Fibromyalgia symptoms in children?
ok so my mum has fibro and has had it for 10 years now. She copes well but is in ALOT of pain. So i decided to look on the internet on things that couldhelp her other than medication cause i worry about her alot and i saw a wesite that said that fibromyalgia could be gentetic. Is this true? It said tjhat it sould be passed on from mother to daughter and such. So i looked up the symptoms in children ( i am 13) and it said that they normally occur in puberty (11-15). They said children who have trouble sleeping on a regular basis (i have this trouble) are more likely to get it.And children who have a parent who suffers from this disease are most likely to get it. Also about 2 months ago i had a bad pain in which i thought was growing pains that lasted for a week.
I really hope that i do not get it.
Is it possible that i could inherit it from my mother.
( her symptoms came on at 18 and her fibromyalgia was not diagnosed until she was 33, when i was born)
Im not too worried about it.
Also i am worried about my mum. Will she be ok when she is older. She has extremely high blood pressure and is overweight cause she is on 3 tablets that make her put on weight.
Thanx alot sorry if it is long i just think that i need some advice right now.
And please do not be mean im only 13
PS: no one else in my famiy has it
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1. Hey there! There are studies to suggest that fibro is familial, meaning it's seen running in families, such as brothers and sisters and cousins, even children; however, there haven't been any genetic markers found (as far as I know). So, it's not genetic.My daughter was diagnosed with chronic fatigue when she was 11 (after lots and lots of testing), but she is now 19 and handles it very well. Neither she nor my son, who is 22, have shown any signs of fibro. My parents did not have it, my brother doesn't have it, but my niece has it.
The best you can do is take care of yourself and not worry about what might come. Hopefully, you'll grow up to be a completely healthy person. :)
As for your mom, the most important thing is for her to keep her hypertension under control. If she could lose some weight, it would be beneficial, but I understand how difficult that is when a person's taking meds that cause weight gain on top of the fibro. I've had a battle with some of those myself.
Is there a facility where she could do some water exercise? It would help her fibro and her hypertension. She would probably find the water water exercise to be the best thing out there.
It's hard to say how your mom will do when she's older. After talking with others and from my own experience, fibro can get a little worse over time, but not drastically. The best thing your mom can do is stay as active and normal as possible and try to keep a good attitude. It sounds like she's doing that now.
Hope this helps. You'll probably get some more good input here.
Take care!
2. not necessarily genetic--but hereditary--there is a difference
genetic is something like cystic fibrosis or eye color
hereditary tends to run in families like heart disease.
BUT, its hard to say if that is true..
FMS is HIGHLY overdiagnosed..most people actually have something else...some aren't physically ill at all..
a lot of people develop symptoms when they hear about FMS...and suddenly realize they have it---when it is psychosomatic or hypochondria....
i had symptoms from the time I was 5. i am the only one in my very large extended family that has it..
kids have trouble sleeping for MANY reasons--that is not a valid theory--if anything ---poor sleep leads to normal fatigue--which causes aches and pains...that is not FMS.
FMS pain is nearly constant and needs to last at least 3 months....
