4 Responses

1. justmeinthisworld

   March 29th, 2009 at 3:39 am

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   i know it is real.

   i have researched yslef-

   i figured out before my docs taht it was a disorder of the central nervous system.

   I had a seizure 6 years ago that reset my brain and reversed teh symptoms–they have slowly come back–

   meds that regualate the nervous system do show promise

   i do not have another systemic diagnosis–only localized arthritis from injuries—-no depression…..

   the best doc I found admits he knows nothing and works as my partner–not my boss

2. dawn_m

   March 29th, 2009 at 12:30 pm

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   I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1999. I was also being treated for bipolar disorder at the time. Since then it has been discovered that my son who suffered from severe mental illness has a genetic inborn error of metabolism which is possibly secondary to mitochondrial dysfunction. Our metabolic specialist believes that both of us have mitochondrial disease which is also genetic. I will be having a muscle biopsy and possibly some other tests in a couple of months.

   I do not believe fibro to be a primary diagnosis any more than a headache is primary. I believe it to be a symptom.

3. Dominie

   March 29th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

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   Answers to your questions: see http://www.fms-help.com

4. Too_Many_Tublets_

   March 29th, 2009 at 5:52 pm

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   Some physicians think "fibromyalgia" is synonymous with "nut case". That may not really be fair, though- there is still soooo much we don’t understand about how our bodies work.