Fibromyalgia
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What is fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread body pain or aching muscles (myalgia) and multiple points of tenderness to palpation, called tender points. Fibromyalgia is often associated with multiple symptoms, such as amplified pain, sleep disturbances, fatigue, stiffness, headaches, and depression.
Common symptoms reported by people with fibromyalgia
Treatments taken by people for fibromyalgia
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Compare treatments taken by people with fibromyalgia
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Who has fibromyalgia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 98674 say fibromyalgia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 3187 | |
| 30s | 8396 | |
| 40s | 8401 | |
| 50s | 8136 | |
| 60s | 8551 | |
| 70+ | 21920 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 5203 | |
| 20-29 years | 3174 | |
| 30-39 years | 3191 | |
| 40-49 years | 3117 | |
| 50-59 years | 3021 | |
| 60-69 years | 2401 | |
| 70+ years | 1447 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 3912 | |
| Female | 103616 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 49141 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2986 |