Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people. However, many of these are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed because the symptoms are very similar to other conditions, particularly chronic fatigue syndrome.
Ultimately, the primary symptoms of fibromyalgia are of pain rather than fatigue. Here are just some of the signs to look out for.
General Pain Or Tiredness
Most people with fibromyalgia syndrome will feel general pain (as well as localised) and fatigue and tiredness. This is the main reason why it is often confused with CFS or ME.
Tender Spots
This is fairly unique to this condition. Sufferers will find that they have a lot of tender spots, particularly around the neck, shoulders and spine. The pain will be different at each spot and also change with time. Typically, you won’t have just the one tender spot but more like 10 or so.
Sleep Disturbance
Many sufferers get disturbed sleep. Either they have a form of apnea which is where sleep is interrupted due to a temporary inability to breathe. Other times they may feel the need to void urine and interrupt their sleep in order to go to the toilet. Also insomnia is commonly reported amongst sufferers of fibromyalgia.
Headaches
Regular headaches are common. These are often misdiagnosed because they can take many forms. They can be a mild numbing type headache or a throbbing tension headache or even similar to a full blown migraine in terms of intensity of pain.
Other Symptoms
There are many other symptoms of fibromyalgia include muscle twitching, cramps, dry eyes, sore throat and an inability to concentrate.
It’s important that you visit your doctor if you suffer many of the symptoms above to get an accurate diagnosis of your condition.