Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia: Strategies to Take Back Your Life
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Summary
Called the “invisible disease，” fibromyalgia is estimated to impact more than 10 million Americans。 And yet， so much is still misunderstood about this chronic disorder。 Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia is an invaluable resource for understanding fibromyalgia and its debilitating symptoms。
Those living with fibromyalgia know it is an invasive disorder， one that can cause overwhelming fatigue， joint stiffness， sleep problems， migraines， digestive problems， and troubles with memory and concentration， a symptom so common it is often referred to as “fibrofog。”
While it's believed that humans have suffered from fibromyalgia for hundreds， even thousands， of years， a delay in medical research means many people living with fibromyalgia are still in the dark， confused by their symptoms and what causes the painful disorder。
By drawing upon decades of advanced research in studying and treating fibromyalgia， Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia combines anecdotes from real cases with expertise from Mayo Clinic’s rheumatology and chronic pain experts to provide an all-encompassing guide for understanding one of the most common chronic illnesses affecting Americans today。
This book also offers reasonable， proven strategies—like worksheets to help readers craft a personalized daily plan—for managing common fibromyalgia symptoms， while serving as a comforting guide for those who may feel alone in their journey with fibromyalgia。
This book breaks down what fibromyalgia is—and isn’t—in 4 separate sections:
· Section 1 introduces fibromyalgia， the history and modern discoveries of fibromyalgia research， as well as common myths and misconceptions associated with the condition
· Section 2 outlines the different treatment options available to those who suffer from fibromyalgia， including prescription medications， therapies， and forms of integrative medicine
· Section 3 offers helpful tips for managing—and improving—chronic pain through diet， exercise， sleep， and stress management
· Finally， Section 4 explains how to find guidance and support from your family， friends， and physicians to help you live a life unhindered by fibromyalgia
If you’re struggling to advance past your painful fibromyalgia symptoms， get the book Publisher’s Weekly described as “the first [book] a newly diagnosed patient should consult。”
Those living with fibromyalgia know it is an invasive disorder， one that can cause overwhelming fatigue， joint stiffness， sleep problems， migraines， digestive problems， and troubles with memory and concentration， a symptom so common it is often referred to as “fibrofog。”
While it's believed that humans have suffered from fibromyalgia for hundreds， even thousands， of years， a delay in medical research means many people living with fibromyalgia are still in the dark， confused by their symptoms and what causes the painful disorder。
By drawing upon decades of advanced research in studying and treating fibromyalgia， Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia combines anecdotes from real cases with expertise from Mayo Clinic’s rheumatology and chronic pain experts to provide an all-encompassing guide for understanding one of the most common chronic illnesses affecting Americans today。
This book also offers reasonable， proven strategies—like worksheets to help readers craft a personalized daily plan—for managing common fibromyalgia symptoms， while serving as a comforting guide for those who may feel alone in their journey with fibromyalgia。
This book breaks down what fibromyalgia is—and isn’t—in 4 separate sections:
· Section 1 introduces fibromyalgia， the history and modern discoveries of fibromyalgia research， as well as common myths and misconceptions associated with the condition
· Section 2 outlines the different treatment options available to those who suffer from fibromyalgia， including prescription medications， therapies， and forms of integrative medicine
· Section 3 offers helpful tips for managing—and improving—chronic pain through diet， exercise， sleep， and stress management
· Finally， Section 4 explains how to find guidance and support from your family， friends， and physicians to help you live a life unhindered by fibromyalgia
If you’re struggling to advance past your painful fibromyalgia symptoms， get the book Publisher’s Weekly described as “the first [book] a newly diagnosed patient should consult。”
Reviews
Aymee
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Lots of decent advice that's easy to follow。 Also lots of history。 Lots of decent advice that's easy to follow。 Also lots of history。 。。。more
Mollie Connelly-MacNeill
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This book made me feel more seen than any doctor I’ve ever met with。 Any one with fibro or loves someone with fibro should read it。
Nancy
