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Is chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia considered to be the same illness? |
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Q. Are chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia considered to be the same illness?
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Darrell Miller | 12/06/05 |
Date:
December 06, 2005 02:02 PM
Author: Darrell Miller
(dm@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Q. Are chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia considered to be the same illness?
A. Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a painful shortening of muscles throughout the body. FMS is basically a sleep disorder characterized by many tender knots in the muscles. These tender knots, called tender or trigger points, are a major cause of the achiness that people with fibromyalgia and CFS feel.
Apporximately 80 percent of chronic fatigue syndrome patients have received an overlapping diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome. For most people, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are the same illness.
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