Is the Entire Autonomic Nervous System Messed Up in Fibromyalgia?
The fight/flight part of the autonomic nervous system has been shown to be ramped up. Two recent studies, suggest, though, that entire ANS may be messed up.
Breathing Better in ME/CFS and Long COVID? The Inspiratory Muscle Training Trial
The Breathing/Oxygen series on Health Rising continues with a rare clinical trial in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) that’s designed to improve breathing, increase blood CO2 levels, and hopefully improve a wide number of symptoms. The Breathing/Oxygen Series...
Brain-Fog, Fibro-Fog, Chemo-Fog, COVID-Fog – Are They All the Same?
A longtime cancer fatigue researcher finds the same microglial cell abnormalities in long COVID. Glial Cells to the Fore Again Chemo fog, brain fog, fibro fog – even “COVID fog” – it’s a foggy world out there for people with...
Is a Hyperarousal Sleep Disorder Keeping People with Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS Up at Night
A hyperarousal of their nervous systems may be may be harming the sleep of people with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. Drugs like trazodone or doxepin elixir may help.
The Brainstem – Is it THE Pain Conductor in Fibromyalgia?
People with fibromyalgia display an unusual activation in one of the most primordial parts of the brain - the brainstem. The activation involves giant neurons and likely increases pain sensitivity and impairs autonomic nervous system functioning.Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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