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Great Book for Fibro Patients and Those Who Love ThemReading this book gave me so many aha moments that I lost track of them。 I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about 6 months ago， but based on this book and the symptoms and syndromes that are related to fibro， I suspect I've had fibro for many years。 I'd love to require medical professionals who treat chronic pain to read the Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia。 Great Book for Fibro Patients and Those Who Love ThemReading this book gave me so many aha moments that I lost track of them。 I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about 6 months ago， but based on this book and the symptoms and syndromes that are related to fibro， I suspect I've had fibro for many years。 I'd love to require medical professionals who treat chronic pain to read the Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia。 。。。more
Patricia Cherry
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Best book I’ve read about FibromyalgiaI’ve been looking for a good book that describes and explains everything to know about this hidden disease， and at last I found it with this one。 I guess that you get what you pay for。 I was hesitant about buying a more expensive book， but in the end I went for it。 Cheaper reading material was inadequate。 This one was worth every penny。
Rhonda Thomas
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Not really that helpful for someone who has been diagnosed for a while。
Cheryl Gray
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It is a good book
Mardee
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Helpful but basicLike many of the Mayo Clinic books， this is helpful introduction to the disorder but not detailed and without scientific references or footnotes。 I am newly diagnosed and found this helpful but I found myself wanting to know more about the science and research on fibromyalgia。 It seems to be written at a fairly basic reading level， I assume intentionally to make it more accessible。 There is a lot about writing SMART goals which I already knew， and some helpful information about Helpful but basicLike many of the Mayo Clinic books， this is helpful introduction to the disorder but not detailed and without scientific references or footnotes。 I am newly diagnosed and found this helpful but I found myself wanting to know more about the science and research on fibromyalgia。 It seems to be written at a fairly basic reading level， I assume intentionally to make it more accessible。 There is a lot about writing SMART goals which I already knew， and some helpful information about how to live more effectively with the condition。 Since this was my first reading on the subject after diagnosis， it was worth the read but if you have been diagnosed for a while or read quite a bit already， I would skip this one。 。。。more
Carolyn Strong
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Good introduction This is a very basic book covering introductory information。 It describes the symptoms， possible treatments and strategies for coping with having fibromyalgia。
Kamisha Harris
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This book was very informative and it helped me understand the lives of many people dealing with fibromyalgia — reading this book made me feel like I am not alone in this。 From communication tips to your loved ones， friends， and peers and work to managing a daily schedule on your good days and your not-so-good days was very insightful。I highly recommend you take the time to read this book whether you're living with the chronic illness， a loved one， a friend， spouse， partner， or co-worker — it wi This book was very informative and it helped me understand the lives of many people dealing with fibromyalgia — reading this book made me feel like I am not alone in this。 From communication tips to your loved ones， friends， and peers and work to managing a daily schedule on your good days and your not-so-good days was very insightful。I highly recommend you take the time to read this book whether you're living with the chronic illness， a loved one， a friend， spouse， partner， or co-worker — it will help you understand them a bit more。 。。。more
Sara Shambarger
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Didn't read all of it， but skimmed the whole。 Helpful， though I understand there are better books on the subject。 Would consider buying it to have as a guide。 Didn't read all of it， but skimmed the whole。 Helpful， though I understand there are better books on the subject。 Would consider buying it to have as a guide。 。。。more
Michelle
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Good place to start for the newly diagnosed。
Raineshadow
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Really an uncompassionate look at fibro。 The authors all but guffaw at the idea of fibromyalgia being a disabling condition。 While they say it’s a physical condition and not a mental health issue， they gaslight you the entire book by suggesting if you merely eat better， pace yourself and just make more friends you can live a normal life with fibro。Don’t get me wrong， the advice they offer can help。 But there is no normal life to be had with fibro， and no amount of CBT is going to make this condi Really an uncompassionate look at fibro。 The authors all but guffaw at the idea of fibromyalgia being a disabling condition。 While they say it’s a physical condition and not a mental health issue， they gaslight you the entire book by suggesting if you merely eat better， pace yourself and just make more friends you can live a normal life with fibro。Don’t get me wrong， the advice they offer can help。 But there is no normal life to be had with fibro， and no amount of CBT is going to make this condition go away。 。。。more
