Fibromyalgia is uniquely different. Ask anyone who has been diagnosed with it to explain why they hurt, what caused it or  what the symptoms are. You will get as many answers as people you ask.  Why?

Symptoms, etiology and the level of pain in fibromyalgia are unique to each person, just as their fingerprints are. Many will point to a trauma like an auto accident as the initial stressor  when symptoms began. Some  will describe a slow onset with symptoms that started in childhood and grew slowly worse over time. Yet others  remember  that one day they “just woke up hurting all over”. 

Although there is no clear cause identified, there’s more than 100 symptoms associated with fibromyalgia; that’s why they call it a syndrome.  What do we know then? 

There are lots of things that make you feel good and put a smile on your face Like chocolate melting in your mouth.  The warmth of sun on your face. Listening to your favorite song. A row of happy flowers. 

These moments evoke a sensation in your brain that turns on feel good chemicals and one of those neurochemicals is serotonin 5-HTP helps your body make this happy chemical and offers other benefits, too!