For the most part, MG is a "painless" disease. I've never experienced pain with any of my symptoms.

Sorry to hear of your pain and confusion at times . Fatigue and weakness without a doubt.. Pain ? The only time I had "pain " was when I tapered to quickly on prednisone and that was in my joints from head to toe. Won't be doing that ever again ha ha as I don't recommend an aggressive taper.

Good luck , Cj

My experience may not be typical, but I originally had a diagnosis of fibromyalgia because of the extreme pain I experienced, particularly on my right side (which I now know to be my weak side). The pain only got worse as I exercised (exercise is one of the primary treatments for fibro pain, or was at the time), and the fibro drugs I took did nothing. As soon as I began getting treatment for MG, however, the pain went away almost entirely; I now believe that I was hurting myself by pushing through muscle weakness.

Here's an article first published in the AANEM regarding pain in MG patients: http://www.newswise.com/articles/pain-often-overlooked-in-myasthenia-gravis-patients

When you have weakness of joints or particular muscle groups, there is compensatory strain on the more functional ones, and often injury from falling or trying not to fall or just plain overuse. If adequate treatment of MG makes the pain go away, it's MG. If it has no effect then it's probably something else. :-) The problem there is getting adequate treatment. Or just to make things more complicated it could be more than one autoimmune disease. MG sometimes brings its relatives.

I think the pain of MG is usually around unstable joints like hips or a shoulder where you tried to use weak muscles to pick up something heavy or in your neck from just holding up your head. Cramping is another problem common to MG overlooked by physicians -- it is often related to falling levels of Mestinon (pyridostigmine). In any case treatment response is a good way to separate out the various components. Treating MG may bring unexpected relief to a surprising number of difficulties. Good luck with diagnosis, let is know how it goes. b.

I have had MG for almost 4 years. Just recently I am experiencing pain in my legs. I have found that it improves with rest so so
I guess I am in denial that it could be MG at a new level. I think it is MG because I am having weakness in my walk too. Every time I go to neuro he with check these things out so that is why I think it is mG related or one of MG's relatives ( so I heard)
I am sure I will bring it up when I see him. Only lost 1 nights sleep so I am just gonna stay in denial till I feel like addressing it. Hahaha
It is worse when I am tired.
Just another day in paradise.

I was dx with fibromyalgia 13 years ago . I have it mainly in my neck (pressure points). There is fatigue with a lot of my ills. Anemia, asthma, menopausal , hypothyroid and MG. Muscle weakness is different from fatigue. I guess what I am trying to say is that you learn your body's responses to different foods, stress , medicine , physical activity etc. and how they affect you. I hope I am making sense.

You make more sense than this crazy disease. Ha

Yes Im afraid MG is a puzzle sometimes...We dont sometimes know what symptoms are coming from what! But I too have to say have the weakness and cramps in legs and arms and will find if I try lifting things and doing to much my whole body will ache...But truley not much pain per say .I would definately check with your neuro and hope things go well..Good Luck....Hope you can find out whats going on and get on a good treatment plan! Hugs