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31 January 2010
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Fibromyalgia Symptoms Checklist
The Monster List!
By Adrienne Dellwo, About.com Guide
Updated January 13, 2010
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board
You've probably read about fibromyalgia symptoms such as pain, fatigue and fibro fog, but the list of possible signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia are far-reaching and body-wide. The following "monster list" of fibromyalgia symptoms is adapted from one put together by leading fibromyalgia expert Devin Starlanyl.
Many of these fibromyalgia symptoms also can be caused by other ailments and this list isn't intended as a diagnostic tool. Knowing the full range of symptoms, however, can help you track them either to help your doctor diagnose you properly or to help you identify triggers.
- Learn how doctors diagnose fibromyalgia.
- Find a doctor who treats fibromyalgia.
Some of the following are noted as overlapping conditions, which means they commonly occur with fibromyalgia but actually are conditions that need to be diagnosed and treated separately.
People with fibromyalgia can have any combination of the following symptoms, and to varying degrees of severity.
