ketamine for fibromyalgia

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• Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues.
• Fibromyalgia is a primary chronic pain disease that results in progressive deterioration of quality of life, as well as a reduction in relational and functional capacity.
• Fibromyalgia is a chronic multidimensional pain disease with no curative treatment currently available. Its management relies on a multimodal approach involving pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic elements.

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