What do you think of fibromyalgia?

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What do my colleagues here think of fibromyalgia? It's sufferers seem to mainly women. I'm very skeptical about it. Is it a psychological disorder? I don't mean to dis anyone here, please forgive me, but every patient I've ever taken care of with this disorder strikes me as neurotic. Since there is no actual lab test the definitively confirms the diagnosis, I remain suspicious regarding this disorder.

What do you know about this condition?

I was shocked after 10 years of joint pain with no diagnosis to be told it's probably fibromyalgia! I didn't want this label!!!

one year later when things got a lot worse (entering menopause) I was actually correctly diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos syndrome. I'd been subluxing many joints several times a day but that doesn't show on mri etc.

ive found out that many with EDS are misdiagnosed. I wonder if other illnesses are misdiagnosed.

and yes I also think some very unfit people do have pain that get this label to.

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