Get Informed:
Fibromyalgia Neurological Problems
What You Need To Know
When you have a fibromyalgia diagnosis, you are very likely to have neurological problems associated with other fibromyalgia symptoms. Your fibromyalgia symptoms can be wide spread across many body locations, but they do seem to follow a similar pattern in many patients. As you will read below in a study out of Seattle that neurologic symptoms do appear to correlate with the signs and symptoms found in many fibromyalgia patients.
Pain in not the only symptoms of Fibromyalgia, you may find that you suffer from other neurological symptoms such as:
- Bladder problems
- Blurred vision that glasses don’t help
- Clumsiness
- Cold hands and feet
- Dizziness or Fainting
- Facial Numbness
- Frequent Headaches
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Muscle weakness
- Nausea and/or vomiting spells
- Numbness and tingling in your hands and feet
- Sore Throat or Hoarseness
- Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome
Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome is a hypersensitivity to chemicals, odors, loud noise, light, temperature changes, and affects around 2/3rds of fibromyalgia patients. Chemical sensitivity symptoms can include headaches, nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, and fainting. Chemical sensitivity symptoms can mimic fibromyalgia symptoms as well. Many fibromyalgia patients have found relief from their neurological symptoms by examining the link between their reaction to certain chemicals and conditions. Keep in mind that fibromyalgia syndrome already impacts your life, narrowing your chemical reactions may make a big impact on your health, but you still need to live. Shutting yourself away from the world is not the answer. If you do find that chemical sensitivity is affecting you in ways that are causing neurological problems it is wise to contact your health care provider to determine an appropriate plan of action, so that you may live your life as fully as possible.
Neurologic Symptoms Associated With Fibromyalgia Syndrome
In a controlled study group of one hundred and sixty-six fibromyalgia patients, and sixty-six pain free control patients conducted by Dr. Nathaniel F. Watson from the University of Washington Medicine Sleep Institute in Harborview Seattle, showed significantly more neurological symptoms than were seen in the overall control group.
Fibromyalgia Neurologic Symptoms that were studies showed:
70% of fibromyalgia patients displayed photo phobia or light sensitivity
63% of the group showed signs of poor balance
50% displayed some weakness and tingling in their arms or legs.
Upon further research the study found that there were considerable correlations between the neurological symptoms, and the neurological signs.
Example: Poor balance correlated in the test study with defined weakness in the arms or legs. These findings lead to the recommendation by Watson who ran the study to advice; “careful neurological examinations in all fibromyalgia patients, particularly those with neurological complaints.”
SOURCE: Arthritis and Rheumatism, September 2009.
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE58L40T20090922
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