Fibromyalgia
Adapted from these Arthritis Foundation publications: Fibromyalgia brochure and Guide to Good Living with Fibromyalgia.

What Are the Symptoms?

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Although no two people with fibromyalgia experience the same symptoms the exact same way, people with fibromyalgia do experience similar symptoms.

• Pain is the most prominent symptom. It usually involves "tender points" on the body where pain seems the greatest. 
  
• Fatigue and sleep disturbances occur in about 90% of people who have fibromyalgia.
  
• Depression and anxiety is common in many people with fibromyalgia. 
  
• Cognitive difficulties or fibro fog can occur, characterized by feelings of confusion, lapses in memory, word mix-ups and difficulty concentrating.
  
• Migraine headaches, abdominal pain, bloating or alternating constipation and diarrhea (irritable bowel syndrome), skin color changes, tingling limbs, jaw pain (temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder), and restless leg syndrome are common.