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What causes fibromyalgia?

No one knows for sure what causes fibromyalgia. But experts have some ideas, such as:

  • Nerve cells may be too sensitive.
  • Chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters) may be out of balance.
  • The deep phase of sleep may be disrupted. This can affect the amount of hormones that your body releases.

Many people connect the start of their symptoms to a certain event. Examples include the flu, an injury or surgery, or emotional trauma and stress. An event of this type combined with other things, such as being more sensitive to pain and having sleep problems, may lead to fibromyalgia in some people.

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Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

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PET/MRI in the Diagnosis of Chronic Pain Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain
GET Living: Graded Exposure Treatment for Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome
Use of PET/MR Imaging in Chronic Pain Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain
Acupuncture and Pain Processing Fibromyalgia
Study of T3 for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia
Efficacy and Safety of FLOSEAL for Hemostasis in Total Knee Arthroplasty Fibromyalgia, Infectious Arthritis, Osteoarthritis
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