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Whole body aches caused by fibromyalgia

Health Description
Health Consultation Description: I`ve had plantar faciiatis...cortisone shot, phys. therp., night splint and surgery. During therapy it was discovered that my feet problems were coming from my spine. I have spondylolisthesis. It`s been a few yrs since the surgery and I have bouts of pain in both feet that come and go. I can`t stand in one spot..have to keep swaying and I can`t walk longer than 20 mins and I have to sit. I have arthritis in one knee, one shoulder and I was told I have bursitis in my hip. I really feel crippled and too old for my age. My feet and lower legs swell and I`ve been having this buzzing sensation for the last few days in my ball of my foot and toes (not the foot that had surgery). I go through EXTREME bouts of fatigue. experience tremors, twitches and now my arms are feeling very heavy and my head drops easily. I can`t help but wonder if this is all connected. I`m currently taking 200 mg celebrex 2x a day and if I miss a dose, I`m in trouble. My doctor has me on this because he thinks it might be fibromyalgia but he can`t say for sure. Can fibromyalgia be this bad?

Expert Reply

Condition analysis:
The short answer is yes it can. The diagnosis of fibromyalgia is a symptom complex that is not very well understood.

Instructions:
Both vitamin D and magnesium levels have been found to be low in people with fibromyalgia, but as of yet there is no evidence that taking vitamin supplements are an effective fibromyalgia treatment. Vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin, does have some effects on nerve and muscle function, and some studies have suggested that low levels of vitamin D may be associated with chronic pain of fibromyalgia. In a small clinical study published online in the January 2012 issue of Pain Medicine, fibromyalgia symptoms improved in 30 women after 8 weeks of vitamin D supplementation. However, other researchers have failed to find any association between fibromyalgia and vitamin D levels.

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