What are the causes of fibromyalgia?

The causes of fibromyalgia is still unknown. Without an identified cause of such a syndrome, it technically has no cure. Many of its symptoms can be treated effectively, but fibromyalgia in its entire clinical picture seldom goes into spontaneous remission. Theories about the causes of fibromyalgia abound in the medical research and literature, each one a subject of hot debate among rheumatologists. If the actual fibromyalgia causes were known, this would result in much more aggressive and effective treatment of symptoms, and may even result in remission. But this is not the case today.

What are The Cause Of Fibromyalgia?

Researching and examining the cluster of symptoms of this syndrome consists of a series of "why?" inquiries that may eventually lead to identifying the cause of fibromyalgia: woman in their middle age forms about 80% of sufferers : why? Depression is a major symptom of fibromyalgia: why? The symptoms of Fibromyalgia have many similarities with the symptoms of systemic lupus: why? People who suffers from fibromyalgia almost always have a close relative who also suffers from the syndrome: why? None of the fibromyalgia symptoms can be outwardly observed or laboratory-tested: why? The complete fibromyalgia profile includes chronic fatigue, pain in trigger points on the body Sjogren's syndrome (excessive dryness of the eyes and mucous membranes), lack of restorative sleep, sensitivity to heat and cold, morning muscle and joint stiffness and pain, increased symptoms during periods of stress, a lowered immune system, and episodes of oral thrush: why? Perhaps if we could tie these symptoms together into some rational clinical picture, we would be closer to understanding the cause of fibromyalgia.

Medical research today can only identify possible causes of fibromyalgia: stress, depression, deficiencies in magnesium, a traumatic emotional experience,phosphate and substrate minerals, low levels of growth hormones,biological disruption of natural energy production, chronic fatigue, heredity from relatives who have the syndrome, and disruption of deep, restorative REM sleep. The question is, are these symptoms of the syndrome, or the causes of fibromyalgia?

Successful treatment of the symptoms may give some indications as to the causes of fibromyalgia. If a specific treatment such as vitamin and herbal supplements, medicines that strengthen the immune system and disrupt pain signals to the brain, and medications that restore deep, healing REM sleep, may lead to a better understanding of the actual cause of fibromyalgia. In other words, if a treatment works, why does it work?

Medical science is still a long way from identifying a cause for fibromyalgia. It exists indeed, and it responds to certain treatments, but it remains an "idiopathic" condition without a known cause or definitive treatment to put it into remission.