"Ten million Americans experience the widespread muscle pain, profound fatigue, and fuzzy brain ("fibrofog") that have long frustrated both patients and doctors. In this unique resource, Ginevra Liptan, M.D., shares a cutting-edge new approach that goes far beyond mainstream medical knowledge to produce dramatic symptom improvement. Dr. Liptan's program incorporates clinically proven therapies from both alternative and conventional medicine, along with the latest research on experimental options like medical marijuana."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: the F-word -- Figuring out fibromyalgia for myself -- What fibromyalgia is, and isn't -- The chain reaction that causes fibromyalgia -- Blocking the fibromyalgia chain reaction -- Helping your doctor help you -- The four R's of fibromyalgia treatment -- Rest: taming the hyperactive stress response -- Rest: fixing fibromyalgia sleep -- Rest: medications to increase deep sleep -- Repair: digestion -- Repair: therapeutic movement -- Repair: unsticking the fascia -- Rebalance: energy production -- Rebalance: inflammation -- Rebalance: adrenal hormones -- Rebalance: thyroid and sex hormones -- Rebalance: mood -- Reduce: fatigue and fibrofog -- Reduce: pain hypersensitivity -- Reduce: opiates for pain relief -- Reduce: medical marijuana for pain relief -- Reduce: pain from other sources -- Reduce: chronic fatigue syndrome -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: a health care provider guide to fibromyalgia management.