More women than men are afflicted with fibromyalgia, but it shows up in people of all ages. To help your family and friends relate to your condition, have them think back to the last time they had a bad flu. Every muscle in their body shouted out in pain. In addition, they felt devoid of energy as though someone had unplugged their power supply. While the severity of symptoms fluctuate from person to person, FMS may resemble a post-viral state and this is why several experts in the field of FMS and CFS believe that these two syndromes are one and the same.
People describe the pain as deep muscular aching, burning, throbbing, shooting and stabbing.
Quite often, the pain and stiffness are worse in the morning and you may hurt more in muscle groups that are used repetitively. Fatigue - This symptom can be mild in some patients and yet incapacitating in others. Many patients depict this situation by saying that they feel as though their arms and legs are tied to concrete blocks, and they have difficulty concentrating. This condition was uncovered in a sleep lab with the aid of a machine which recorded the brain waves of patients during sleep. Patients appeared to spend the night with one foot in sleep and the other one out of it.