluten Free Diet | A gluten-free diet is a diet completely free of ingredients derived from gluten-conta... Read Reviews | 10 Members | 100% of the time |
| Fish Oil | Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. This oil naturally contains th... Read Reviews | 10 Members | 100% of the time |
| Glucosamine/Chondroitin | Glucosamine is an amino sugar and a prominent precursor in the biochemical synthesis ... Read Reviews | 10 Members | 89% of the time |
| Nerve Blocks | Regional nerve blockade, or more commonly nerve block, is a general term used to refe... Read Reviews | 10 Members | 90% of the time |
| Sleep | Sleep is the regular state of natural rest observed in all mammals, birds, and fish. ... Read Reviews | 9 Members | 100% of the time |
| Fentanyl | Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic, first synthesized by Janssen Pharmaceutica (Belgium)... Read Reviews | 9 Members | 100% of the time |
| Ice Pack | An ice pack is commonly used therapeutically to alleviate the pain of minor injuries.... Read Reviews | 9 Members | 100% of the time |
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Cognitive therapy or cognitive behaviour therapy is a kind of psychotherapy used to t... Read Reviews | 8 Members | 75% of the time |
| Laughter | While it is normally only considered cliché that "laughter is the best medicine," ... Read Reviews | 8 Members | 100% of the time |
| Prolotherapy | Prolotherapy ("Proliferative Injection Therapy") involves injecting an irritant solut... Read Reviews | 8 Members | 88% of the time |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate, abbreviated MTX and formerly known as amethopterin, is an antimetabolit... Read Reviews | 7 Members | 100% of the time |
