Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) or Willis-Ekbom disease is a common overlapping condition to fibromyalgia. This is a big deal because we already deal with poor sleep and if we also have RLS we can treat that directly and probably improve our sleep. Improving sleep has been shown to also improve fibromyalgia symptoms overall. I was evaluated [...]

In the May-June Arthritis Today magazine there was an article entitled All About Fibromyalgia Meds by Mary Anne Dunkin. Most of the medications are the same as the ones in I wrote about it Medicines for Fibromyalgia – Part I, but there are some new mentions. None of the treatments cure fibromyalgia, as there is [...]

Many people with fibromyalgia have a sleep study done to make sure there are not any other conditions, like sleep apnea or Restless Legs Syndrome, worsening their sleep. One of the first things to consider when your doctor recommends having a sleep study done is what type of environment you want to have yours done [...]

Most people with fibromyalgia report having non-restorative sleep (the kind that leaves you waking up feeling like you haven’t rested) or trouble falling asleep. I know these have both been a problem for me since having fibromyalgia, along with having trouble staying asleep. Typically Stage IV (deep) sleep is characterized by having only slow delta [...]