FAST PACK OPTIONS 1-Year Membership + 6 Back Issues: A $67 value for just $45. 2-Year Membership + 6 Back Issues: A $95 value for just $68. The content of the six back issues in each of the Fast Packs is described below. If you would like to see outlines of each back issue, select "Back Issues" from our catalog.

Most Current Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that provides you with the most current information published in the past year and a half (Issues 87-92). Topics include:

• Tired, cold, achy, and gaining weight? Sounds like fibromyalgia, but an auto-immune disease and common genetic glitches could have you and your doctor fooled (issue 92).
• Does exercise throw you into a flare? Research is identifying why too much activity causes pain and how to manage your symptoms while staying fit (issue 91).
• 2,700 fibromyalgia patients help us identify which vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements are most beneficial with a focus on energy and brain power (issue 90).
• More than 3,500 Members rank their most effective medications and identify what their doctors are prescribing most often (issue 89).
• The truth about those painful, knotted areas in your neck and shoulders, and self-help techniques to untie them (issue 88).
• Are you too tired to do the things you want? Fight your fatigue by taking steps to increase your energy. Learn how you can get up and move again (issue 87).
  

Pain Treatments Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that provides treatment suggestions for various types of pain (Issues 80, 81, 84, 86, 87, and 89). Topics include:

• 3,500 patients and doctors rate their top medications; what to know before starting a new drug; the low iron and pain link; is it possible to reverse your fibro?
• Understanding opioids, glia and pain; why you hurt from head to toe; your burning mouth; Savella; Cymbalta.
• The insula’s role in fibromyalgia; irritable bowel; Lyrica.
• Unraveling the complexities of fibromyalgia; endoscopic sinus surgery; how to approach multidrug therapy; the sleep-pain connection.
• Take the strain off your spinal cord-associated pain; treating your pain at all levels.
• What doctors and patients are learning about Savella; reducing muscle pain signals; repetitive motion pain.

Research Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that focuses on new research findings (Issues 73, 74, 80, 84, 86, and 87). Topics include:

• Resetting your internal clock for a better night’s sleep; your muscle weakness is not imagined; understanding why you may be easily disoriented.
• Biomarkers for pain and fatigue.
• What’s going on with your body’s system that stops you from feeling pain – it’s not working; disturbed sleep and enhanced pain: What is the relationship?
• All pain medications are designed to target neurons, but another type of cell may be a key pain generator. Breakthrough research identifies new drug targets.
• The link between blood pressure and pain.
• Responding to bogus cures and remedies in the media.

Coping Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that provides you with practical, day-to-day advice to help you cope with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (Issues 69, 73, 79, 82, 83, and 84). Topics include:

• Patient rights explained by experts, plus tips on asserting your rights.
• How to respond to bogus treatments and miracle cures advertised in the media.
• Stay ahead of the panic; coping with flares and managing persistent symptoms.
• Get quality time with your children without breaking your energy bank.
• Create a supportive environment at work or home.
• Consider the positive solutions; avoiding social stereotypes.

Nondrug Therapies Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that focuses on nondrug therapies (Issues 66, 67, 71, 79, 82, and 85). Topics include:

• Patients share strategies on managing sleep; understanding myofascial pain; easing back pain; acupuncture.
• If you are not eating the right foods, you are probably making yourself sicker. Learn how to identify and eliminate foods that contribute to painful symptoms.
• Coping with flares; pelvic pain and trigger points; ultraviolet therapy.
• Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for fibromyalgia: how it works, study results, cost guidelines, and how to find a qualified provider.
• Top nondrug therapies based on a survey of both patients and physicians (covered in two issues), along with the research behind each form of therapy.
• Methods to promote healing to minimize the impact of surgeries, and injuries; treating your sleep-breathing problems; continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for sleep.

Sleep Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that focuses on helping you get a better night's sleep (Issues 67, 68, 83, 85, 86, and 90). Topics include:

• Is your primary illness fibro or a sleep disorder?
• Create a better sleep environment; unusual sleep problems and treatment approaches.
• Consequences of poor sleep and what you can do about it; strategies to help you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling better.
• How sleep affects your memory and learning abilities and meds that may help.
• Treating chronic nasal congestion and reducing airway resistance to improve your sleep.
• Airway obstructions that can destroy your sleep and advice on how to remedy them.

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