Fibro Sufferer

[Purples_My_Colour]

Hi everyone, I'm a 31 year old woman, who suffers with fibromyalgia.

I was diagnosed in 2016. I feel most of my diagnosis, was caused by a very traumatic 2015.

Does anyone else feel, that theirs was caused by trauma & excessive stress?

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Momo

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Hello,welcome to the site,yes mines was triggered more and more over the years but quite often I wonder if born with it.what about yourself??

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Yes you are so right about a personal trauma, I knew I had pain in 2001 when my father was ill, I travelled miles each day and then to work at evening , it wasnt until he passed away I decided to investigate the pains, I did have ankylosing spondilitis and the pains were very much in the same places, I was diagnosed with fibro and cfs.

[YASMINTINA FMA UK Volunteer]

Hi there and welcome, I read quite often that a trauma can set off fibro for a lot of people, I had a lot of emotional stress come my way a few years back so I’m differently wondering if this caused my fibro/cfs x

[ruthiepooh]

Hi I think my fibromyalgia pre dates my knee operation in 1999 but after being in full leg plaster for 6 months it had got a lot worse. I went through extreme emotional distress in 2011/12 and crashed into bed with very severe tiredness and depression. Beginning to pick up again. Kind Regards xx

[jules12]

Fibromyalgia and ME are known to be caused by either an emotional or physical stress, ie divorce, a death of a close relative, an accident etc;

You can find this list on the nhs website.

Fibromyalgia is now recognised by the dwp as a disability and whist most of us do not want to carry this label, it may be useful if you are struggling financially.

Interstingly, i was diagnosed initially with polymyalgia and commenced on low dose steroids. Im convinced that thhis medication keeps the muscular pain at its minimum ( particularly in the winter months). This is not recognised by the medical profession, though it would be intersting to see the outcome of a study.

I hope you are not effected too much and that you hav found a way to accept your diagnosis.

Kind regards

Julie