Fibromyalgia Support : Essential to Finding Others with Your Same Concerns

Considering only 2 percent of the population in the United States has fibromyalgia, sufferers may feel like no one understands what they’re going through. Worse, most of the sufferers are women ages 35 to 55, narrowing down the possibility of finding someone to talk to about this painful ailment. The good news is that there are fibromyalgia support groups to lean on.

By surfing online, sufferers can find fibromyalgia support groups that share their conflicts with anyone wanting to listen and help. A fibromyalgia support group can help sufferers discuss ways to lessen the pain, share what doctors have said about their condition and even how to live day-to-day with fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia support can help a newly diagnosed person hear from those who have had the ailment for years, while also allowing long-time sufferers the opportunity to help others.

If you or a person you know is looking for a fibromyalgia support group, here are some sites to begin with:

www.fibrohugs.org --this site’s mission is to “offer a place where persons with Fibromyalgia can find understanding, knowledge, and support in their daily battle with this painful disease.” This site is for sufferers, friends, and family.
www.mdjunction.com/fibromyalgia--this fibromyalgia support group site’s tag line is, “a community of patients, family members and friends dedicated to dealing with fibromyalgia, together.”
http://fmpsc.org--not as fancy as the other two sites, but its purpose is the same. Contains links about fibromyalgia.
www.fibrotalk.com--this site was created “to help people with debilitating conditions such as chronic pain, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Our site provides members with the means to connect, communicate and share their experiences with one another.”

Aside from these online discussion boards, a fibromyalgia support group can probably be found near you. The National Fibromyalgia Association has a network of fibromyalgia support groups all over the United States. Only four locations—Wyoming, Maine, the District of Columbia, and Delaware—have no support groups available . Anyone can join and start a fibromyalgia support group in their neighborhood. Visit www.fmaware.org to find out how.