La fibromyalgia is characterized by extensive and diffuse pain, mainly muscle, associated with chronic fatigue and sleep disturbances. However, the symptoms differ from person to person. In addition, the climate, the time of day, the level of stress and physical activity are factors that influence the severity of symptoms and their variability over time. Here are the main symptoms.

• benefits diffuse muscle pain which are accompanied by morning stiffness, and specific areas of the body painful to the touch (see diagram). The neck and shoulders are usually the first painful spots, followed by the back, chest, arms, and legs.

  In extreme situations, a simple touch or even a light touch causes pain all over the body (a phenomenon called allodynia). The pain may be accompanied by the feeling that the painful areas are swollen.

• Constant pain, but aggravated by exertion, cold, humidity, emotions and lack of sleep⁵⁸.
• Un light sleep and not restorative, causing fatigue upon awakening.
• A persistent fatigue (all day), present in 9 out of 10 cases. Rest does not make it disappear.
• these main symptoms can be added to symptoms that are less characteristic, but just as bothersome.
• Headaches or severe migraines, possibly caused by muscle tension in the neck and shoulders, and by disruption of the natural pain control pathways.
• Irritable bowel syndrome: diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain.
• Depression or anxiety (in about a third of people with fibromyalgia).
• Difficulty concentrating.
• An increase in the acuity of the senses, which is an increased sensitivity to smells, light, noise and temperature changes (in addition to sensitivity to touch).
• Numbness and tingling in the hands and feet.
• Painful periods and marked PMS.
• Irritable bladder syndrome (interstitial cystitis).

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