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A member asked:
Is fibromyalgia just psychosomatic?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No!: Fibromyalgia is a medical condition, not psychiatric!
Answered 11/19/2013
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No: While the pain of fm and depression are often seen in the same patient, fm is not a pure psych disorder.
Answered 10/3/2016
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No: ? is fibromyalgia (FM) psychosomatic. FM is widespread pain disorder that begins in body's peripheral soft tissues, whereat mechanical injuries beget inactivity, weaker tissues & repetitive injury from assault of gravitational stress on the body tower. Non-restorative sleep imposed by chronic pain arouses fatigue, lethargy, depression, & confusion (fibrofog); expressions with psychological guise.
Answered 12/5/2014
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