My wife asking : can a patient with real confirmed rheumatoid arthritis has also fibromyalgia ? and if yes , what would be the added medicine to ra ?

Yes, definitely: Fibromyalgia is a generalized systemic condition that is characterized by widespread aching or pain throughout the body, notably in the weight bearing muscles.Although fibromyalgia is a systemic pain syndrome which produces more general pain throughout the body, it can also be comorbid with other disorders (e.g. RA, IBS, CFS, etc.) Cymbalta (duloxetine) is one drug..

Theoretically yes: Fibromyalgia is only beginning to be understood, because testing is very limited. It tends to involve muscles and associated tissues, rather than the joint pain of arthritis, or bone pain of Vitamin D deficiency. It seems to be caused by lack of deep sleep. Restorative sleep must be restored, and it is a slow process. Lyrica, (pregabalin) Cymbalta, Neurontin have all been used. See a fibromyalg specialist

Yes ra meds no help: 25% of RA pts also have fibro. Ra meds don't treat fibro. Need different meds for each.