Sheril
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This was similar to what I expected， but it did have a few gems in it。 For myself， none of the information on drugs was ever going to be helpful。 And I must give fair warning: I'd consider some of the statements on exercise and on cognitive behavioral therapy to be quite flawed or outright harmful。 This could be a pro or a con depending on your point of view but in some ways this book tries to move this diagnoses from a diagnoses of a complex of symptoms to a very exacting diagnoses as if it had This was similar to what I expected， but it did have a few gems in it。 For myself， none of the information on drugs was ever going to be helpful。 And I must give fair warning: I'd consider some of the statements on exercise and on cognitive behavioral therapy to be quite flawed or outright harmful。 This could be a pro or a con depending on your point of view but in some ways this book tries to move this diagnoses from a diagnoses of a complex of symptoms to a very exacting diagnoses as if it had a single etiology and as if cases are all more similar than they actually are， particularly in the above mentioned areas of cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise。 This definitely leads to some cons。 For example it speaks to the possible decline in muscle mass which they very correctly understand can happen but then makes the claim that reluctance or trouble with exercising is always correct to ignore and just do it anyway as long as you only do it at low to medium intensity for fewer days a week or some such， while some of us have suffered a lifetime of learning how to recognize when doing it will set off days or weeks or months of backlash when in anyone else the push to do it would have been correct。 （Perhaps someone will eventually discover more of what is going on internally in cases where what should have been the correct amount sets off a huge setback！） It basically comes full circle from understanding the strain on relationships to being the source of being misunderstood。 Still， on balance， I'm glad I picked it up and got a few gems from it。 It does have some real value even to a non-med-user/holistic care patient like myself。 。。。more
Deborah Martinez
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One of the better books I've read on Fibro， unfortunately still some misinformation， such as one chapter it talks about diet and how you may have to eliminate foods such as eggs， then the next chapter it says eggs are a great protein and breakfast option。 I understand from suffering everyBODY is different with what may cause flare-ups but just makes me think as I read！ If you are newly diagnosed or have a friend or family member who is this book should be read to help you understand this pain di One of the better books I've read on Fibro， unfortunately still some misinformation， such as one chapter it talks about diet and how you may have to eliminate foods such as eggs， then the next chapter it says eggs are a great protein and breakfast option。 I understand from suffering everyBODY is different with what may cause flare-ups but just makes me think as I read！ If you are newly diagnosed or have a friend or family member who is this book should be read to help you understand this pain disorder！ 。。。more
Margie
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If you or your loved one has fibromyalgia， this book is a clear guide on how this disease process can affect them。 It is a clear concise guide on myths vs facts， causes， central sensitization， diagnosis， cost， treatment options， integrative therapy， cognitive behavior and the Mayo clinic's interdisciplinary pain management program。 It also includes managing symptoms， medications and other treatments， stress and mood management， and living with fibromyalgia。 A great resource。 If you or your loved one has fibromyalgia， this book is a clear guide on how this disease process can affect them。 It is a clear concise guide on myths vs facts， causes， central sensitization， diagnosis， cost， treatment options， integrative therapy， cognitive behavior and the Mayo clinic's interdisciplinary pain management program。 It also includes managing symptoms， medications and other treatments， stress and mood management， and living with fibromyalgia。 A great resource。 。。。more
Erica Hanna
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Overall some good tidbits about the cause of fibro and history of it。 But， it felt like some parts were rather condescending and filled with toxic positivity。。。for example: advice about keeping complaints to yourself， etc。。。seemed steeped in shame。 Overall a good jumping off point， but as someone with fibro I suggest people check out online forums as well。
Mrs Reddy Mallender-Katzy
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Very gentle easy read book with a good amount of information
Lisa
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