I would get up every morning, take two ibuprofen, and go back to bed. Baker says the cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but many experts believe that an injury or trauma usually triggers it. He has found that this begins a cycle of dysfunction that is difficult to break. The pain leads to stress and loss of sleep. Loss of sleep causes fatigue, which leads to inactivity.
Inactivity causes people to become progressively weaker, so that any movement causes more pain.
Many fibromyalgia sufferers get caught in this cycle alone, unable to tell others what they are experiencing. I was embarrassed to talk about my health. Baker says fibromyalgia sufferers often feel isolated because others are unable to understand their pain. As a result, patients withdraw from society, which only exacerbates the problem. There is hope for fibromyalgia patients.