• Getting parents to understand you
- Expert advice on getting parents to accept your fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome (FMS/CFS)
• Blood pressure & pain: How are they linked?
- Relationship between high pain tolerance and hypertension in pain-free people
- Chronic pain is a risk factor for high blood pressure
- Overview of how your pain/blood pressure control system works
- Pain and hypertension treatment implications
- Gender differences in pain/blood pressure regulation
- Hypertension and cholesterol-lowering medications
• Bladder Pain and Interstitial Cystitis
- Causes and diagnosis
- Medications, over-the-counter treatments, and self-help tips
• Q&A with three M.D.s
- A new perspective on diagnosing fibromyalgia
- Methadone: An affordable pain med that is often overlooked
- Your alerting medication options and why doctors may not prescribe them
- Role of Lyme disease in fibromyalgia
• Do you know what really happens while you sleep?
- Faults in the "behavioral" theory of fibromyalgia sleep disturbance
- Tests and treatments for Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS) improve fibromyalgia symptoms
• Androgen Deficiency Syndrome
- Low testosterone can cause fatigue, depression, and sexual dysfunction
- Find out how this condition is treated in both men and women
• Research Briefs
- Warm water exercise for improved sleep
- Findings show reduced ability of the brain to filter (or block out) pain-related signals in fibromyalgia
- Increased substance P levels cause sleep disturbance
• Do the benefits of medications outweigh the side effects?
- Based on survey responses of over 1,000 fibromyalgia patients
- Find out how 39 drugs commonly prescribed for fibromyalgia are ranked for effectiveness and side effect prevalence
- Most common side effects for pain relievers, sleep enhancers, and alerting medications
• Three fibromyalgia patients describe dramatic results with Lyrica (pregabalin)
• Patient input: Overcoming the stigma of methadone; Topical gels for pain relief
• Free bonus articles for Members only: Substance P Blockers for FMS Pain; Drug Update on Cymbalta; Learn what your compounding pharmacist can do for you.

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