| Fibromyalgia syndrome is somewhat similar to | | | | anxiety attacks. Although the same can be found |
| chronic fatigue syndrome in the sense that both | | | | in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, the |
| are chronic diseases. However, Fibromyalgia is | | | | severity is considerably more in the Fibromyalgia |
| characterized by severe pain in specific areas of | | | | syndrome patients due to more suffering because |
| the body such as neck, shoulders, spine and hips. | | | | of this disease.In Fibromyalgia syndrome severe |
| This disease, unlike chronic fatigue that centers | | | | shooting or radiating pain can be observed in |
| mostly in the joints or muscles and nerves, | | | | certain pressure points, unlike in Chronic Fatigue |
| affects all the pressure points in the body. It also | | | | Syndrome wherein the patient has a constant |
| affects the bowel movements in a patient to a | | | | niggling pain in most of the body parts. The pain |
| large extent. Also, most affected parts in | | | | can be bone deep and palpations of those |
| Fibromyalgia syndrome are the chest, ribcage, | | | | pressure points increase the pain to extreme |
| thighs, knees, hips, lower back, and spine, along | | | | levels, causing anxiety and depression attacks in |
| with the neck, shoulders, elbow joints, knee joints | | | | the patient. Stiffness and aches in the body soon |
| and arms.Fibromyalgia syndrome is sometimes | | | | after the person wakes up can be related to this |
| used synonymously to chronic fatigue syndrome, | | | | disease. However, some patients might even face |
| although they are both not exactly the same kind | | | | the pain in the evenings or throughout the day |
| of disease. The reason for this error is the similar | | | | and the severity can range from mild to |
| symptoms faced in both these complications. Just | | | | extremely severe depending on the weather, |
| as in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, patients suffering | | | | stress and anxiety in all these patients. |
| from Fibromyalgia syndrome tend to face | | | | Fibromyalgia syndrome patients experience pain |
| extreme tiredness, fatigue, lack of concentration, | | | | similar to the one noticed in rheumatoid arthritis |
| restlessness, inability to recollect certain events, | | | | patients, with no external swelling in spite of |
| and so on. Along with this, soreness in certain | | | | severe pain.Since no specific reason has been |
| pressure points; muscular cramps; spasms; | | | | detected for Fibromyalgia syndrome attacks, |
| weakness in the whole body or specific joints; | | | | treatment can vary from case to case. Usually, |
| severe headaches; numbness in certain areas | | | | treatment with altered lifestyle, counseling, |
| such as hands and feet; tingles throughout the | | | | education about the disease and physiotherapy |
| body like the kind that occur right after a cramp | | | | can help the patient get rid of this disease |
| release or release from numbness; and more are | | | | completely. But this could work only in the initial |
| also frequently observed in patients suffering | | | | stages when the disease is still mild. In other |
| from Fibromyalgia. Slight fever might be noticed in | | | | cases the treatment is similar to that of Chronic |
| most of the cases, just like in patients suffering | | | | Fatigue Syndrome, in which the patient is often |
| from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Other symptoms | | | | given various medications to counter all the |
| that are frequently found in Fibromyalgia | | | | symptoms faced instead of the actual disease. |
| syndrome patients are severe depression and | | | | |