Between 10% and 30% of primary care doctor (GP) consultations are for symptoms that resemble fibromyalgia: including fatigue, malaise and general muscle pain.
These may well arise as part of any of the following conditions:
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Myalgias*: polymyalgia rheumatica
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Anaemia
- Neuromuscular disease
- Depression
- Sleep disturbance
- Drugs and alcohol
Some of these conditions are outlined in slightly more detail below.
* note: myalgia = muscle pain; myopathy = abnormality in the muscles (cf. Neuropathy = abnormality in the nerves)
Note that fibromyalgia may be seen in hypothyroidism: as I have explained in other articles, there does seem to be a link between arachnoiditis and thyroid disease: in particular in those who have undergone a myelogram (the dyes contain iodine which affects the thyroid).
Also: Raynaud's phenomenon is quite often seen in CFS or fibromyalgia and is also a fairly common occurrence amongst arachnoiditis patients.
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