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Housotn, TX

at what age does Fibro occur?

July 27, 2016
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Members shared their experiences with fibromyalgia onset, with many connecting it to physical or emotional trauma such as childhood abuse,... Read more

Members shared their experiences with fibromyalgia onset, with many connecting it to physical or emotional trauma such as childhood abuse, difficult divorces, car accidents, and abusive relationships, often developing years after the traumatic event. Several members described symptoms beginning at various ages, from as young as 12 to as late as 90, with most agreeing that while trauma appears to be a common trigger, the question of heredity remains unclear, with some families showing multiple cases and others having no family history at all. A recurring theme was the powerful connection between emotional trauma, nervous breakdowns, and the eventual emergence of fibromyalgia symptoms, with members finding solidarity in understanding that their pain has real roots in past suffering.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Any age but usually adults.

July 28, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I believe I got mine from my prior marriage. I was physically abused for 3 years. I was able to move on after my divorce, get a college degree, and begin my career with my son. After I remarried, I experienced a traumatic event, it was more like a nervous breakdown, and since then, symptoms increased through time and here I am. I've asked my mother if anyone in her family has ever complained of such pain, she said not that she was aware of.

July 27, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Everything I have studied says it is not hereditary, most get it from trauma to the body or trauma from mental. I was in an abusive marriage, once I had children I had to run with my kids. The divorce was extremly emotiional plus I was in a car wreck that flipped the car leaving it on its top. I think all of this caused mine. It developed about 6 yrs. after my divorce.

July 27, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

My 90 year old Mom was diagnosed last year. I've read that it IS hereditary. I have a few members of my family, who don't believe I'm sick, that I would like to see get it!!! Oops bad me.

August 5, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Nobody in my immediate family has it,, only me...Bummer...๐Ÿ˜ณ I also have sjogrens and no one else in my family has that either...๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ˜’

August 4, 2016 (edited)

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