Causes of fibromyalgia

Causes of fibromyalgia

  • The causes of fibromyalgia are unknown.
  • There are probably many factors involved.
  • Some patients explain that they have developed it after physical or emotional stress.
  • The most likely hypothesis is that FM is caused by a disorder in the way the body processes pain.
  • Several studies indicate that people who have a family member affected by FM are more likely to develop it.
  • Genetic factors that may be involved in its origin are being actively studied.
  • Disorders of the pituitary-hypothalamic-adrenal axis have also been described, a mechanism that the body also uses in its response to stress.