The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia

This resource cuts through the medical jargon to focus on understanding and managing fibromyalgia. Readers learn how to assemble a team of healthcare providers, communicate with doctors, identify the triggers that lead to symptoms, set and track sleep and diet regimens, and much more.

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Nearly eight million Americans suffer from it. Cutting through the history and medical jargon found in more exhaustive and incomprehensible reference books, this guide focuses on the most important things readers need to know in order to effectively understand and manage fibromyalgia, especially important now, with 22 new fibromyalgia-fighting drugs on the market. This new edition teaches readers how to: *Communicate better with doctors and healthcare providers *Evaluate pain medications and non-medical therapies *Develop exercise and diet regimens *Identify and treat symptoms