if you have fibromyalgia you have wrestled with your mental acuity and cognitive functions but probably have been told that “what you’re going through is just normal” or maybe “you’re hypersensitive” and you feel like you’re going crazy! well this research piece from the national fibromyalgia association may help you feel validated…people with FMS do experience loss of cognitive function…
Cognitive Function & Fibromyalgia
by Jennifer Glass, Ph.D. and Denise Park, Ph.D., The University of Michigan
“I can deal with the pain, but the memory and thinking problems really worry me.” “The physical symptoms weren’t as frightening as the memory problems.” “The most devastating effect for me has been the cognitive impairment.”
If you have fibromyalgia (FM), then these quotes may describe what you have felt as well. Many FM patients complain of cognitive (or mental) symptoms such as memory failures (both long-term and short-term), difficulties with attention, and with finding the right words. Our research focuses on these cognitive problems in FM patients.
Our research shows that there really is cognitive dysfunction in FM patients. read the article: http://www.fmaware.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5280
There are some good resources available online that treat fibromyalgia – with a holistic approach.
‘Find an Alternative Practitioner’ section on my blog.
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Duane
hi duane,
thank you…you have great resources on your site, and i will definitely check that out…
Lyme disease can be the culprit, or faulty thyroid, absorption problems – there is usually something behind the symtpoms….
There are some good doctors out there who may be able to help you figure it out….
Living with these symptoms must be very hard, and very challenging….
I hope you find healing.
Duane