Well yes you have most of the symptoms i get yes i would say its Fibromyalga.Iwent to the hospital yesterday ,and the first time i have seen posters displaying fibro. So yes they do look on it as a ilness. My painkillers do not take off all the pain,they are sending me to painclinic for trep injections.As i am on some of the strongest painkillers.Just got to wait Dorothy.
Have you looked up the symptoms of fibro? There are 16 trigger points that lead to a diagnosis of fibro. You need 11 of the 16 to be painful to be diagnosed with fibro. I disagree with Patsy10 to some degree that fibro is not a disease. It is becoming more accepted by the medical community that it is a disease in and of itself. But I do agree with Patsy that you need a full work-up for lupis, lyme, etc. Good luck on finding some answers. If you have a good PCP he should be able to order these tests, or refer you to a rheumatologist for further evaluation. Keep us posted, and we are all willing to answer any questions we have, or just lend an ear or shoulder.....
Fibromyalgia is not a disease. It is a group of symptoms without a known cause. People frequently get diagnosed with this and CFS when there is not an identified cause. Have you had a full rheumatic screening done for lupus, rheumatoid arthrits, lyme etc....? Also, have you had viral testing done?