Having good resources to read and turn to when dealing with chronic illnesses like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia makes it easier to cope. Good books on CFS and Fibromyalgia help guide patients through the physical and emotional aspects of their illnesses and they can be therapeutic as well. These bestselling books on CFS and Fibromyalgia from Amazon provide patients with practically everything they need to know about being sick, why they’re sick and how to deal with the emotional baggage that comes from being sick.
From Fatigued to Fantastic by Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum
This is the #1 bestselling guide on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia and I love this book. The author, who is a CFS & Fibromyalgia specialist and leading researcher, jam packs this book full of wonderful information for the patient as well as guides and information for physicians. I have read and re-read this book so many times. It has been the best help for me throughout my CFS and Fibromyalgia journey.
The Mind Body Workbook by David Schechter, M.D.
The author of this book says that he has been fascinated with the mind and body connection in illnesses like Fibromyalgia. The Mind Body Workbook is a guide that offers readers a month long journal that will help them to identify with the psychological issues that may be affecting their physical symptoms from Fibromyalgia.
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia Fatigue by R. Paul St. Amand and Claudia Craig Marek
Dr. Amand, who is an expert on CFS and Fibromyalgia, has created a book that, as the subtitle of the book reads, “helps you boost your energy and reclaim your life. Within this book the authors provide readers with a detailed diet, exercise regimen, and lifestyle plan to help cope with the physical symptoms and unrelenting fatigue from CFS and Fibromyalgia. The main goal of the book is focusing on boosting energy in these patients.
Defeat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: You Don’t Have To Live With It -An Eight Step Protocol by Martha E. Kilcoyne
This book is written from a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patient who says that by following her eight step protocol she details in the book, she recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I am typically leery of books that claim to have the cure for illnesses like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia when a cure has not been developed. Obviously though a lot of people have bought this book since it is on the top 10 bestselling list. The author works in the healthcare software industry and is also a writer and a mom. She apparently became sick with CFS while she was pregnant with her second child.
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia: The Revolutionary Treatment That Can Reverse the Disease by R. Paul St. Amand and Claudia Craig Marek
In this book, Dr. Amand discusses 40 years of research that has been done on Fibromyalgia based on his own personal experience as a Fibromyalgia patient and that of hundreds of Fibromyalgia patients he treated. With all of this research, Dr. Amand says that he has found that using guaifenesin can help restore normal living in Fibromyalgia patients.
The author of this book specializes in treating myofascial pain and Fibromyalgia. He is also a patient who suffers from both conditions. The other author is a patient of both disorders and a writer. Along with medical advice, this book also offers support for patients on how to deal with families, work and other emotional issues that are a result of their disorders.
The First Year of Fibromyalgia: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Claudia Craig Marek
This book offers great tips and advice for getting through the first year of Fibromyalgia. When a patient is newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, they typically are overwhelmed and don’t know where to go for information or what to do. This book guides the patient through each step of the process.
