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Can fibromyalgia cause weakness and difficulty holding your body up?

Yes, fibromyalgia can make it feel difficult to hold your body up and cause significant weakness. Many people with fibromyalgia describe fatigue that makes them feel like "the earth's core is pulling you down" or like they've "been beaten with a bat."

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Can fibromyalgia cause weakness and difficulty holding your body up?

Yes, fibromyalgia can make it feel difficult to hold your body up and cause significant weakness. Many people with fibromyalgia describe fatigue that makes them feel like "the earth's core is pulling you down" or like they've "been beaten with a bat."

The weakness comes from several factors:

- Your muscles don't work as efficiently as they should and need much more fuel than muscles in people without fibromyalgia
- Muscles don't always relax properly between contractions and don't work together as well as they could
- This inefficiency leads to profound fatigue and that feeling of not being able to support your body

A MyFibroTeam member described it perfectly: "I seem to get daily fatigue where I cannot keep my eyes open. Sometimes, I can barely get out of bed." Another shared that "fatigue is unbearable, you are so tired, drained, and can't function."

If you're experiencing new or worsening weakness, it's important to talk with your rheumatology team. While this is common with fibromyalgia, they can help determine if anything else might be contributing to your symptoms.

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