Common Signs Of Fibromyalgia
Signs or symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) can mimic many other diseases or syndromes, which is what makes fibromyalgia hard to diagnose or treat.
Often times, the treating physician will rule out other conditions making a fibromyalgia diagnosis of or by exclusion.
Some of the more frequent signs associated with the disease are: • Wide spread pain throughout the body in all four quadrants.
This pain is usually muscle pain but people do report joint pain • Pain lasting more than 3 months straight without any relief • Chronic fatigue • Decreased sleep patterns • Irritable bowels called Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) • Lack of concentration often referred to as Fibro Fog • Jaw pain • Depression • Sensitivity to touch - touching the skin can actually hurt • Weight gain • Eye sight change • Swelling in the hands or feet • Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet • Anxiety • Depression As stated earlier, there are many other diseases, conditions and syndromes that some of these signs are associated with.
Diseases such as; Lyme's Disease, Lupus and Vitamin B-12 deficiency are some of the more common ones that need to be ruled out.
Typically I have found that most fibromyalgia patients will have at least three or more of these signs all at once.
Having one or even two probably will not constitute having fibromyalgia.
The best thing you can do it you think you have FMS is to keep a diary to track your symptoms and speak with a physician who is well versed about fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia can affect anyone of any age but predominately the syndrome affects women in their middle years of life.
There does seem to be some validity to family history, meaning that genes may play a roll in the progression of the syndrome being passed down to a son or daughter.
There is still no known cause of FMS but research is being done all the time.
There have been many theories of what can cause fibromyalgia but at this point in time, researchers really do not know.
There also may not be only one cause but an accumulation of a few "things" that can go wrong in the bodies of people with fibromyalgia.
One thing that seems to be known for sure is that these sufferers do not sleep well.
Research shows that fibro sufferers do not spend much time, if at all, in Stage 4 sleep or what is considered deep sleep.
Stage 4 sleep is when our bodies heal and repair ourselves.
If you have FMS, the best thing you can do for yourself is educate yourself about the syndrome.
Often times, the treating physician will rule out other conditions making a fibromyalgia diagnosis of or by exclusion.
Some of the more frequent signs associated with the disease are: • Wide spread pain throughout the body in all four quadrants.
This pain is usually muscle pain but people do report joint pain • Pain lasting more than 3 months straight without any relief • Chronic fatigue • Decreased sleep patterns • Irritable bowels called Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) • Lack of concentration often referred to as Fibro Fog • Jaw pain • Depression • Sensitivity to touch - touching the skin can actually hurt • Weight gain • Eye sight change • Swelling in the hands or feet • Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet • Anxiety • Depression As stated earlier, there are many other diseases, conditions and syndromes that some of these signs are associated with.
Diseases such as; Lyme's Disease, Lupus and Vitamin B-12 deficiency are some of the more common ones that need to be ruled out.
Typically I have found that most fibromyalgia patients will have at least three or more of these signs all at once.
Having one or even two probably will not constitute having fibromyalgia.
The best thing you can do it you think you have FMS is to keep a diary to track your symptoms and speak with a physician who is well versed about fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia can affect anyone of any age but predominately the syndrome affects women in their middle years of life.
There does seem to be some validity to family history, meaning that genes may play a roll in the progression of the syndrome being passed down to a son or daughter.
There is still no known cause of FMS but research is being done all the time.
There have been many theories of what can cause fibromyalgia but at this point in time, researchers really do not know.
There also may not be only one cause but an accumulation of a few "things" that can go wrong in the bodies of people with fibromyalgia.
One thing that seems to be known for sure is that these sufferers do not sleep well.
Research shows that fibro sufferers do not spend much time, if at all, in Stage 4 sleep or what is considered deep sleep.
Stage 4 sleep is when our bodies heal and repair ourselves.
If you have FMS, the best thing you can do for yourself is educate yourself about the syndrome.
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