Q: Since childhood, I have been suffering with tonsillitis, chronic colds and allergies -- both seasonal and medication-induced. At the age of 24, I was diagnosed with discoid lupus; at the age of 30, with fibromyalgia, pleurisy, kidney stones/infection, vertigo, depression and anxiety. My ANA test for three years has come back normal, but I continue to get lesions, my hair falls out, and I get ...

Dear Dr. Gott: Since childhood, I have been suffering with tonsillitis, chronic colds and allergies — both seasonal and medication-induced. At the age of 24, I was diagnosed with discoid lupus; at the age of 30, with fibromyalgia, pleurisy, kidney stones/infection, vertigo, depression and anxiety.

An ancient chinese martial art could help control pain associated with fibromyalgia. A small study from Tufts Medical Center in Boston finds the gentle, slow movements of tai chi improved symptoms of fatigue and depression in a group of fibromyalgia patients better than simple stretching exercises. Participants did tai chi for three months. About a third of the tai chi group was able to go off ...

Many fibromyalgia patients may also suffer from bipolar disorder as well as depression. New research suggests that just over 25 percent of patients with fibromyalgia also have symptoms of bipolar disorder. According to Dr. William Wilke from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and his colleagues, the most important finding of our study pertains to the high prevalence [...]

Eli Lilly has been trying to gain approval for pain more than two years. The company withdrew its FDA application in November 2008 after agency evaluators questioned the method and design of some of the company's trials. The drug is already approved to treat depression, diabetic nerve pain and fibromyalgia.