Pain diagnosis and treatment is continuing to change as we understand more about pain disorders and – thankfully – find better treatments.  Here are some new developments regarding Fibromyalgia.

Cymbalta has been approved for the treatment of Fibromyalgia.  This is an antidepressant, which has also been okay’d by the FDA for diabetes pain (diabetic peripheral neuropathy).  The fact that Cymbalta works in fibro confirms for me that fibro is partly a neuropathic (nerve) pain disorder.  (Here’s more on antidepressants for pain.)

Esther, a reader, sent in this link about fibro from the American Academy of Pain Management.  An excellent review about fibro for both patients and practitioners.

7 tips for dealing with fibro at Medical News Today - helpful suggestions for pain in general, too.

A reader Marlene hosts Fibromyalgia Advice, and shares this article about pain and fibromyalgia.  Lots of helpful reading at this site.

Lots of good reading.  Hope it’s helpful to you.  And please share any information you’ve found helpful about fibro in the comments!

*** Never miss a How to Cope with Pain article!  Get them delivered directly to you by email or by setting up an RSS feed.  If you liked this post, please recommend it at Reddit or StumbleUpon.