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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Jaw painA mood disorder, such as anxiety or depressionRestless legs syndrome, a limb movement disorder characterized by unpleasant sensations in the legsEndometriosis, a condition in which tissue grows outside a woman’s uterusA rheumatic disease, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or ankylosing spondylitisVestibular disorders, such as vestibular neuritis or Ménière’s diseaseSleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea or chronic insomniaIn addition, although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia are two distinct disorders, people with RA are more likely to also develop fibromyalgia. (18) When the two conditions occur together, pain from one can trigger or exacerbate pain from the other.Among the key differences between RA and fibromyalgia are that RA is an autoimmune disease while fibromyalgia is not, and RA causes inflammation in and around the joints while fibromyalgia does not attack the joints. The pain of fibromyalgia tends to be widespread, seemingly coming from many points of the body at once.Each condition is treated differently. However, staying physically active can be helpful in both.Similarly, people with psoriatic arthritis, a systemic autoimmune disease and an inflammatory form of arthritis, also seem to be at greater risk for developing fibromyalgia. While there are different types of psoriatic arthritis, ultimately, they all cause joint pain, stiffness, and loss of function.Doctors suspect co-occurring fibromyalgia when a person with psoriatic arthritis experiences persistent pain and fatigue, possibly accompanied by other symptoms of fibromyalgia, such as fibro fog, sleep problems, and irritable or overactive bladder.One hazard of not recognizing fibromyalgia in a person with an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or lupus is that a doctor might increase a drug dosage or change drug treatments for the psoriatic arthritis unnecessarily, possibly compromising that person’s treatment. Another hazard is that the fibromyalgia goes untreated.
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