Do I Have fibromyalgia? – Fibromyalgia Self Test

do i have fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a relatively new chronic pain condition to health practitioners and the public. However, in recent years, fibromyalgia awareness has made the condition known to more and more people. Those who suffer from any unexplained painful ailments find themselves asking “do I have fibromyalgia?”. If you belong to one of these people, you may want to do a fibromyalgia self test before heading to the doctors.

How to Diagnose Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), is a painful and sometimes debilitating condition that affects the muscles, soft tissues and joints. Around two percent of the overall population of the United States suffers from fibromyalgia. Its various symptoms are closely linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Systemic Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis. There are no reliable diagnostic test for fibromyalgia just yet. A patient has to have 11 out of the 18 characteristic tender points and have suffered from the symptoms for more than 3 months to be diagnosed with fibromyalgia. It is also diagnosed by ruling out other health conditions that could be responsible for the underlying symptoms of fatigue, multiple tender points and widespread muscle pain.

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3 Comments

  1. says: Jeannette

    I also know when you have fibromyalgia like me you have lots of memory loss and many other disorders with that. I also have sjogrens, psoriatic arthritis, osteoporosis’s, ankleosis spondylitis, neuropathy in low back. Many back pain areas. Tired all day but fight to stay awake. When going to sleep I have trouble. Wake every 2 hrs with pain between my knees

  2. says: Caroline AMitchell

    I have almost everyone of the above listed symptoms. I am constant pain, Imhave trouble sleeping, have no energy, dry eyes, vision, tender spots as mentioned above, chronic fatigue, all kind of allergies, numbness, tingling and burning in feet and hands and so many more pain issues that have been going on for years.

  3. says: Darlene Harris

    I have herniated disk and can’t sleep low back pain . Pain down right leg , sometimes both legs. Problems thinking remembering, fatigue breathing heavy , tender spots .sharp dull and shooting pains in back and legs feet also. Clothes bother me at times.

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