200+ CO-EXISTING CONDITIONS & SYMPTOMS OF FIBROMYALGIA AND ME/CFS

Did you know that…
… there are over 200+ co-existing conditions and symptoms of fibromyalgia and ME/CFS?

Originally posted on Fibromyalgia Resources, it shows how complex fibromyalgia and CFS/ME really are, with so many different symptoms and co-existing conditions, everyone’s experience of these conditions are unique.

The 200+ Co-Existing
Conditions and Symptoms of Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS

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We’ve created a downloadable version of this checklist that lets you check off the symptoms you’re dealing with. It’s a simple way to keep track of your health and start meaningful conversations with your doctor, family, or friends.

200+ Co-Existing Conditions & Symptoms of FM, ME/CFS (156 downloads )

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Activity level decreased to less than 50% of pre-illness activity level	Cold hands and feet (extremities)
Cough	Craving carbohydrates
Delayed reaction to physical activity or stressful events	Dryness of eyes and/or mouth
Edema	Family member(s) with Fibromyalgia
Fatigue, made worse by physical exertion or stress	Feeling cold often
Feeling hot often	Frequent sighing
Heart palpitations	Hoarseness
Hypoglycemia (blood sugar falls or low)	Increased thirst
Low blood pressure (below 110/70)	Low body temperature (below 97.6)
Low-grade fevers	Night sweats
Noisy joints – with or without pain	Poor circulation in hands/feet
Profuse sweating	Recurrent flu-like illness
Shortness of breath with little or no exertion	Severe nasal allergies (new or worsening allergies)
Sore throat	Subjective swelling of extremities
Sweats	Symptoms worsened by air travel
Symptoms worsened by stress	Symptoms worsened by temperature changes
Tender or swollen lymph nodes, especially in neck and underarms	Tremor or trembling
Unexplained weight gain or loss
PAIN
Abdominal wall pain	Bad hip pain
Burning Nerve Pain	Chest pain
Collarbone pain	Diffuse swelling
Elbow pain	Exacerbated Plantar arch or heel pain
“Growing” pains that don’t go away once you are done growing	Headache – tension or migraine
Inflamed Rib Cartilage	Joint pain
Lumpy, tender breasts	Morning stiffness
Muscle pain	Muscle spasms
Muscle twitching	Muscle weakness
Pain that ranges from moderate to severe	Pain that moves around the body
Paralysis or severe weakness of an arm or leg	Restless Leg Syndrome
Rib Pain (Costochondritis)	Scalp Pain (like hair being pulled out)
Sciatica-like pain	Tender points or trigger points
TMJ syndrome	“Voodoo Doll” Poking Sensation in random places
NEUROLOGICAL
Blackouts	Brain fog
Carpal Tunnel	Feeling spaced out
Hallucinating smells	Inability to think clearly
Lightheadedness	Noise intolerance
Numbness or tingling sensations	Photophobia (sensitivity to light)
Seizures	Seizure-like episodes
Sensation that you might faint	Syncope (fainting)
Tinnitus (ringing in one or both ears)	Vertigo or dizziness
EQUILIBRIUM/PERCEPTION
Bumping into things	Clumsy Walking
Difficulty balancing	Difficulty judging distances (when driving, etc.)
Directional disorientation	Dropping things frequently
Feeling spatially disoriented	Frequent tripping or stumbling
Not seeing what you’re looking at	Poor balance and coordination
Staggering gait
SLEEP
Alertness/energy best late at night	Altered sleep/wake schedule
Awakening frequently	Difficulty falling asleep
Difficulty staying asleep	Excessive sleeping
Extreme alertness or energy levels late at night	Falling asleep at random and sometimes dangerous moments
Fatigue	Light or broken sleep pattern
Muscle spasms/twitches at night	Narcolepsy
Sleep disturbances	Sleep starts or falling sensations
Teeth grinding	Tossing and turning
Un-refreshing or non-restorative sleep	Vivid or disturbing dreams/nightmares
EYES/VISION
Blind spots in vision	Eye pain
Difficulty switching focus from one thing to another	Frequent changes in ability to see well
Night driving difficulty	Occasional Blurry vision
Poor night vision	Rapidly worsening vision
Vision changes
COGNITIVE
Becoming lost in familiar locations when driving	Confusion
