how old was you when fm/cfs started?

[zippazappa]

hiya   wanted to ask how old was you when your symptoms started. my symptoms go back to when i can remember but started hitting hard 3 years ago. my son who has just turned 13 is having exactly the same problems i was having at his age, he has recently been dx with ticks syndrome (form of torretts)but has  muscle weekness, headaces, nosebleeds,  ibs insomnia, fertuige ect.. i know its not common in boys but i just know  he has it! so am wondering how old where you when you started with the symptoms and how long before you where dx

many thanks and many huggs

zz x

[zippazappa]

many thanks for your responces, it seems it can hit all ages then. am hoping becaue iv been diagnosed it will be easer for them to look into my sons symptoms. its apparently best to catch it early in order to to treat it better so i will be on the case!! i will change doctors as i get nowhere with them and they only ever send me for the same bloodtests every time and try me on another anti dep i cant even get a refaral to the specialist in the neurology. so there doing jac for my son. he got his app at hospital through the school as the letter intended sat as idol as the receptionist in the doctors surgery for 9 mths. so yes be changing my doctors.

hope your all having a happy day

many thanks zz

[buriedinfur]

I had furious growing pains as well - which worries me because my son does as well.

I was diagnosed when I was 31 - but I'd had a very bad year before that and several years of complaining to my doctor about fatigue and absent mindedness that he brushed off with a 'take vit b' which I was doing. LOL

I switched drs. Best thing I ever did.

[lvfrogs]

My symptoms started when I was about 47 and I just found out at age 51 that I have CFS. I hope your son does not have either. I would keep an eye on him.  Sometimes hard to tell with kids. My boys all had terrible growing pains in their legs but so far, no other problems.

[FurballsMom]

Even though I'm still in limbo, I can recall many of the symptoms I have now starting when I was still just a kid, much like kiddthekatt was talking about.  I definitely had some awful "growing pains" that I can remember, too.  I definitely have had the weak muscles even as a kid.  I was never able to do the things that the other kids could do who took those abilities for granted.  No amount of strength training has ever changed the outcome of this either.  I was never able to do push-ups in gym class, which were required everyday.  I got low marks in gym class, even though I really was doing the best I could.  You can imagine how much the other kids tormented me.  At least now days I know why I was never able to do as well as what was expected of me, which was more than I was able to perform.

[patsy10]

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[PlateletGal]

I was only 18 years old when I had a severe case of mono and then CFS symptoms afterwards. I wasn't diagnosed until a couple of years ago... in my early 30's.  So for those of you who are still in limbo land, it could be worse.

[kiddthekatt]

  I think mine started back when I was a kid. I had horrible "growing pains" in my legs and I was sick a lot. I started really having problems almost 3 years ago, but was DXed a year ago. I had no idea what was wrong with me, but I knew that I was going to stay on my doctor until we found out. My daughter also shows signs of Fibro and CFS. I feel so guilty at times because I know what she is going to go through. Take care.

gentle hugs
Angel