Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
The most basic symptoms of Fibromyalgia syndrome are severe fatigue, widespread musculoskeletal pain and disturbed sleep. Fibromyalgia implies pain in the muscles, tendons and ligaments. The pain can be anywhere in the soft fibrous tissues of the body. Patients with Fibromyalgia often complain about pain all over the body and most of the time their muscles and ligaments feel stressed out and over worked. Occasionally Fibromyalgia symptoms involve burning sensations and muscle twitches too.
Common Symptoms:
- Insomnia or waking up in the middle of the sleep feeling very tired and fatigued.
- Chronic muscle pain, leg cramps and muscle spasms or stiffness.
- Feeling the stiffness upon staying in one posture for too long or after waking up.
- Reasonable or severe fatigue and decrease in energy.
- Tension and migraine headaches
- Facing difficulty in concentrating, remembering and performing easy mental tasks.
- Numbness or tickly feeling in the face, hands, arms, legs and feet
- Painful menstrual periods
- Decreased tolerance for exercise and continuing muscle pain after exercise
- Feeling anxious and depressed
- Feeling extremely sensitive towards noise, odors, bright lights, certain foods, and medications and cold.
