As the underlying causes for Fibromyalgia Syndrome are completely unknown, there is also no reliable treatment available.
The conventional approach is based on treating the symptoms rather the disorder itself. This generally implies a combination of painkillers and sedative drugs to induce better sleep. If additional symptoms are present, additional drug therapies can be applied as indicated with these symptoms.
As painkillers usually so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) have achieved fairly good results, even though it has been proven that Fibromyalgia is not an inflammatory disorder. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are antidepressants that have been successfully used in the treatment of FMS. They have been effective in reducing the pain as well as the sleeping disorders and at the same time have shown beneficial effects in stabilizing the emotional balance of the patients.
Good results were also reported from patients who were treated with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient of marihuana. This applied both for natural marihuana and for synthetic THC derivates.
Even better results were achieved by mitragyna speciosa. Mitragyna speciosa is a plant from South East Asia commonly known under the name of Kratom. Originally used as an opium substitute, mitragyna speciosa would significantly reduce the pain, induce deeper sleep and improve the overall well being and the mood of patients.
A more holistic approach to the FMS patient will also include the established stress relief therapies, i.e. meditation, yoga or cognitive behavioral therapy.
Also exercise and physical therapy like massage or acupuncture have had highly supportive effects.
It has to be stated though that as of now there has been no effective therapy found for the symptoms of Fibromyalgia that was not mainly based on drugs of the kind mentioned above.