Why do people get fibromyalgia?
The majority of people with fibromyalgia have a parent/grandparent/aunt or uncle with a neurological illness like MS, ALS, etc. or a degenerative rheumatic disease like RA, Lupus or Osteoarthritis. Fibromyalgia can be triggered in these people by experiencing emotional or physical trauma (car accident, rape, prolonged emotional stress – like growing up or living in an abusive household, etc.). It can also be triggered by viral infections like Epstein Barr or conditions like Lyme Disease and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. However, the cause is still relatively unknown. They believe it is a dysfunction within the central nervous system. For support visit www.wearefibro.org my blog: http://jenniferhasfibromyalgia.blogspot.
