http://www.fogmagazine.com A Magazine for People Suffering from Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia & Other Debilitating Diseases Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:13:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The U.S. FDA has approved Cymbalta for fibromyalgia. It's true. Eli Lilly, the world's largest maker of psychiatric drugs, has finally won U.S. regulatory approval to sell the drug Cymbalta for fibromyalgia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's clearance allows Lilly to sell Cymbalta for symptoms of fibromyalgia, a little-understood ailment ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/cymbalta-approved-for-fibromyalgia/ If you want a simple project to keep busy on a rainy day, why not try making your own microwaveable heat pack? Besides the comfort of heat on your aches and pains, the great thing about these homemade heat packs is that you can make a simple one in just a ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/homemade-heat-packs/ Should you divulge your chronic condition to your employer? To tell or not to tell? That is the question. When you’ve been diagnosed with a chronic condition you’re faced with many challenges: medical, emotional, social, and professional, as you learn to manage your new life. It’s been estimated that 25 million ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/to-tell-or-not-to-tell/ Think you can't have a clean organized home and chronic pain? With a little patience and perseverance it can happen! How ironic is it that about 75% of chronic pain sufferers are women, and women seem to be responsible for 95% of all the household chores? Why do we still ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/housekeeping-and-chronic-pain/ ‘Why Me?’ or ‘What did I do to deserve this?’ Is that your first thought when something bad happens in your life? Mine too. But I’d never say them out loud... I know, no matter how bad I think I have it, someone out there has got it a lot worse! ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/why-me/ The ongoing journal of disability advocate, Kelly Cozzone. I was going to go into what needs one once a bill passes with you today. Instead I think I’ll share with you what it’s personally like for me as an advocate. By that I mean, what do I do? How do ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/whys-wherefores/ Do you sometimes feel spacey? Do you often find that while others are talking around you nothing is sinking in? Do you lose your train of thought mid-sentence? These are but a few of the questions you can ask yourself if you suspect you have those terrible ‘brain ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/fibromyalgia-and-brain-fog/ The ongoing journal of disability advocate, Kelly Cozzone. Why is recognizing May 12th as “Fibromyalgia Awareness Day” important? There are several reasons. First and foremost, Fibromyalgia must become known as a “true” illness. While we who suffer from this awful disease already understand this, there are many more people out ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/fibromyalgia-awareness-day/   A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are diagnosed with chronic pain and fatigue conditions like fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Working with mice, the researchers, led by Kathleen Sluka, Ph.D., professor in the Graduate ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/biological-link-between-pain-and-fatigue-discovered/ Learn how to start your own Gratitude Journal and the reasons these journals can improve the quality of your life. I first became acquainted with the concept of a Gratitude Journal after seeing Simple Abundance author Sarah Ban Breathnach on Oprah. The theory behind a gratitude journal is basic: You write ... http://www.fogmagazine.com/starting-a-gratitude-journal/