A girlfriend of mine recently mentioned that she's in a Lupus flare, accompanied by a crummy case of fibromyalgia. I know I've mentioned the syndrome before, and Medscape (the medical website I subscribe to) just featured a great presentation on the subject. Here are a few snippets from the slide presentation titled Recognizing Fibromyalgia Syndrome as a True Disease Entity, given by Dr. Philip Mease, MD: (Click here to view the entire presentation)
(Click here to view the entire presentation)