Fibromyalgia Support Group
You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.
I began CYMBALTA and finally am able to move without feeling like I will break every bone in my body. The feeling like I will shatter has decreased greatly. Still in pain but feel as if I can move.
I have been dxd since 2006 and I have had "flares" before, know that weather has a major effect (even with the Cymbalta) but I am not sure if FM is PROGRESSIVE?
I've always been symptom free elbow to fingers, and mid-calf to toes but recently, my left calf has been burning again, my hands & right foot are effected. IS THIS A FLARE or PROGRESSION?
My flares have always involved effecting my vision, hearing, speech, swallowing, etc. and would pass. My symptoms are just like MS but they ruled that out. I've even lost the ability to walk.
Advice appreciated. FIC
I have been dxd since 2006 and I have had "flares" before, know that weather has a major effect (even with the Cymbalta) but I am not sure if FM is PROGRESSIVE?
I've always been symptom free elbow to fingers, and mid-calf to toes but recently, my left calf has been burning again, my hands & right foot are effected. IS THIS A FLARE or PROGRESSION?
My flares have always involved effecting my vision, hearing, speech, swallowing, etc. and would pass. My symptoms are just like MS but they ruled that out. I've even lost the ability to walk.
Advice appreciated. FIC
What is Chronic Myofascial Pain?
Chronic myofascial pain is easier to diagnose than fibromyalgia, because the medical professional can readily see and feel the damage. The myofascia is the membrane that surrounds muscle fibers, every group of muscle fibers, and every muscle. The membranes come together to form tendons and ligaments. (You have seen this membrane yourself, if you have ever prepared to cook chicken and tried to remove the skin. The membrane adheres to the muscle underneath the skin.) In chronic myofascial pain these membranes harden and tighten. Small tears, or micro-lesions, form in the membranes. These tears scar over. The muscle wont slide against the hardened, tightened, and injured membranes. The muscles are pulled into very strange and painful lumps that can be easily felt under the skin. Imaging scans of the muscles will show muscles that look frayed. While a person with fibromyalgia will benefit from mild aerobic exercise, the same exercise for a person with CMP may cause damage and feel terrible. Knees, hips, and shoulders give way, and Achilles tendons tighten painfully. When exercise is attempted, muscles might go immediately into a stage of tetanus, or tight, constant contraction, and then wont relax. Lumps, and sometimes geloid masses, accumulate and must be massaged out. Massage is extremely painful, and trigger points can stimulate pain elsewhere.
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