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Fibromyalgia Fast Facts
- Researchers estimate between 3.7 to 6 million Americans suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
- FMS occurs worldwide.
- Fibromyalgia is considered a syndrome not a disease.
- A syndrome is a “collection of symptoms.�?/FONT>
- FMS is most common in the Caucasian population.
- The syndrome occurs 10 times more often in women than in men.
- People are most often diagnosed with FMS between the ages of 20 to 50.
- It takes an average of 5 years before an individual is accurately diagnosed.
- Approximately 90% of people suffering from fibromyalgia do not get adequate sleep.
- Fibromyalgia is composed of many physical symptoms that do not necessarily seem related.
- Symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome can include:
- widespread pain
- fatigue
- non-restorative sleep
- headaches
- muscle tension
- TMJ pain (jaw pain)
- sensitivities to noise, light, smells, medications, and substances such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol
- Raynaud’s phenomenon (i.e., occasional attacks of decreased blood flow to the extremities that leads to numbness, tingling, burning, and pain)
- restless legs
- numbness
- tingling
- chest wall pain
- irritable bowel syndrome
- irritable bladder symptoms
- short-term memory and concentration difficulties
- morning stiffness
- sensation of swelling
- dizziness
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