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Treating Fibromyalgia Pain: Medication Options #3
5 types of medications help ease fibromyalgia symptoms.
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Don’t Forget Lifestyle Approaches to Treating Fibromyalgia Pain
Chronic pain is tough to beat, so you need every bit of help you can get.
Exercise boosts the body's natural production of serotonin (the mood-enhancing brain chemical). It also improves blood flow to muscles, releases stress and tightness, improves sleep, all of which helps relieve pain, Cope tells WebMD.
Other lifestyle approaches also help with fibromyalgia. “Stress reduction, relaxation techniques, prayer, yoga, visual imagery -- those help, too,” Cope says. “Try different things. Find what works for you. These things will make a difference."
But complete relief from fibromyalgia pain is not always possible, Cope admits. “If your pain is moderate but you're living a normal life, going to work, we've made progress.”
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Doris Cope, MD, director of Pain Management at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Kim Jones, PhD, president of the Fibromyalgia Information Foundation and associate professor at Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing and Medicine in Portland.
WebMD Medical Reference: Fibromyalgia Treatment: Medications That Can and Can't Help.
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WebMD Feature: Diagnosing Fibromyalgia.
WebMD Medical Reference: Insomnia Medications.
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Reviewed on April 29, 2008
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