Title: Understanding fibromyalgia

Author: Sharon Bell

Article:
Do you know that fibromyalgia was once classified as
"psychological" disorder several years ago? This classification
brought so much misery to patients. 

Indeed, how would you feel if you're told your problem is
"mental or "psychological" when your body won't do what you're
asking it to do? How can that possibly be mental? Patients only
ended up being more frustrated after they were told it was all
in the mind. 

Fortunately, recent research has reclassified fibromyalgia as a
true physical disability that is often compared with arthritis
and rheumatism. People with fibromyalgia are often at a loss to
explain why they can do almost anything today and can barely get
out of bed the next day due to constant body pain. This leads to
depression. 

The pain feels like hot curling irons jammed into the muscles.
Can you even imagine that? It can be so bad that no matter how
much you try to exercise, your muscles are always tired and
don't feel normal. 

Family members and other people can have a hard time figuring
out how fibromyalgia feels. At times, patients are accused of
not pulling their own weight or simply needing extra attention.
After a while, patients don't like talking about the problem and
they don't care anymore if they can't go to a restaurant, go
hiking, horseback riding or perform other normal physical
activities. 

A support group for people afflicted with fibromyalgia can be a
good place to start for patients shouldn't feel alone in this
battle. There is simply no way for anyone to understand what is
going on internally with patients since they may look absolutely
normal yet can't function normally like other people. 

Fibromyalgia is an illness that is not as popular as cancer. It
doesn't get the limelight or understanding that a disease like
cancer can get. There is so much empathy with cancer patients
that no one would question about his or her illness because
everyone has heard of it. Fibromyalgia has not been classified
as a disease and it is relatively unknown. 

If you have a loved one who is suffering from the pain of
fibromyalgia, consult a doctor for help. A pain-relieving
supplement like Phosoplex may help. Check out www.phosoplex.com
for details. 



About the author:
Sharon Bell is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and
published author. Many of her insightful articles can be found
at the premier online news magazine
http://www.healthnfitnesszone.com.