I was diagnosed with fms about a year or two after a traumatic fracture and surgery to set it right. A rheumatologist diagnosed it from trigger points and other symptoms. Fatigue wasn't a huge one at the time I don't think but then I wasn't doing much as was in a cast for a year and then concentrating on overcoming the nerve condition that developed from that and learning to walk again etc. So I ignored the fibro mostly, easy enough for me to do as the first issue kept me occupied 24/7. I did follow the suggestions re diet however. (avoid sweets, processed foods, sugars etc. concentrate on fresh veggies, fruit, chicken, fish etc. and avoid things like weiners, sausages, bacon etc.)About a year after the fibro diagnosis, i had what was called a major viral attack which affected my balance big time. Fatigue was major too. It was years after that, that my An was diagnosed. In the interval I came across the VEDA site and read much on their old board which explained the fatigue factor from the vestibular issues. (along with other things than fatigue too... for me, it was a great site to have found after years of wondering about a number of issues i experienced).
Now, I'd love to have an answer for the drippy eye and the drippy nose as my head wasn't cut open. I had the fsr treatment.
I have a few friends who have fibro too and the severity of their symptoms varies. Most agree that resting, exercise, and diet help. I find it weird that we grew up together, lived in the same area, went to the same schools, though.
