Hi, my name is Eva-Marie. I was diagnosed with FMS, fibromyalgia, in 2008. I have had the symptoms since i was 5 years old and now im 16, so 11 years.
Specific symptoms:
- Body aches
- Chronic facial muscle pain or aching
- Fatigue
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Memory difficulties and cognitive difficulties
- Multiple tender areas (muscle and joint pain) on the back of the neck, shoulders, sternum, lower back, hips, shins, elbows, knees
- Numbness and tingling
- Palpitations
- Reduced exercise tolerance
- Sleep disturbances
- Tension or migraine headaches
tender-point sites include fibrous tissue or muscles of the:
- Arms (elbows)
- Buttocks
- Chest
- Knees
- Lower back
- Neck
- Rib cage
- Shoulders
- Thighs
mimic its symptoms:
- Cancer
- Cervical and low-back degenerative disease
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Depression
- HIV infection
- Hypothyroidism
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Lyme disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sleep disorders
There's no prevention or cure.
