Fibromyalgia: What You Need to Know
“We have learned in the last ten years or so that fibromyalgia is caused by abnormal pain processing often related to increased release of substance P (a neurotransmitter and a modulator of pain perception) within the spinal cord and reduced levels of serotonin and neoepinephrine in the brain,” Solitar explains. “There is now significant evidence that fibromyalgia is a medical illness caused by abnormal neuro transmission.”
