Hello, fellow Fibro fighters! 😊 I'm new here, and have two pretty basic questions. It seems like every source/site says something different, so once & for all...

1) Is Fibromyalgia considered to be an *autoimmune* disease?

2) Is fibro considered to be an *inflammatory* condition?

Regarding # 2, if yes, why don't NSAID's work on our pain?

I'm not newly diagnosed, but I find our disorder to be VERY complex, and confusing. I don't understand it at all! Help! Lol. Thanks. 👍

- Angela

I found a question and answer on Google that just doesn't make sense to me. First I read that it may be different in different people,, meaning (?} that it could be autoimmune. Then it says Fibro is not autoimmune, which I thought it is. So, here's Google's answer.

Is fibromyalgia autoimmune or neurological?

They may be different in different people. Current research suggests involvement of the nervous system, particularly the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Fibromyalgia is… read more

I keep reading different and hearing different answers...is Fibromyalgia an inflamation issue? Does it cause it? Is it a result of it?

So aside from having annoying twitches all over my body over this past week I’m starting to feel like jitttery when my body is still. It’s hard to describe but it feels like when you get the chills but your body doesn’t move. It’s almost as if I’m trembling but can’t physically see it. I’m going crazy over here! Anyone else experience this? My muscles also feel weak, tense, and overworked. Sometimes when I extend my legs and arms they shake.I’m taking magnesium and vit d but no improvements… read more

For the past couple of of years I have been experiencing jerking sensation. It normally happens when I settle down to sleep😴it happens in various parts of my body such as my legs arms ur even the hole of my body.
It's happen twice on separate occasions in my legs were I have been standing still and my leg as shaken uncontrollably.
Just wondering if this is a new fybromayalgia experience. 🤔💐❤️

Hello all! I was diagnosed by the Mayo Clinic with Fibromyalgia/CF and Centralized Sensitization Syndrome. My understanding from the medical professionals there is that CSS is an umbrella type term that encompasses Fibro and CF, etc. To be clear, I was not diagnosed with ME which I've read appears to be a more severe type of CFS. Either way - I question my diagnosis and here's why.

Yes, I have pain but not the type of pain I read on here that others seem to have. My pain feels more joint… read more

Anyone heard of muscle testing? I have to go to Vancouver for this test. On a ferry then over a bridge. Worried about testing. Have no idea how i will travel. Just wondering what others do.

Anyone experience muscle twitching? If so do you know any treatment to reduce or stop them ?

I am so having a struggle not knowing whether its gonna be worth going through with the nerve conduction study due to having numbness in my extremities and I did have a brain MRI which showed a spot on my brain but I guess inconculsive for MS at this point. My younger brother has MS, I have been researching the differences and there isn't much as far as symptoms.