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Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterised by muscle pain throughout the body, fatigue, sleep problems and cognitive difficulties. The condition predominantly affects women, but men can also suffer from it. However, they often do so in silence, as they face cultural, medical and psychological barriers to being taken seriously and…

BBC presenter was told fibromyalgia was ‘not a thing’ by medic, before being diagnosed with condition

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According to a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, fibromyalgia, a condition that causes persistent widespread pain and fatigue, may be linked to an increased risk of death due to vulnerability to accidents, infections, and, in particular, suicide. Read further on Dynamite News:

Marie Brown said she felt suicidal due to the pain

More than 175,300 people are receiving support for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and pain syndromes.

Sharon Turnbull started More Than Fibro after she attempted to take her own life for the second time. The 47-year-old was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2007 and lives in chronic pain.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain all over the body, fatigue and poor sleep.

Alexander French, who has Fibromyalgia and uses a wheelchair, claims City of Edinburgh Council has refused to build a ramp giving him access from his flat to the pavement.