are fibromyalgia and cfs the same thing?
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a disorder characterized by debilitating fatigue and recurrent flulike symptoms, such as muscle and joint aches, sore throat, swollen glands, and difficulty thinking. Fibromyalgia Syndrome is a disorder characterized by widespread muscle pain.
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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and fibromyalgia (FM) share many features. Both can cause severe pain and are considered to have a mechanism of action, including dysfunction of the sympathetic nervous system. However, they have clinical differences in pain range and degree.
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On the face of it fibromyalgia (FM) and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) appear to be very different disorders. Both can cause severe pain, but in fibromyalgia the pain is generally widespread and less intense (relative to CRPS, anyway), and more intense and localized in CRPS.
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Anxiety symptoms occur with ME/CFS, but their origin tends to be from physiologic problems with the autonomic nervous system, sensory integration, blood flow or blood volume as oppose to emotional or psychiatric factors. In Dr. David Bell's words: "It is true that many persons with CFS experience anxiety.
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a disease, not a diagnosis of exclusion — a wastebasket diagnosis — like chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia are. And yet they have a long history of being lumped in together. And myalgic encephalomyelitis isn't fibromyalgia either, despite some similarities.
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Take the MTHFR gene that regulates folate metabolism, DNA/RNA synthesis and repair, and brain functioning. Because MTHFR mutations can cause similar symptoms (fatigue, irritability, brain fog, anxiety, sleep issues, pain) to ME/CFS/FM patients, it's been suspected to cause problems in ME/CFS for years.
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Fibromyalgia and CRPS can both be triggered by specific traumatic events, although fibromyalgia is most commonly associated with psychological trauma and CRPS is most often associated with physical trauma, which is frequently deemed routine or minor by the patient.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes you to feel exhausted and weak, no matter how much rest or sleep you get. It often causes insomnia. Because your body doesn't feel rested or replenished, CFS can also cause aches in the muscles and joints throughout your body.
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic illness that has some overlapping symptoms with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Fatigue is a common symptom in MS, even early in the disease [1].
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Fibromyalgia syndrome and Osteoporosis First, the development of FMS may go unrecognized, especially when it develops after a rheumatologic disease. More commonly, FMS is misdiagnosed as an autoimmune disorder.
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While MS and fibro may have some symptoms in common, they are ultimately distinct conditions with very different causes and treatments. Fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis are both chronic diseases with no cure. Fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis can both cause some of the same symptoms.
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Up to half of patients with CFS may experience symptoms including abdominal pain, alcohol intolerance, bloating, chest pain, chronic cough, diarrhea, dizziness, dry eyes or mouth, earaches, irregular heartbeat, jaw pain, morning stiffness, nausea, night sweats, psychological problems (depression, irritability, anxiety, ...
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Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain processes pain signals.
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Fibromyalgia and Sjögren's Syndrome. Studies have explored the possibility of fibromyalgia and Sjögren's syndrome coexisting in a patient. Researchers have found that fibromyalgia is more common in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome who complain of fatigue as their main symptom.
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And whereas fibromyalgia is chronic, often lasting a lifetime, polymyalgia usually resolves itself within two years. Treatment differs, too. Fibromyalgia is treated with exercise, relaxation techniques, analgesic medications and antidepressants to relieve pain and promote sleep.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes you to feel exhausted and weak, no matter how much rest or sleep you get. It often causes insomnia. Because your body doesn't feel rested or replenished, CFS can also cause aches in the muscles and joints throughout your body.
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The difference is that, in fibromyalgia, fatigue often takes a backseat to debilitating muscle pain. In chronic fatigue syndrome, people have an overwhelming lack of energy, but also can experience some pain.