6.Nervousness and anxiety
There is an emotional part associated with the symptoms of fibromyalgia. It is a fact that your mood affects how you perceive pain, which is particularly evident in these patients. They usually feel anxious and nervous throughout the day and are easily triggered to become angry. This increases their sensitivity and lowers the pain threshold.
Glutamate is one of the neurotransmitters associated with this effect. This is an excitatory neurotransmitter and one related to the sensation of pain. This makes patients more likely to be vigilant all day long and feels uneasy. The constant state of vigilance, nervousness, and anxiety has a pain-triggering effect, and the whole process turns into an endless loop.