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SIGNS and SYMPTOMS of FIBROMYALGIA
Fibromyalgia symptoms are not always clear which makes the confirmation of this disorder tedious and difficult.
Nothing will show up on blood tests, brainand body scans, or X-rays
. The doctor will have to rely on the patient’s reportsto have a clear idea about what their condition specifically is. The symptoms alsovary from person to person, adding to the unreliability of specific symptom tests.There are, however, primary symptoms that identify a condition as fibromyalgia;these are detailed as follows:
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Pain is the most defining symptom of fibromyalgia. The pain is all over, affectingthe muscles and ligaments; it has often been described as deep muscular aching,throbbing, shooting, stabbing, twitching, and burning.Patients often report that the pain and accompanying stiffness are worse in themorning and more pronounced on the muscles that are continually used.The pain is such that even if a person is resting, the muscles still feel pulled oroverworked particularly in the neck, shoulders, back, and hip areas.
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Fibromyalgia patients often complain of sleep disturbances, and feel upon wakinglike they had been ran over by a Mack truck despite clocking in eight hours or soof sleeping time.
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Most commonly, fibromyalgia patients suffer a sleeping disorder called alpha-EEG anomaly. Although patients with the disorder fall asleep without anyproblem, a recording of their brain scans (as was studied in a related research)revealed that their deep sleep is often disturbed by bursts of brain activitiessimilar to being awake.Patients rarely get a full night of restorative sleep and in most nights, they don’treach the stage 4 or deep state of sleep at all.Other sleep disorders linked to fibromyalgia include:
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Upper airway resistance syndrome and sleep apnea (interruptedbreathing);
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Bruxism (grinding of teeth);
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Periodic limb movement (jerking of arms and legs during sleep);
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Restless leg syndrome (unpleasant sensations in the legs making itdifficult to control the urge to move them).
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Chronic Fatigue
Patients feel fatigue in varying degrees. Some report of mild fatigue while othersfeel incapacitated because of it, making themfeel as if they are totally drained of energy.The prominence of fatigue in fibromyalgiapatients has often caused doctors to thinkfibromyalgia the same as chronic fatiguesyndrome. Patients report that even whenthey’ve had a full night’s sleep, they still feel as tired as not having enough sleep.
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