100 Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia Community

There was a site that had this and I had linked to it on Tumblr but it is gone. So I had to hunt down someone who found my post and posted the whole thing in a forum. Anyway, it is around but I’m posting it here so I will not have to hunt it down to reference it. Now we all know the major symptoms are the widespread pain, but our pain isn’t just muscle pain… it can be nerve types of pain as well, fatigue and insomnia. And even among symptoms, there are some far more frequently than others, but it should be said we have categories… like the cognitive dysfunction, which is a broad one that has more than one symptom and we often just say fibrofog. Insomnia… more than one sleeping disorder. So the list is interesting.

GENERAL
__ Fatigue, made worse by physical exertion or stress
__ Activity level decreased to less than 50% of pre-illness activity level
__ Recurrent flu-like illness
__ Sore throat
__ Hoarseness
__ Tender or swollen lymph nodes (glands), especially in the neck and underarms
__ Shortness of breath (air hunger) with little or no exertion
__ Frequent sighing
__ Tremor or trembling
__ Severe nasal allergies (new allergies or worsening of previous allergies)
__ Cough
__ Night sweats
__ Low-grade fevers
__ Feeling cold often
__ Feeling hot often
__ Cold extremities (hands and feet)
__ Low body temperature (below 97.6)
__ Low blood pressure (below 110/70)
__ Heart palpitations
__ Dryness of eyes and/or mouth
__ Increased thirst
__ Symptoms worsened by temperature changes
__ Symptoms worsened by air travel
__ Symptoms worsened by stress

PAIN
__ Headache
__ Tender points or trigger points
__ Muscle pain
__ Muscle twitching
__ Muscle weakness
__ Paralysis or severe weakness of an arm or leg
__ Joint pain
__ TMJ syndrome
__ Chest pain

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GENERAL NEUROLOGICAL
__ Lightheadedness; feeling “spaced out”
__ Inability to think clearly (“brain fog”)
__ Seizures
__ seizure-like episodes
__ Syncope (fainting) or blackouts
__ Sensation that you might faint
__ Vertigo or dizziness
__ Numbness or tingling sensations
__ Tinnitus (ringing in one or both ears)
__ Photophobia (sensitivity to light)
__ Noise intolerance

EQUILIBRIUM/PERCEPTION
__ Feeling spatially disoriented
__ Dysequilibrium (balance difficulty)
__ Staggering gait (clumsy walking; bumping into things)
__ Dropping things frequently
__ Difficulty judging distances (e.g. when driving; placing objects on surfaces)
__ “Not quite seeing” what you are looking at

SLEEP
__ Hypersomnia (excessive sleeping)
__ Sleep disturbance: unrefreshing or non-restorative sleep
__ Sleep disturbance: difficulty falling asleep
__ Sleep disturbance: difficulty staying asleep (frequent awakenings)
__ Sleep disturbance: vivid or disturbing dreams or nightmares
__ Altered sleep/wake schedule (alertness/energy best late at night)

MOOD/EMOTIONS
__ Depressed mood
__ Suicidal thoughts
__ Suicide attempts
__ Feeling worthless
__ Frequent crying
__ Feeling helpless and/or hopeless
__ Inability to enjoy previously enjoyed activities
__ Increased appetite
__ Decreased appetite
__ Anxiety or fear when there is no obvious cause
__ Panic attacks
__ Irritability; overreaction
__ Rage attacks: anger outbursts with little or no cause
__ Abrupt, unpredictable mood swings
__ Phobias (irrational fears)
__ Personality changes

EYES AND VISION
__ Eye pain
__ Changes in visual acuity (frequent changes in inability to see well)
__ Difficulty with accommodation (switching focus from one thing to another)
__ Blind spots in vision

SENSITIVITIES
__ Sensitivities to medications (unable to tolerate “normal” dosage)
__ Sensitivities to odors (e.g., cleaning products, exhaust fumes, colognes, hair sprays)
__ Sensitivities to foods
__ Alcohol intolerance
__ Alteration of taste, smell, and/or hearing

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UROGENITAL
__ Frequent urination
__ Painful urination or bladder pain
__ Prostate pain
__ Impotence
__ Endometriosis
__ Worsening of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
__ Decreased libido (sex drive)

GASTROINTESTINAL
__ Stomach ache; abdominal cramps
__ Nausea
__ Vomiting
__ Esophageal reflux (heartburn)
__ Frequent diarrhea
__ Frequent constipation
__ Bloating; intestinal gas
__ Decreased appetite
__ Increased appetite
__ Food cravings
__ Weight gain
__ Weight loss

SKIN
__ Rashes or sores
__ Eczema or psoriasis

OTHER
__ Hair loss
__ Mitral valve prolapse
__ Cancer
__ Dental problems
__ Periodontal (gum) disease
__ Aphthous ulcers (canker sores)

COGNITIVE
__ Difficulty with simple calculations (e.g., balancing checkbook)
__ word-finding difficulty
__ Using the wrong word
__ Difficulty expressing ideas in words
__ Difficulty moving your mouth to speak
__ Slowed speech
__ Stuttering; stammering
__ Impaired ability to concentrate
__ Easily distracted during a task
__ Difficulty paying attention
__ Difficulty following a conversation when background noise is present
__ Losing your train of thought in the middle of a sentence
__ Difficulty putting tasks or things in proper sequence
__ Losing track in the middle of a task (remembering what to do next)
__ Difficulty with short-term memory
__ Difficulty with long-term memory
__ Forgetting how to do routine things
__ Difficulty understanding what you read
__ Switching left and right
__ Transposition (reversal) of numbers, words, and/or letters when you speak
__ Transposition (reversal) of numbers, words, and/or letters when you write
__ Difficulty remembering names of objects
__ Difficulty remembering the names of people
__ Difficulty recognizing faces
__ Difficulty following simple written instructions
__ Difficulty following complicated written instructions
__ Difficulty following simple oral (spoken) instructions
__ Difficulty following complicated oral (spoken) instructions
__ Poor judgment
__ Difficulty making decisions
__ Difficulty integrating information (putting ideas together to form a complete picture or concept)
__ Difficulty following directions while driving
__ Becoming lost in familiar locations when driving