Fibromyalgia For Dummies [Paperback]

Roland Staud (Author), Christine Adamec (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2007

The pain you suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is not in your imagination. FMS is a real medical problem that can be as debilitating and demoralizing as it is mysterious. Fibromyalgia For Dummies, Second Edition, brings you the latest scientific findings on the symptoms and causes of this disease and guides you toward proven, practical steps you can take reduce or eliminate FMS-related pain.

This plain-English guide is fully updated with the latest fibromyalgia treatment options, and evaluations of new medications that have shown great promise in reducing pain. You'll discover how to spot an array of symptoms and their possible causes, work with your physician to develop a treatment plan, and manage your pain at home and in the office. You'll learn how to:

• Identify your FMS trigger points
• Cope with chronic pain and sleep problems
• Find medications that work for you
• Locate a physician who can really help you
• Make healing lifestyle changes
• Use hands-on therapies to alleviate pain
• Find effective over-the-counter and prescription medications
• Choose among alternative therapies and treatments
• Reduce the emotional distress caused by FMS
• Help a child with FMS

Featuring moving and inspiring stories from fellow FMS sufferers who share their stories and offer invaluable tips on working your way back to wellness, Fibromyalgia for Dummies, Second Edition offers serious and sensitive guidance to help you overcome FMS and start being yourself again.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A wonderful reference tool about fibromyalgia and how to help yourself." -- FM Aware Magazine, February 2003

Both newly diagnosed and long-time sufferers will enjoy reading [this] thorough guide to easing the pain. -- Fibromyalgia Frontiers, Volume 10, number 4, 2002 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

FMS sufferers share their stories and tips

The fun and easy way® to stop hurting and start healing

Are you fed up with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)? Want to find relief? This plain-English guide outlines the latest treatments and highlights new research. You'll see how to spot the various symptoms and their possible causes, work with your physician to develop a plan of care, and manage your pain at home or the office.

• Identify your trigger points

• Cope with chronic pain and sleep problems

• Evaluate the new medications

• Make healing lifestyle changes

• Help a child with FMS

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Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing; 2 edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470145021
• ISBN-13: 978-0470145029
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia
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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Michael L. Johnson, February 28, 2004

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Michael L. Johnson (Sherwood, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fibromyalgia for Dummies (Paperback)

If you have been newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia, this is one of the first books you should read. This book is very informative and I use it in my lending library at my office along with a few others. Fibromyalgia is REAL!!! Patients are not "faking it to get attention" or "imaging their pain". If some doctors would simply check the FMS patient's neurological signs they(the doctors) would find out that a patient cannot "fake" these important neurological findings!! This is a great book.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson, author of "What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work--A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions".

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars helpful reference., August 7, 2005

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Anne Gillingham - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fibromyalgia for Dummies (Paperback)

When I came down with fibromyalgia, I didn't know what had hit me. My family members were equally scared, if not more. Getting answers was half the battle. Anxiety heightens fibro symptoms, and the immediate answers presented in this book reduced a considerable amount of aimless worrying.

The information in this resource helped explain the signals that my body was giving off, and make sense of the condition. They also give practical solutions. Their rehabilitation strategies draw from many branches of medicine, including complementary and alternative ones.

This book is well written. It is palatable, valuable and comforting to those who confront this condition. Incidentally, you can also bring it into your doctor's office, s/he might find their drug combination suggestions as valuable as you do.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Empathy and practical information, March 6, 2003

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This review is from: Fibromyalgia for Dummies (Paperback)

Fibromyalgia for Dummies has great info on what causes fibromyalgia, what it really feels like (with many anecdotes from people with fibromyalgia) and what you can DO about it, including medications, lifestyle changes, and much more. And if your doctor thinks fibromyalgia is a pretend problem (as some still do), the book tells you how to find a new doctor who understands and will help you. Written in the easy-to-understand style of the Dummies, the authors explain fibromyalgia in a caring and helpful way, with a thorough and illustrated discussion of key diagnostic terms, such as the tender points of fibromyalgia. If you have fibromyalgia or think that you may have it, you need Fibromyalgia for Dummies.