Fibromyalgia Systemic
Symptoms
Review
of Systemic Symptoms
In
a review of 1,500 patients with fibromyalgia, Robert Olin,
M.D., Ph.D., has determined these symptoms to be present and
has compiled the frequency in which they occur in those studied.
90
- 100%.... Generalized Pain Fatigue Stiffness Morning
Fatigue
70
- 90%.... Post-Exertional Malaise Sleep Disturbances
Morning Stiffness Headaches Tenderness Swollen Feeling in
Tissues Numbness and Tingling Cognitive Impairment ("Fibrofog")
Dizziness Sensitivity to Noise, Smell and Stress Dysmenorrhea
(severe menstrual cramping) Dry Mouth
50 - 70%.... Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Blurred Vision Affective Lability (mood swings) Heart Palpitations
Cold Extremities Feverous Feelings Allergies
15 - 50% .... Restless Legs Muscle Twitches
Itchy Skin Heart Disturbances Night Sweats Migraines Breathing
Problems Infection Proneness Skin Manifestations (rashes) Interstitial
cystitis TMJ Dysfunction Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
Below 15% .... Major Depression (concurrent)
Success
and Recovery Notes
Do
you have pain or tenderness in any of these Fibromyalgia
tender points?
To
qualify for a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, patients must ache
all over and have tenderness in at least 11 of these 18 spots
when 4 kgs. of pressure are applied. Location of FMS tender
points: Attachment of neck muscles at the base of the skull
Midway between neck and shoulder Muscle over upper inner
shoulder blade 2 cms below side bone at elbow upper outer
buttock Hip bone Just above knee on inside Lower neck in
front Edge of upper breast bone The American College of Rheumatologists
1990 diagnostic criteria don't say that the aching has to
be continuous, just chronic. You can hurt almost anywhere
from FMS, not just in the 18 diagnostic tender points which
were chosen because they are the most consistent from patient
to patient. Anyone who aches all over, particularly if they
have some of the other commonly associated symptoms, should
try to find a doctor who is knowledgeable about FMS and can
perform a tender point examination. If you have FMS, the
chance that any of your full siblings inherited the predisposition
is 50% (assuming it is autosomal dominant, which looks like
the likely mode). Half-siblings will either be 50% or 0%
depending on whether or not you share the parent who passed
on the trait to you.
Dr.
Townsends clinical study on female issues
Fibromyalgia
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