Fibromyalgia is a very debilitating chronic disease for which there is no specific medical treatment.
It affects approximately two million Italians and is difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are very similar to other clinical conditions.
Now a study on this syndrome has greatly intrigued the scientific community.
A careful medical analysis is needed to understand the syndrome which is widespread.
One of the symptoms of fibromyalgia appears especially at night. Let’s find out what it is on the next page of our article.
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As mentioned, diagnosing fibromyalgia is very complicated, because many symptoms are common to other musculoskeletal, endocrine, or neurological diseases.
A very careful study of the patient’s history will be necessary to rule out the presence of other pathologies . There are no specific diagnostic tests for fibromyalgia, and it is essentially a diagnosis by exclusion. The specialist of reference is a rheumatologist, who will first make the diagnosis and then prescribe the most appropriate treatment for each individual case.
Fibromyalgia syndrome is often confused with multiple sclerosis , but the latter requires a specific diagnosis: a brain MRI and a lumbar puncture. Among the many symptoms that can co-occur, stand out: irritable bowel syndrome; sleep disturbances; vaginal burning; widespread muscle pain; “fibro-fog” (difficulty concentrating and performing simple mental processes); and chronic fatigue. Added to these symptoms is a very specific one, yet so common that it’s difficult to associate it with this type of disease: it appears at night.
