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.

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Benksteelers12 04/12/2013

I havent been diagnosed with fibromyalgia yet but I believe I have it and wanted to see if others thought so as well. I get pains in my calves, biceps, neck, and shoulders daily. I wake up with really bad calf pain for no reason. I also have symptoms like IBS, headaches, fatigue, dont sleep well at night, anxiety, fingers and toes do numb very easily. I am looking to go to my doctor and talk to him about it but dont have insurance for another couple weeks. I hear taking malic acid with magnesium helps but this could be a myth. Anything anyone could reccomment me trying? So sick of being in pain. Its like a sore,mind numbing feeling and hate it. Makes me just want to stay home and not do anything, also keeps me from working out. I only a 25 year old male, and not over weight. Am I to young to have fibromyalgia?? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

Godstrength 04/12/2013

If you can wait the 3 weeks it might be a good idea because your going to have to go thru alot of tests before they will give you a fibro. diagnosis. I wish you the best of luck. Many of those symptoms sound fibro. familiar but you never know. So go go go to the doctor. Ask right off the bat if it could be fibro so they can check for the tender points right away.

OutsideSmile 04/12/2013

I agree that a lot of those symptoms are common with fibro, but they'd have to do a lot of testing to rule out other possible conditions. I'm sorry to hear you're having such a rough time. You are very young, but certainly not too young to have something like fibro. I began to have full-blown symptoms at 15 after a severe whiplash injury from a vehicle accident. I know it's very frustrating to be so young and feel so old! Good luck with everything. I hope you get some answers.

deleted_user 04/12/2013

Unfortunately you are not too young for fibro to be a possibility.

I agree w/ the others about needing to go through exclusionary testing.

Meanwhile try upping your nutritional supplements. I recently regained energy with more B!2. Calcium helps muscle cramping.

Unfortunately there is no easy answer to what you ask. Also fibro is such that different meds and diets have varied effects on different people.

I wish you the best, and hope you are able to find a way to start feeling better soon.

marsharebel 04/12/2013

The biggest thing I would recommend to you, as a young man, is not to push hard when you exercise. That can really exacerbate the fibro symptoms, if that is truly what you have. Walking is much better than running. Start slowly and build up over time. That's what the experts say. Many people, especially young ones, can have a remission of symptoms by making life-style changes. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Go slow and be focused.
I seriously hope that you don't have this illness. I wouldn't wish it on the worst person in the world. It's no joke and many people do not understand it, including, unfortunately, doctors. Good luck in your search for an answer. Do a search on the web and you will find hundreds of websites with information out this disease.

Benksteelers12 04/12/2013

thank you everyone for you replies. I guess thats what Ill have to do. Just try and manage these feelings until I can get into the doctor. I dont know what else it could be though. I will try some supplements and see if those help. Sorry that you all suffer from fibromyalgia. It must be hell. I wish you all the best of luck! I hope I find some answers soon.

Emily710 04/12/2013

Definitely try sublingual b12 (let it melt under your tongue) and vitamin d. In addition to the magnesium and calcium. If you have IBS, you can easily have vitamin deficiencies because absorption is hampered by ibs C or ibs D. Good luck.

Hopefully it's not fibro. Lactose or gluten intolerant?Try going a couple of days without ANY dairy or gluten (no beer or soy sauce). See if it makes a difference with your digestion. Fibrobis not as common among men

skinnybinny 04/13/2013

I would not just jump in to supplements without testing to find out if you are deficient, that is a mistake I made early on, wasted a lot of money.

There are so many illnesses that mimic FM that it is important to rule them out before you jump to FM. Lyme, Polymyalgia, MS, Lupus, etc., are conditions that are treatable.

Benksteelers12 04/13/2013

Is there a test they can run to see if i am deficient in any of these vitamins? I take a vitamin B complex as well a Rez vera for IBS but doesnt seem to cure it, only helps a little bit.

deleted_user 04/13/2013

There are blood tests for many nutrient levels, and if you have a normally functioning digestive track any supplements you are currently taking should be absorbing.

My suggestion before was just based on my own experience and not having knowledge of the current adequacy of your nutritional intake.

Unneeded extra vitamins etc. won't improve fibro if that is what you have.

When you medical insurance comes through it will be a simple thing to ask your doc to check nutrient levels along with the other obvious things he will want to look at.

The best to you.

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