difference between fibromyalgia and ms symptoms?!

[shanks73]

hi guys ..im new hear ،i have diagnosed with fibro for almost two years ،recently i googled an found out the ms and fibro are very simillar in symptoms and thats freak me out and im going crazy! ...plz help is anyone who can describe difference symptoms of ms and fibro

my symptoms are
widespread mussle sharp pain
needles an pin
twiching
muscle spasms
ibs
...
and some like that

 

[diamond]

Try not to freak out..yes the symptoms are very similar but i imagine who ever diagnosed you checked you out for MS.

If not and you are concerned ask to be referred to a neurologist who can assess you and most likely will do an MRI brain scan.

Please dont panic as even if it is MS there are many treatments that slow its progress and its is generally the relapsing remitting kind where symptoms come and go.

I know people who have had MS for many years who are way more mobile and able bodied than myself.

Good Luck.

 

[Forgetmenot]

I think most of us have wondered if we had ms at times.
But willow is right don't panic.ms as my dr told me presents very different,and a dr knows what to look for.
Everything you have I have.and more.i have stiffness all over,a flu like ache everywhere,painful hands .fibro can and will hurt everywhere with so many little different pains .and sometimes very big one that may knock you off your feet.dont underestimate fibro,ppl do not understand just how bad it can be.
I understand I've not painted a great picture for you.but better to know what this illness can do.your not alone love.

 

[harpert]

I have all the pains described above. My hands mostly along my thumb and palms are so painful. I was sent to a hand specialist and they gave me a steroid injection in my right hand. That shot hurt like hell and did nothing. I have felt like I was going a bit crazy because the doctors can't understand why I have such pains in my hands. My Rheumatologist took X-rays and said I have the start of inflammatory arthritis and put me on Plaquenil. He also told me that it very well could turn into rheumatoid arthritis as both grand parents on both sides had that. The medication does not help and now I have to have my eyes checked every 6 months for damage. I see my Rheumatologist later this month and I am going to tell him the pain in my hands are no better. It seems like it is always something. You need to find something that makes you relax and deal with it all. I find my church is a great help to me. I also have a supportive husband and that is a huge help. Stay strong and sending you gentle hugs.

 

[moe1959]

With M S you would show scaring on your brain. I mean leasions. Sp? Sometimes accompanied with a spinal tap.