It started when I needed a hysterectomy to stop the non-stop two-year menstruation. I was very tired, sore all the time, and nauseous. My body was being put through a very traumatic and trying time. One night I was helped to bed because my joints were very sore and were swelling up, a common occurance back then. The pain got so bad I had to be helped to bed. My legs began to feel heavy, as if they were tied down to the ground, and each little movement felt like I had electric shocks going through my whole body. Every day became a nightmare, and, I would be in tears every time I tried to walk through the excruciating pain.

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I was in and out of hospital in intense pain, until I went to see my rheumatologist specialist for Lupus, and he diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia can be described as a complex chronic pain disorder that affects your whole body in different ways.

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For me personally, my symptoms include nausea, shooting pains throughout my body, fatigue and sleeping issues. The specialist put me on a small dose of Amitriptyline, which seemed to help, and resting helped a lot. Treatment such as Amitriptyline can help, but this condition can't be cured.

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Here are some quick facts about Fibromyalgia:

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• Fibromyalgia affects more women than men. 

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• Onset is often in between ages 25– 55 years. 

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• Fibromyalgia often runs in families. 

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• People with other forms of arthritis are more likely to develop Ffibromyalgia.

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For more information you can check out:

 

Sleeping and Fibromyalgia 

 

pain and sleep

 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fibromyalgia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354780