Is it common knowledge that FMS is a neurological condition?

I spoke with a women yesterday who has FMS and she thought it was a rheumatoid condition! Worryingly her specialist had not corrected her on this.

[JayneL62]

I think many Drs still send patients (where they are bothering to refer at all) to Rheumatology , and this suggests Fibro is a Rhuemi condition

[Hidden]

Yep, it derives from an unbalanced nervous systems..as if we were in a primordial state and we are constantly in alert. The greatest thing that my doctor told me is that people who have fibro are, in reality, very normal human beings..our bodies are setting out alarms through pain, telling us that something is wrong or threatening..our nervous system basically photocopies this feeling of pain as if it was sthg right so we need to train it back to a pain-free normality. We are not sleeping because we are litterally afraid of being attacked by wild animals!!:-)))

[LindseyMid]

No, not really. Traditionally it was thought to be a form of rheumatism and it is still categorised as that with the WHO. Most neurologists do not realise that Fibro is their kind of thing.

[bindilou]

fibromyalgia is not a neurological condition its a muscular condition affecting each and every muscles in your body but affect certain areas worse than others.

[Hidden in reply to bindilou]

Scary....you need to do some research....this is totally wrong.

[Mdaisy in reply to bindilou]

i agree is not a muscular condition is neuro... will have imbalance of chemical and neurotransmitters... serotonin, 5htp, nor adrenaline, dopimine the list is endless.... pls do more research bindilou... read articles, books and internet sites

scientiacme.org/pdfs/Boomer...

pls read this about drug treatment and what neuro pathways and chemicals they help in turn treating Fibromyalgia

Hope this helps your knowledge x

[Hidden]

oh dear it is all very confusing isnt it ?????? all i know is it what ever it is it hurts and i wouldnt wish irt on my worst enemy love diddle x

[Mdaisy]

pls everyone read scientiacme.org/pdfs/Boomer....... x

[Mdaisy]

scholar.google.co.uk/schola...

Another interesting medical article about management of FMS about drug therapy to aim to regulate the chemical and neurotransmitter problems associated with this neuro condition.

[GillV]

I was told by a Physiotherapist that Fibro is a Long Term Muscular Skelital condition which affects the nervous system. Our physio have made a long term study of this condition, and are doing their best to help. Thank God for them

[Hertsman]

In my experience most doctors are ignorant about fibro. They just give out pain killers and anti depressants like sweets because they don't know what else to do. The main problem is there are no conclusive tests to prove it. You might want to check out this link. doctoroz.com/videos/fibromy... Perhaps that is the proof we're all searching for?

[Gracie59]

It's most definitely neurological. Our "fight or flight" button is permanently switched on. And as a result we suffer from a lack of proper sleep, IBS etc. We are totally exhausted, hypersensitive to light, sounds and smells and ache all over as amplified pain signals from the brain reach our muscles etc.

I'm sorry this doesn't come over as very scientific - and it certainly doesn't cover everybody's symptoms, but fibro is not just about aching muscles. It's far more complex. And there are no outward signs of this "disease" and no sign of inflammation (unless you suffer from additional conditions).

[LindseyMid]

There is currently no NICE guideline on Fibro.

[twistedstar]

Pregabalin is good for fibromyalgia it helps me a lot

I also take 50mg of calcium and magnesium