The patient goes from doctor to doctor, seeking an answer to her debilitating pain,unexplained fatigue, morning stiffness, depression and unrefreshing sleep. Finally, after seeing the twelfth doctor, her condition gets a name . . .
Diagnosis is difficult since many other diseases and conditions also present similar symptoms.
Biopsies conducted on FMS patients indicate mitochondrial damage in the muscle, a metabolic abnormality. Many fibromyalgia symptoms mimic those of hypothyroidism. Many patients resistant to T4 and desiccated thyroid can use T3. Injectable thiamin may have a beneficial effect. All patients following this regimen reported significant improvement in pain symptoms within 48 hours of starting the supplement.