Is Fibromyalgia a real diagnosis?? Or are you being robbed of real help.

People are shocked when I say that fibromyalgia isn’t real. But here’s my thoughts on why I don’t believe it’s a real diagnosis but people are being robbed of real help by the medical professionals. We need more help and research to better diagnose. . #chronicillness #chronicillnesslife #fibromyalgia #fibromyalgiaawareness

[@georgiemac1784]

With respect, please dont say stuff like this and add to the bonfire of invisible illnesses not being believed. Perhaps word it better in "is it fibro or potentially something else so please do more testing"? Wording it that fibro "isnt real" is a really sh*tty thing to say so please dont 🙏

[@LyndseyMilliganhb]

You know what I respect your comment and how you’ve put it has made me think so I have reworded my title and description to explain so that people see it before the reading. In my head I was just thinking it would just get people talking but I was being misguided with that.

[@georgiemac1784]

@@LyndseyMilliganhb I appreciate that thank you. The original honestly caused me alot of hurt/ distress as someone with fibro. This life is hard enough, better to always support other chronic illnesses regardless of diagnoses. Probs is the nurse in me that's extremely sensitive about communicating these things

[@stevienugnugent9986]

Fibromyalgia is a vague diagnosis, although it's generalised pain and fatigue symptoms symptoms. When you have these symptoms, it's a label that doctors use. It's probably a long list of symptoms and illness with no name or correct, although it's very real and debilitating to many people. It's like the song a Horse" with no name. They have to put a name to an illness. Otherwise, you are classed as not being sick. People who are diagnosed with fibromyalgia normally have multiple health issues and symptoms. There are many unbelievers that someone as got such an illness? I've lived with this since I was a teenager I'm now 67. You might look well to many people who see you when you have a so called good day. These symptoms fibromyalgia label or not it's a horrible and debilitating to the sufferer.

[@georgiemac1784]

@@stevienugnugent9986 actually I didn't have any health problems before I was diagnosed, severe depression and anxiety aside, was working in a hospital full time but yeh I agree it's better for us to have a label than to have people putting us down