Fibromyalgia in Men Symptoms and Diagnosis
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cheap jordans shoes Randy Wold, 58, was an auto mechanic, an excellent golfer, and a bowler who never scored below 200. Then, nearly 10 years ago, when he was suffering from intense chronic pain, he received a surprise diagnosis. His doctor told him he had fibromyalgia. cheap jordans shoes
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“It’s a tough deal for a man to have fibromyalgia,” says Wold, who is no longer able to work and can only occasionally hit the links or the lanes. “One of my best friends doesn’t believe I have it,” he says. “His wife, who is a doctor, told him men can’t get it, that it is in my head. That kind of hurt.”
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It’s cheap jordans online uncertain what causes fibromyalgia or why so few men suffer cheap jordans for sale from it. Certain types of viral infections, traumas such as car accidents, and emotional stress can trigger it. cheap jordans online In some cases, though, it strikes without warning.
Whatever the cheap jordans free shipping cause, there are certain biological markers that those with the disorder frequently have in common. According to Muhammad B. Yunus, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, fibromyalgia is characterized by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain.
“It is a neurochemical disease,” says Yunus, who points out that people with fibromyalgia show a higher than average amount of substance P, a neurotransmitter that signals pain, and a lower than average amount of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that inhibits pain.
cheap jordan sneakers Genetics and hormones, says Yunus, also appear to play a role, both in causing the disease and in the gender discrepancy associated with it. cheap jordan sneakers
“There are genes that make people more susceptible to pain, and some are related to gender,” he says. “And women are more susceptible to pain because estrogen reduces the pain threshold.”
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cheap adidas cheap jordan sneakers At least 11 of those spots must produce a significant pain response in order to merit a diagnosis. But because men have a higher threshold for pain, they often don’t meet the criteria. cheap adidas
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How Fibromyalgia Affects Men
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cheap jordans cheap jordans china online In general, Yunus says, men have fewer symptoms than women. They tend to have less from fatigue and they have pain in fewer places. “It’s much less common for men to hurt all over,” Yunus says. “But in many ways, men are more affected, more bothered by fibromyalgia.” cheap jordans online
Cheap jordans The reason for that may be more sociological than biological.”Men don’t come to the doctor nearly as much as women,” says Michael J. Pellegrino, MD, a fibromyalgia expert cheap air jordan at Ohio Pain and Rehab Specialists and an expert on WebMD’s Fibromyalgia Exchange. “Why? Gender stereotypes.” Cheap jordans
cheap jordans china “Men tell themselves, ‘I’m not supposed to go to the doctor, I’m not supposed to complain.’ So a lot of the men I see, their wives make them come,” says Pellegrino, who estimates that up to 20% of men with the disorder are undiagnosed. cheap jordans china
cheap jordans on sale The longer men put off seeing the doctor, the more they put themselves at risk of developing complications that can affect their work, their hobbies, their relationships. Pellegrino, who has fibromyalgia himself, says that depression is not uncommon among men who have delayed getting a diagnosis. “We’ve all been there. It feels like your masculinity has been taken away to a degree. You are a provider and protector, then suddenly that role is reversed.” cheap jordans on sale
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