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What are the symptom difference between fibromyalgia or ms?

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Many: The symptoms of ms and fibromyalgia are usually quite different. Ms symptoms include eye inflammation, limb weakness and spasticity, various types of nerve pain, walking problems and problems with the bowels and bladder among others. Fibromyalgia is more of widespread pain problem without neurological findings.

Answered 8/23/2014

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Very different: Fibromyalgia is a painful condition with areas of tenderness and trigger points scattered over all 4 quadrants of the body. Sleep disorder, stiffness, and cognitive changes may accompany. MS does not cause widespread pain, but does cause numbness, weakness, imbalance, loss of vision, fatigue, and cognitive issues. MRI films confirm diagnosis. MRI is normal in fibromyalgia, usually.

Answered 9/28/2016

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