Cymbalta fibromyalgia

Cymbalta fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a common chronic condition. There is widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points -- tenderness in precise localized areas, particularly in the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips. People with fibromyalgia may also experience sleep disturbances, morning stiffness, IBS ( irritable bowel syndrome ), anxiety, and other symptoms. Women far more often have fibromyalgia than men.

Cymbalta seems to be effective in treating the symptoms associated with fibromyalgia in women, but not in men.

Cymbalta offers relief from both the emotional and physical symptoms that are associated with depression. Cymbalta (duloxetine) is a drug that has been approved by the FDA to treat major depression and also to treat the pain of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage in the hands and feet). A new antidepressant called duloxetine improved symptoms of fibromyalgia -- a chronic and painful musculoskeletal disorder in women.

Cymbalta targets two chemical messengers in the body, serotonin and norepinephrine, believed to play a role in both depression and pain perception.

The symptoms of fibromyalgia can overlap with autoimmune diseases and other musculoskeletal conditions making it difficult to diagnose. The defining symptoms of fibromyalgia are often associated with other subjective and objective symptoms which occur in combination. It is estimated that fibromyalgia affects about 2 percent of the U.S. population.

Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. Combinations of symptoms can occur which overlap with other autoimmune diseases. There are symptoms which are considered "defining" of fibromyalgia. There are also symptoms considered "non-defining" but they often occur as part of fibromyalgia syndrome.

Some tips for Fibromyalgia:

• Aerobic exercise, such as swimming and walking, improves muscle fitness and reduces muscle pain and tenderness.
• Heat and massage may also give short-term relief.
• Antidepressant medications may help elevate mood, improve quality of sleep, and relax muscles.
• Patients with fibromyalgia may benefit from a combination of exercise, medication, physical therapy, and relaxation.

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