If you’ve spent years chasing answers for your chronic pain, fatigue, and brain fog — only to be told your labs are “normal” — you’re not imagining things. You’re also not alone. Fibromyalgia is one of the most misunderstood conditions in modern medicine. National Institutes of Health ( NIH) estimates 5 million American adults have fibromyalgia , and that 80-90% of people with fibromyalgia are women, but men and children can also have this condition. However, it often takes