A Closer Look At Three Causes Of Fibromyalgia Disorder
Fibromyalgia is an ailment affecting the central nervous system, and it happens quite a lot of people. A lot of work has been carried out, with the objective of identifying the causes of this painful condition. For the most part, that work has been fruitful, and as of today, the medical community has a reasonably good understanding of the disease's causes. In that context, we are referring to both the so-called 'underlying causes' and the 'triggers'. This condition will become more manageable and finding a cure would be easier provided we know what we are up against and what is causing the disease. We do have to mention that there are other causes of this disease, besides the three that we are just about to look at. We refer to these as the diseases 'three major causes' because, going by the available data, these seem to be behind most incidences of the condition.
First, there is stress. Surprisingly, it could bring about fibromyalgia. Stress could single-handedly trigger or stimulate an attack or an episode of Fibromyalgia. The disease could also be blamed on people having experience childhood stress. It is worth noting, for instance, that people who happen to have other illnesses known to bring about stress (such as depression) tend to have the disease we are focusing on as well. It is also worth noting that people who had remarkably stressful childhoods (for instance, those who suffered remarkable abuse during childhood) tend to report this particular disease more frequently than others.
Changes in the brain's biochemistry as well as certain imbalance in the person's hormonal makeup is also another reason why fibromyalgia takes places. To be more specific, imbalance in one's growth hormone's is pinpointed to be the cause. Some authorities in the medical field would, however, argue that rather than causing fibromyalgia, growth hormone deficiency is actually a result of fibromyalgia. Now if we turn to the brain's biochemistry as the culprit, the ones most focused on are serotonin and dopamine. Too little serotonin would be responsible for fibromyalgia happening. If there is also a lack of hypodopaminergia, or dopamine, this condition also arises. These neurotransmitters could have abnormalities if the person is experiencing a lot of stress. But these abnormalities in the neurotransmitters would beg the question: do they cause the stress, or do they result in stress? What is known for sure is the fact that patients with the disease we are focusing on here do tend to have these neurotransmitter abnormalities. What is also known is the fact that these patients do often (but not always) benefit from the use of medications that rectify the said neurotransmitter abnormalities.
Lack of sleep is also blamed to be another major cause of fibromyalgia. You will find several studies giving proof of how poor sleep can lead to this disease. The mechanism may be a straightforward one, or a more convoluted one, where the lack of sleep causes stress (whose effect we examined earlier) or neurotransmitter abnormalities (whose effects we also examined earlier), thus triggering the disease in question here. But it is also possible that lack of sleep can single-handedly cause Fibromyalgia, even if there is no stress or any other abnormalities involved.
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First, there is stress. Surprisingly, it could bring about fibromyalgia. Stress could single-handedly trigger or stimulate an attack or an episode of Fibromyalgia. The disease could also be blamed on people having experience childhood stress. It is worth noting, for instance, that people who happen to have other illnesses known to bring about stress (such as depression) tend to have the disease we are focusing on as well. It is also worth noting that people who had remarkably stressful childhoods (for instance, those who suffered remarkable abuse during childhood) tend to report this particular disease more frequently than others.
Changes in the brain's biochemistry as well as certain imbalance in the person's hormonal makeup is also another reason why fibromyalgia takes places. To be more specific, imbalance in one's growth hormone's is pinpointed to be the cause. Some authorities in the medical field would, however, argue that rather than causing fibromyalgia, growth hormone deficiency is actually a result of fibromyalgia. Now if we turn to the brain's biochemistry as the culprit, the ones most focused on are serotonin and dopamine. Too little serotonin would be responsible for fibromyalgia happening. If there is also a lack of hypodopaminergia, or dopamine, this condition also arises. These neurotransmitters could have abnormalities if the person is experiencing a lot of stress. But these abnormalities in the neurotransmitters would beg the question: do they cause the stress, or do they result in stress? What is known for sure is the fact that patients with the disease we are focusing on here do tend to have these neurotransmitter abnormalities. What is also known is the fact that these patients do often (but not always) benefit from the use of medications that rectify the said neurotransmitter abnormalities.
Lack of sleep is also blamed to be another major cause of fibromyalgia. You will find several studies giving proof of how poor sleep can lead to this disease. The mechanism may be a straightforward one, or a more convoluted one, where the lack of sleep causes stress (whose effect we examined earlier) or neurotransmitter abnormalities (whose effects we also examined earlier), thus triggering the disease in question here. But it is also possible that lack of sleep can single-handedly cause Fibromyalgia, even if there is no stress or any other abnormalities involved.
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Natural Fibromyalgia Treatment