In general, fibromyalgia treatment consists of one or more of the following approaches:

 

As fibromyalgia has shifted from a medically questionable disease that was often assumed to be "all in your head" to a recognized, valid medical condition, more medications have been approved for treating fibromyalgia. Three medications have been approved in recent years. These include:

 

 

There has been quite a bit of interest in dietary treatment of fibromyalgia. Specifically, there is some thought that one or more dietary factors (such as aspartame) might cause symptoms in susceptible individuals. In this sense, elimination diets are some of the latest (and perhaps most controversial) fibromyalgia treatments.

 

Can Diet Help Fibromyalgia?

Do I Have Fibromyalgia?

How Are Stress and Fibromyalgia Related?

How Do I Explain about Fibromyalgia?

Is Fibromyalgia a Disability?

Is There Assistance for Fibromyalgia Medications?

What Are the Early Symptoms of Fibromyalgia?

What Are the Latest Treatments for Fibromyalgia?