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This list of fibromyalgia symptoms comes from Jadzea May who is a member of a new fibro online group I just joined. Some of the symptoms are ones I haven't heard of being associated with fibromyalgia, so there are some surprises here!
I am posting the symptoms of fibro that I compiled from the books. I would never
have connected some of these things!!
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SYMPTOMS
• dragging fatigue that worsens as the day goes by
• exhaustion at the
end of the day
• irritability, nervousness, and anxiety
• depression,
apathy
• impaired memory and concentration (fibro fog)
• headaches,
migraines
• insomnia (difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or falling
back asleep)
• non-restorative sleep (waking up unrefreshed)
•
sensitivity to light, smell,. and sounds
• chemical sensitivities
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS
• pain most often in the back (upper and
lower including neck, shoulders, and buttocks), in the arms (wrists, elbows,
shoulders), hips, legs, thighs, knees, ankles, feet, and chest wall
• pain
described as throbbing, burning, stabbing, stinging, grabbing, with intensity
that varies from hour to hour and can increase with cold or damp weather,
anxiety, stress, and activity
• being able to predict a change on weather by
an increase in certain symptoms
• muscle spasms and cramps
• widespread
stiffness in muscles, tendons, and ligaments
• pain typically worse in the
morning and may improve somewhat during the day, but will return in the evening
• numbness of the extremities or face
• diffuse pelvic pain
• chest
wall pain (chostocondritis)
• Temporomandibular joint pain, facial and head
pain originating in the neck area
• feelings like electrical impulses in the
muscles
• restless legs
• feeling of general weakness often described as
“poor stamina”
• joint hypermobility
• plantar arch or heel pain
GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• gas pain,
bloating, and constipation
• diarrhea
• nausea
• hyperactivity
•
crampy abdominal pain that can be intense and unpredictable
• heartburn
GENITOURINARY SYMPTOMS
• vulvodynia
• vulvar vestibulitis
•
vaginal spasms or cramps
• burning discharge
• increased menstrual and
uterine cramps
• dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
• bladder pain
•
recurrent bladder infections
• interstitial cystitis
• dark, pungent
urine that burns
DERMAL SYMPTOMS
• crawling feelings
• itching,
scaly patches
• rashes (many varieties) in strange patches
• small areas
of pimples occur
• perspiration that is pungent and irritates the skin
•
sensitive allergic skin
• dermatographia is fairly common
• Raynaud’s
syndrome
MISCELLANEOUS SYMPTOMS
• excessive nasal congestion and
mucus or post nasal drip
• brittle nails, inferior hair quality
•
scalded or metallic mouth sensations
• bitter (sometimes even salty) taste
in mouth
• eye irritation, or blurring, burning eyes
• ringing in the
ears or popping sounds
• vertigo, dizziness
• low frequency hearing loss
• heart palpitations
• non-cardiac chest pain
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