Dr. plz what I meant was how I will be cured if I have fibromyalgia? how can a neurologist tell me it's curable when every medical source on the internet says it's not. I appreciate your help
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Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that has no definitive cure but the symptoms of which can be kept under control with physiotherapy and medications.
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I'm having a sudden dizziness like the room is falling for a few seconds with disbalance and latly pain in the neck muscles , is it fibromyalgie? And what should i do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- First of all, fibromyalgia is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning that we only think of it when l a patient whose initial presenting symptoms are ambiguous and ill-defined have been extensively and exha... Read More
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I am always depressed or if i can say i am always under pressure due to work
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Initially, you need to be evaluated for possible organic (organ disease) causes of your symptoms, such as neuropathy (nerve disease) due to some form of vitamin (mostly vitamin) or mineral (mainly mag... Read More
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Does fibromyalgia occur in men and hows the prognosis ?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Fibromyalgia does occur in men, although very rarely: only 10-20% of cases of fibromyalgia are male patients. But recent studies have shown that it is indeed an underdiagnosed condition in general, an... Read More
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Does fibromyalgia gets worse with time? especially if not treated or treated just for a while?
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Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease which does not heal completely but had periods of "des haut et des bas". The treatment is antidepressive, improvement of sleep and moral
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Thanks, I probably have fibromyalgia, is it related to immunity by any mean? is it an auto immune disease as rheumatoid arthrisis and such diseases? does fibro affects the immune system? thanks again
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- Autoimmunity is the term used to describe a condition where the body’s defences target the body’s own cells and tissues failing to make a distinction between self and invading foreign micr... Read More
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If I've been taking Cipralex for 9 months and I feel better, will I feel worse once I stop it? What about the cramps which are better with cipralex? Will they come back once I stop it?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- The treatment of fibromyalgia by cipralex is a long term treatment with progressive lowering of the dosage according to the improvement of the patient.
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Can you please describe the pain associated with fibromyalgia? In which parts of the body is it felt?
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- Fibromyalgia-related pain is pain that causes you to ache all over. You may have painful "trigger points," places on your body that hurt no matter what medication you take. Your muscles may ... Read More
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What's the relation between fibromyalgia and vitamin D deficiency? Do all fibromyalgia patients have it?
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Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- There is no relation between vitamin D deficiency and fibromyalgia.
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