Other Names For Fibromyalgia

[Fibroguy66]

What is the new name for fibromyalgia?The different names of fibromyalgia though medicine history. Neurasthenia. Fibrositis. Myalgic encephalomyelitis {Not A Greek Holiday Resort ⛵} 😂 😂 😂 😂

[Scooterz2]

new name for Fibro?

[desquinn Partner Volunteer FMAUK Trustee]

Two of these are not correct. Neurasthenia is more akin to CFS which is itself another name for Myalgic encephalomyelitis i.e. ME.

Fibrositis, muscular rheumatism, Fibromyositis, psychogenic rheumatism. More recently while not new names per se they are used as synonyms either for the mechanism or a collective of similar conditions. i.e. CSS and chronic primary pain respectively.

[Scooterz2 in reply to desquinn]

CSS?

[desquinn Partner Volunteer FMAUK Trustee in reply to Scooterz2]

Central sensitisation syndrome

[Scooterz2 in reply to desquinn]

Not heard of that, only heard of fibromyalgia being called just that

[desquinn Partner Volunteer FMAUK Trustee in reply to Scooterz2]

It's more used as a term on the pathology of fibro rather than a label.

[MaggieSylvie in reply to desquinn]

What would we do without you, Desquinn?

[desquinn Partner Volunteer FMAUK Trustee in reply to MaggieSylvie]

Have a less pedantic person going around correcting people but seriously... thank you.

[Scooterz2]

personally I call Fibro a pain in the ass 😂

[Carlt in reply to Scooterz2]

If your pain is isolated to that region then it isn't Fibromyalgia. 🙂

[Scooterz2 in reply to Carlt]

Ha ha! I can confirm I have no pain in that area but I do have Fibro 😂😂😂

[Dizzytwo in reply to Carlt]

Funny but true 🤣

[Welshcatlady in reply to Scooterz2]

That's about the only place that is relatively pain free! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[CheetieCat in reply to Welshcatlady]

🤫 Don't tempt fate!! Touch hairy wood quickly 😳 (head, for everyone younger than fossils or possibly not Scottish 🤷😂)

[Missus835]

CRPS or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. I call it CRAPS. Anyway, my ass doesn't hurt. I don't really agree with the diagnosis, but the Pain Management guy said it's a newer name for Fibromyalgia. I also have PMR, severe osteoporosis, possible bursitis, 10 vertebral compression fractures and possibly an atypical femoral fracture (jury is out pending a complete bonescan). So pain is pretty complex, but not necessarily Fibromyalgia. That is what he came up with after waiting 2 years to get into our pain clinic here in Halifax NS. Then he did nothing and dumped me back into my GPs lap.

[desquinn Partner Volunteer FMAUK Trustee in reply to Missus835]

CRPS has been about for a while but I would disagree with your pain management guy. It is certainly not the same as fibro and I am sure Burning Nights charity would say the same. The definition of fibro is all over chronic pain and CRPS is localised pain.

There may be a similar mechanism and there may be some links we find in future but they are not the same.

[Missus835 in reply to desquinn]

I would have to agree with you. When I told him I disagreed, he got super defensive and said "I've been doing this for 14 years...". I wouldn't want to deal with him again, however, now my GP blames all my pain on fibro and his recommendations for pain management are all she will go by. The gabas, the srni's etc. None of which I can take. Ugh.

[Debsdelight72]

What the chuff ?