Fatigue doesn't predominate over pain, but it makes pain worse. Pain control is difficult at best. Many physicians know so little about FMS that they hesitate to prescribe adequate medication to control pain. Many people with FMS are seen as drug seeking, hypochondriacal, hysterical females who merely want an altered state of consciousness. I have been robbed of most of my energy.
Exhaustion is common at least four days a week.
It's been 12-15 years since I felt like I led a normal life. I'm no longer sure what that would be like. Even the simplest of household tasks is like running a marathon for me. I will suffer intolerable pain. I can sum the whole thing up with the following statements.