FIBROMYALGIA???!!!???!!!???!!!???!!!???!!!???!!!?
My grandmother was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, about a year ago its a terrible disease, that destroys whoever has it and their loved ones lives. I wish everyone luck with this disease it sucks! My Question is... Because my Grandma has it Does it make my parents/sisters/ and my self more likely to get it as well???
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1. Unfortunately, yes.Family History IS a risk factor for developing fibromyalgia according to LexiComp, The Mayo Clinic, and The University of Maryland Medical Center.
Studies have found that about one-third of children whose mothers have fibromyalgia also develop the disorder.
Best wishes to your family. I hope your grandma's doctor is working with her closely to help the condition.
2. I am 14 and I have fybromyalgia, since last august i haven't been to school, hmmm noone in my family had it it's just me. You ARE more likely to have it than a person with no family history, but it doesnt mean that you will. Pray that you don't its TERRIBLE!
3. Yes a family history of it increases your chances of developing it. I am 32 and I have had this stupid disease for about the past 10 years although I never knew what it was until about a year ago. I have no health insurance so I haven't been diagnosed yet, but I fit all the symptoms, have 14 of the 18 tender points, have had severe stress my entire life and several traumatic injuries that could have triggered it, and my mother was diagnosed with it (back when it was being called Fibrositis).
I was actually happy to have discovered this disease because it meant I wasn't just a fat, lazy, fruitcake ... but then it still sucks to have it. I can't believe how much it has affected my life, I feel like a little old lady. It is still very misunderstood and most people I have told about it kind of roll their eyes at me because I'm just too young to be feeling like this, but it is becoming more known. Hopefully they will find some better medication (so far I have tried Cymbalta with not much success).