Difficulty expressing ideas in words	Difficulty following conversation (especially if background noise present)
Difficulty following directions while driving	Difficulty following oral instructions
Difficulty following written instructions	Difficulty making decisions
Difficulty moving your mouth to speak	Difficulty paying attention
Difficulty putting ideas together to form a complete picture	Difficulty putting tasks or things in proper sequence
Difficulty recognizing faces	Difficulty speaking known words
Difficulty remembering names of objects	Difficulty remembering names of people
Difficulty understanding what you read	Difficulty with long-term memory
Difficulty with simple calculations	Difficulty with short-term memory
Easily distracted during a task	Dyslexia-type symptoms occasionally
Feeling too disoriented to drive	Forgetting how to do routine things
Impaired ability to concentrate	Inability to recognize familiar surroundings
Losing track in the middle of a task (remembering what to do next)	Losing your train of thought in the middle of a sentence
Loss of ability to distinguish some colors	Poor judgment
Short term memory impairment	Slowed speech
Staring into space trying to think	Stuttering; stammering
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	Trouble concentrating
Using the wrong word	Word-finding difficulty
EMOTIONAL
Abrupt and/or unpredictable mood swings	Anger outbursts
Anxiety or fear when there is no obvious cause	Attacks of uncontrollable rage
Decreased appetite	Depressed mood
Feeling helpless and/or hopeless	Fear of someone knocking on the door
Fear of telephone ringing	Feeling worthless
Frequent crying	Heightened awareness – of symptoms
Inability to enjoy previously enjoyed activities	Irrational fears
Irritability	Overreaction
Panic attacks	Personality changes –usually a worsening of pervious condition
Phobias	Suicide attempts
Suicidal thoughts	Tendency to cry easily
GASTROINTESTINAL
Abdominal cramps	Bloating
Decreased appetite	Food cravings
Frequent constipation	Frequent diarrhea
GERD symptoms	Heartburn
Increased appetite	Intestinal gas
Irritable bladder	Irritable bowel syndrome
Nausea	Regurgitation
Stomach ache	Vomiting
Weight gain	Weight loss
UROGENITAL
Decreased libido (sex drive)	Painful urination or bladder pain
Endometriosis	Pelvic pain
Frequent urination	Prostate pain
Impotence	Worsening of (or severe) premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Menstrual problems
SENSITIVITIES
Alcohol intolerance	Allodynia (hypersensitive to touch)
Alteration of taste, smell, and/or hearing	Sensitivity to chemicals in cleaning products, perfumes, etc.
Sensitivities to foods	Sensitivity to light
Sensitivity to mold	Sensitivity to noise
Sensitivity to odors	Sensitivity to yeast (getting yeast infections frequently on skin, etc.)
Sensory overload	Sensitivity to pressure & humidity changes
Sensitivity to extreme temperature changes – feeling hot	Vulvodynia
SKIN
Able to “write” on skin with finger	Bruising easily
Bumps and lumps	Eczema or psoriasis
Hot/dry skin	Ingrown hairs
Itchy/Irritable skin	Mottled skin
Rashes or sores	Scarring easily
Sensitivity to the sun	Skin suddenly turns bright red
CARDIOVASCULAR (HEART)
“Click-murmur” sounds through stethoscope	Fluttery heartbeat
Heart palpitations	Irregular heartbeat
Loud pulse in ear	Pain that mimics heart attack
Rapid heartbeat
HAIR/NAILS
Dull, listless hair	Heavy and splitting cuticles
Irritated nail beds	Nails that curve under
Pronounced nail ridges	Temporary hair loss
OTHER
Canker sores	Dental problems
Disk Degeneration	Hemorrhoids
Nose bleeds	Periodontal (gum) disease

Please share this article about 200+ co-existing conditions and symptoms of fibromyalgia and CFS/ME with others who have these conditions. (And indeed, share with those who don’t have these conditions– nothing like educating the masses!).

The more we educate ourselves through research and information, the more opportunity we have to make ourselves better.

Source: fibromapp.com/200-co-existing-conditions-symptoms-of-fibromyalgia – December 9, 2019

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