what's the difference between fibromyalgia
and chronic fatque syndrome?
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Sandra24
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 8
the Difference.. Posted: 09-13-07 10:48am
Chronic Fatigue is just that.. extreme
fatigue without any pain. My friend has
this and whilst she finds it hard to
function most days she isn't in any pain.
Fibromyalgia (FMS) is chronic pain, you
will have tender points that hurt and burn
when pressed, joint pain, stabbing
shooting burning pain that moves around.
Fogginess, memory issues.. the list goes
on and on.
Very often we have both, CFS and FMS. like
I do.
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miketrace
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Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 2 Location: monson, ma, usa
Posted: 09-13-07 10:54am
i have fms as well and have alot of other
issues, such as a blood disorder and
vascular weakness, I'm not sure that it
has anything to do with the fms. Fms is
hard to understand if you don't have it
because it is hard to understand the
amount of fatigue and pain you have. fms
sufferers usually never REM sleep either
so they dont replenish and the muscles
spasm and are tender. I cant even switch
to a different type of bra because of the
paint points in my shoulders. It is
frustrating because we look normal but
find if hard to function. It is a chore
just to get out of bed sometimes due to
the sever hip and back pain. Anybody have
any ideas for relief. I am fresh out and
fed up.
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Sandra24
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 8
Lack of Sleep Posted: 09-13-07 11:09am
I so agree with you bras are extremely
uncomfortable. By evening I am whipping
mine off as it just hurts too much to keep
on, DH looks befuddled that a bra can
hurt, my skin hurts it is hyper
sensitive.
A good investment I made was buying a deep
memory foam mattress topper. When I lay
down on my pillow top bed my back and hips
ached like crazy as they seemed to have to
flatten to the shape of the bed ( flat!
lol)
The memory foam supports your back and
curves so I didn't have that problem. It
helped a lot. Sleep was still an issue for
me, sometimes I'd be so exhausted that I'd
flake out only to wake up a couple of
hours later and then be unable to sleep
for hours.. I am sure you have been there
too.
My back and hips are my worst areas too..
I still get pain in every joint in my body
right down to my knuckles but the constant
chronic pain is back and hips.
I have had FMS for 23 years and have tried
a lot of things over time. Recently my
friend suggested I try acupuncture, this
wonderful Chinese girl does Undulating
Acupuncture, she says it is different from
traditional acupuncture and it works more
quickly. I have had two treatments so far
and it seems to be working! I will let you
know how I get on.
We look well so people cannot understand
why we complain so much! If only they
could live a day in our shoes.. then maybe
they'd have an inkling of what we have to
put up with day in and day out.
But we will beat this!
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kmkat
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: az
Posted: 09-13-07 11:15am
that is my next question, can you have
both together? my dr. says i have cfs, he
did blood work and said i have
epstein-barr and my numbers are very high
but i also have muscle and joint pain and
all the other symptoms that go along with
fibromyalgia, we did not talk about fms,
but next visit i will bring it up. thanks,
kat
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tinashaye
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 2
Hip Pain Posted: 09-15-07 07:10am
I have both FMS and CFS. I take Lyrica and
do physical therapy. In the last few days
I have developed horrendous hip pain. I
feel like if I move the wrong way I will
pop my hip out of the joint. I am losing
my mind from the pain. I can only imagine
how bad it would be if I wasn't on the
Lyrica.
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