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Why Other Conditions Mimic a Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Chronic pain, exhaustion, stiffness, insomnia and memory problems are all symptoms of fibromyalgia. But they’re also hallmarks of several other illnesses, making a firm fibromyalgia diagnosis a challenge for patients and medical professionals. How can you better pinpoint the symptoms of fibromyalgia? Read on for patient stories and expert opinion...
Jenni Prokopy was 25 when her fast-paced life was pulled up short. That’s when a strange, puzzling array of symptoms – general pain, fatigue, headaches, nausea, dizziness and brain fog – overtook the Chicago resident.
“All these weird symptoms didn’t seem to be connected at the time,” says Prokopy, now 40. “I was high-energy before, and could easily stay up late. But it quickly became obvious that something wasn’t right.”
That something – fibromyalgia – wasn’t immediately obvious to her doctors either, who took about a year to label the illness.
“It took me a while to get a fibromyalgia diagnosis, to get to acceptance and find the right doctors,” says Prokopy, who started the website ChronicBabe.com to share her experience with others.
Like Prokopy, many of the 10 million Americans affected by the incurable disorder don’t arrive at a diagnosis for months or years.
Jenni Prokopy was 25 when her fast-paced life was pulled up short. That’s when a strange, puzzling array of symptoms – general pain, fatigue, headaches, nausea, dizziness and brain fog – overtook the Chicago resident.
“All these weird symptoms didn’t seem to be connected at the time,” says Prokopy, now 40. “I was high-energy before, and could easily stay up late. But it quickly became obvious that something wasn’t right.”
That something – fibromyalgia – wasn’t immediately obvious to her doctors either, who took about a year to label the illness.
“It took me a while to get a fibromyalgia diagnosis, to get to acceptance and find the right doctors,” says Prokopy, who started the website ChronicBabe.com to share her experience with others.
Like Prokopy, many of the 10 million Americans affected by the incurable disorder don’t arrive at a diagnosis for months or years.
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