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
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with fibromyalgia
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
689
Tried for
fibromyalgia
(670)
depressed mood
(92)
5 more
Data from patients with fibromyalgia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with fibromyalgia
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for fibromyalgia (410 evaluations)
Total evaluations
441
Tried for
fibromyalgia
(670)
depressed mood
(92)
5 more
Perceived effectiveness
for fibromyalgia (270 evaluations)
Total evaluations
301
Tried for
fibromyalgia
(447)
pain
(124)
4 more
Perceived effectiveness
for fibromyalgia (255 evaluations)
Total evaluations
268
Tried for
fibromyalgia
(404)
pain
(60)
4 more
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (59 evaluations)
Total evaluations
117
Tried for
pain
(98)
fibromyalgia
(97)
3 more
Perceived effectiveness
for fibromyalgia (56 evaluations)
Total evaluations
85
Tried for
fibromyalgia
(94)
pain
(68)
4 more
Perceived effectiveness
for fibromyalgia (57 evaluations)
Total evaluations
75
Tried for
fibromyalgia
(88)
pain
(35)
4 more
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (35 evaluations)
Total evaluations
44
Tried for
pain
(64)
fibromyalgia
(36)
3 more
Perceived effectiveness
for fibromyalgia (24 evaluations)
Total evaluations
42
Tried for
fibromyalgia
(44)
pain
(37)
2 more
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (39 evaluations)
Total evaluations
42
Tried for
pain
(53)
anxious mood
(25)
7 more
Perceived effectiveness
for fibromyalgia (58 evaluations)
Total evaluations
60
Tried for
fibromyalgia
(59)
fatigue
(13)
2 more
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with fibromyalgia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has fibromyalgia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 48 new patients joined this month
- 98585 say fibromyalgia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 51 | |
| 20s | 1508 | |
| 30s | 7680 | |
| 40s | 23936 | |
| 50s | 38010 | |
| 60s | 28161 | |
| 70+ | 7757 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 6329 | |
| 20-29 years | 9419 | |
| 30-39 years | 13449 | |
| 40-49 years | 10005 | |
| 50-59 years | 3507 | |
| 60-69 years | 499 | |
| 70+ years | 68 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 3909 | |
| Female | 103817 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 49136 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2988 |
These charts show data from fibromyalgia patients who have completed their condition history
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