possibly wondering if you have noticed any rashes or if you have skin sensitivity. people with lupus sometimes have a rash and fibro peeps can sometimes have skin sensitivity.

well if ya don't have any, ya don't have any...!! was he talkin a bout a Rash or what ?? anyone can be prone to that !!

I have extemely dry skin and I can breakout from all kinds of things. I don't think it is fibro I've always had sensitive skin. When I was younger The Zest soap commercials would crack me up with their claim that they didn't leave a soap film. I use to break out when I went out in the sun and if I used zest soap I would break out more and faster. I used this to my advantage and got out of gym when they went outside. It wasn't gym I didn't like but the teacher.

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i have noticed since the fibro reared it's ugly head that my skin has become very sensitive,no rashes but if i come in from the cold my face and neck get red instantly.my skin breaks out no matter what laundry soap i use.

I am dealing with a bad itchy rash right now - it is so bad. UGH.

rash all the time more when iam in a big pain day! & itchy all over

Reactive Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Lupus, MS, Vitamin B12 deficiency (Pernicious Anemia) and Fibro can all affect the skin (our biggest organ). Reactive Arthritis can give a false negative RH Factor and usually has a psoriasis-like rash.

Doesn't Lyme also have a rash associated with it? He's probably looking for any signs of other conditions that have similar symptoms in order to rule them out.

My dr. said that alot of FM patients have autoimmune disorders. Like I have Hoshimoto's disease. This is where my immune system actually is attacking and destroying my thyroid vs. me just thinking it was underactive for the last 20 years. You would think as long as I had been on meds someone would have checked for that being as 6%of people diagnosed with hypothyroidism actually have Hoshimoto's.

Anyway, I have extremely dry skin, but my mother who has FM has psoriasis which is an autoimmune disorder as well.

Hope this is what you meant. Oh, and my dry skin continues to worsen with age but the onset was roughly when I became symptomatic with the FM. When I say dry skin... I mean DRY skin.... cracked heels, scaley patches, etc.

Also, can anyone tell me this... I seem to have aged in my face a great deal. I don't know if it is just dry skin, the FM, or if I just look more haggard from constantly dealing with pain... what do you think?

Since I've had FM I get all sorts of rashes. I get hives ALOT. Some meds caused them, but I still get them anyway now randomly. I also get a really nasty rash that under my arms and on my chest. My doc has treated it with antibiotics, antibacterial creams, special powders, canestan cream, tea tree oil (stung like crazy) and I wash with an anti bacterial wash, it doesn't seem to make any difference. When it decides to come, it takes its own course. Still don't know what the hell it is and drives me mental. I also get hot red swollen hands and feet from time to time - like my skin is burning. I spent $500 at a dermatologist, only to be told I'm allergic to everything, including the (shit brainfog - can't think of the name) thing that is the standard thingy, grrrrr. He told me to take antihistamines twice a day. Well I can't afford that, and I think that was overkill. I take them when I need them and they do help.

I started getting dry skin every Fall after I was about 35 but have had no other skin problems. We get older and loose moisture.

I discovered jojoba oil 6 years ago and it helps immensely.

I've never heard of skin problems associated with FM. Maybe your doc has a working theory.

Shingles can produce a rash...

Thanks and yes I have really bad dry skin. I have had a dark rash for a long time. And when I get really hot or cold I get a red rash. People at work want to know if I am ok. Maryca-I personally think it is the pain. I notice on the days I am hurting I look so much older. My doctor is also trying to rule out all other illness too. So I guess it is a little of all.lol

I have had a rash or a breakout for the last six months in a very personal place that hurts so bad and my GI first told me there was a cream for it now he tells me to just use neosporin (sp?) on it. I have had it since this bad stomach aches came along and it hasn't gone away.

I had no idea that fibro could do this to you thanks for the question it was informative. Maryca - Quick thinking gf good for you lol...V