I have never had an official fibromyalgia diagnosis, but believe me, I am ABSOLUTELY in the fibromyalgia realm!
Years ago when I was seeking help from the medical profession for my health issues I had a doctor test me for fibro. The trigger points testing results were negative but he actually called me a few days later at my home and told me he had been discussing my case with another doctor and he believed I DID have fibromyalgia in spite of the test results. (This was at a time when fibro was still not being taken seriously by health care professionals).
Since that time I’ve discovered MANY symptoms are found in the chronic illness soup that make a person feel like a hypochondriac, but FINALLY people are putting the puzzle pieces together and creating articles like the one below.
From: blog.ihealthy.co.uk
You’ve probably read about fibromyalgia symptoms such as pain, fatigue and fibro fog, but the list of possible symptoms is far-reaching and body-wide. Those tiny lists don’t even begin to describe our experience! I put together this “monster list” of 60+ symptoms to let you know that you’re not alone! The list is adapted from one put together by fibromyalgia author Devin Starlanyl along with other research.
Knowing the full range of symptoms can help you track them, either to help your doctor reach a diagnosis or to help you identify triggers. It also helps to know you’re not the only person experiencing these!Some of the following are noted as overlapping conditions, which means they commonly occur with fibromyalgia but actually are conditions that need to be diagnosed and treated separately.
We can have any combination of the following symptoms, and to varying degrees of severity.
Read the full list here.
