Fibromyalgia / CFS Community

There are people who are misdiagnosed with Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Therefore, we created this list of other possible conditions that you should discuss with your physician if you don't feel comfortable with your diagnosis. You should also consider checking out our other health pages:

Diagnostic and Blood Tests to Help Diagnose Fibromyalgia:

Diagnostic and Blood Tests to Help Diagnose Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome:

• ankylosing spondylitis
• lyme disease
• lupus
• rheumatoid arthritis
• chagas disease 
• thyroid problems, including Hashimoto's thyroiditis (which can go along with CFS & fibro)
• multiple sclerosis
• mixed connective tissue disease
• osteoarthritis
• gout
• systemic vasculitis
• HIV
• bacterial endocartis
• polymyalgia rheumatica
• hepatitis (hep C has apparently been a suspected cause in some fibro cases)
• Sjogren's Syndrome
• heart conditions
• major depression/anxiety disorders
• myofascial pain syndrome (often can go along with fibromyalgia or CFS)
• chiari malformation
• vitamin B12 deficiency
• celiac disease 
• sleep disorders (often goes along with FMS/CFS)
• benign fasciculation syndrome
• valley fever link: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/valley-fever/DS00695/DSECTION=symptoms
• myofascial pain syndrome (often goes along with a fibro or CFS diagnosis)
• addison's disease
• perimenopause symptoms
• peripheral neuropathy http://www.neuropathy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=About_Symptoms

Conditions that are often seen in patients who have Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome:

• restless legs syndrome link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_Leg_Syndrome
• periodic limb movement disorder link:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLMD
• endometriosis link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometreosis
• depression or anxiety
• hypermobility syndrome link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermobile_syndrome
• chemical sensitivities or multiple chemical sensitivity
• myofascial pain syndrome link: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/guide/myofascial-pain-syndrome
• sleep apnea link: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea_WhatIs.html
• fibroid tumors link: http://www.fibroids.com/uterine-fibroid-tumors.aspx
• POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) link: http://www.dinet.org/
• thyroid problems (usually hypothyroidism)
• secondary adrenal insufficiency
• irritable bowel disorder link: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibs_ez/
• neuropathy link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathy