What produces the same symptoms as fibromyalgia
I experience;
unpatterned pain all over my body (shooting, and stabbing pain) (lasting about 60 seconds) It has consistently gotten worse and more frequent over the past 2 years) ( I'm at breaking point, this pain is sometimes debilitating.
I'm tired a lot
Irregular Bowel movements
I don't sleep well...sometimes not at all
Difficulty paying attention, concentrating
I know these are symptoms of fibromyalgia (because i Looked it up) but is there anything else this could be?
PLEASE HELP
serious answers only
Public Comments
1. there are many other things it could be--from Multiple Scelrosis and Lymes
to arthrits
to lupus
to depression
to a spinal/nerve injury
to hypothyroidism,
to bacterial or viral infections
2. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is one of the main conditions that mirrors fibromyalgia. Did your pain come first or the fatigue? Most will say if you had the pain first, it is more likely fibromyalgia. If the fatigue came of first, it could be Chronic Fatigue. With the Irritable Bowel Syndrome, anytime you don't sleep, I think it messes with your digestion! And the lack of concentration is also obviously linked with the sleep issue. There is actually something they call fibro fog that is just what you explained...a lack of focus and concentration.
There is a link below on other conditions often confused with fibromyalgia and one about Chronic Fatigue! Good luck!
