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Posted 10/3/2014 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
Hi. My name is Oleg.
I've been experiencing most of fibromyalgia symptoms except the pain in the mussels.
Everything started from sleeping problems because of noise. After, I sleeping one night well, one not in a cycle.
When I didn't sleep well I experienced FATIGUE, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, MOOD SWINGS, memory disturbances, difficulty with concentration, short term memory loss, DYSTONIA and so on.

Now, I'm very sensitive to everything, especially all kind of vibrations. I won't sleep at all If I feel vibration from a fridge or a fan and sleeping very poor with some sleep aids.
So, Is it fibromyalgia or something else? how to treat it?
To witch doctor should I go?
Thank you for help.
Posted 10/3/2014 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Oleg,
Welcome to the forums. I'm afraid we can't diagnose you, only a doctor can. Your primary care doctor would be a great place to start. A nuerologist, rhumetologist, and therapist are all common fibro doctors, but your primary care doctor can start you out with tests to try to determine which can be of the most help to you depending on what they suspect your diagnosis will be. There is a thread up top on this form called Fibro101 it'd be a great idea for you to take a look there. It has a list of symptoms you can look through and see if you have a lot of them. I hope you feel better soon.
Posted 10/3/2014 5:29 AM (GMT 0)
It also sounds like you're a very light sleeper. You might ask for a sleep study to find out why. Most light sleepers have some type of sleep issue that can be easily fixed.

I was a light sleeper and it turned out that I would stop breathing and I would wake up every two minutes to breathe.
Posted 10/3/2014 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
if you dont regenerate in sleep

pain fatigue brain fog the works

im cpap with out my machine i feel like crap

like above see you primary doc ask him for sleep lab

and discuss everything even keep journal notes on days problems sleep amount everything that helps more than you know

good luck
Posted 10/3/2014 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome Oleg! I am sorry to hear about your symptoms your going through. Fibro can be hard to diagnose sometimes. As you can see it has many symptoms similiar to other diagnoses. This is why you need to go see a board certified rheumatologist. They will perform many blood test and exam on you. They will rule out other auto immune disorders that are similiar to fibro symptoms.

I have found out for the muscle contractions, a muscle relaxer works real well. It helps you sleep better too. There are many things you can learn to do to help reduce the fibro symtoms. You can learn many new treatments for fibro here plus get great support.

Feel free to ask questions. I hope you make a appointment soon. Sometimes it takes awhile to see a rheumatologist. Please let us know how things go with your appointment. We really do care here.
Posted 10/4/2014 7:36 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you

TiredArtist said...
Hi Oleg,
Welcome to the forums. I'm afraid we can't diagnose you, only a doctor can. Your primary care doctor would be a great place to start. A nuerologist, rhumetologist, and therapist are all common fibro doctors, but your primary care doctor can start you out with tests to try to determine which can be of the most help to you depending on what they suspect your diagnosis will be. There is a thread up top on this form called Fibro101 it'd be a great idea for you to take a look there. It has a list of symptoms you can look through and see if you have a lot of them. I hope you feel better soon.

Posted 10/4/2014 7:37 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you "couchtater"
Will ask my doctor to give the recipe for those, to get some sleep.
That may help


couchtater said...
It also sounds like you're a very light sleeper. You might ask for a sleep study to find out why. Most light sleepers have some type of sleep issue that can be easily fixed.

I was a light sleeper and it turned out that I would stop breathing and I would wake up every two minutes to breathe.

Posted 10/4/2014 7:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hello.
Would it be expensive?
I'm an international student, and don't have much money for labs, unless my medical will cover it.
Thank you for suggestion. Will ask my doctor.

Kermit-The-Hermit said...
if you dont regenerate in sleep

pain fatigue brain fog the works

im cpap with out my machine i feel like crap

like above see you primary doc ask him for sleep lab

and discuss everything even keep journal notes on days problems sleep amount everything that helps more than you know

good luck

Posted 10/4/2014 7:43 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you, will do
Do you think my Canadian Medical Insurance would cover such type of doctor?
Thank you for your advise, will ask my family doctor about those relaxers.


ak angel said...
Welcome Oleg! I am sorry to hear about your symptoms your going through. Fibro can be hard to diagnose sometimes. As you can see it has many symptoms similiar to other diagnoses. This is why you need to go see a board certified rheumatologist. They will perform many blood test and exam on you. They will rule out other auto immune disorders that are similiar to fibro symptoms.

I have found out for the muscle contractions, a muscle relaxer works real well. It helps you sleep better too. There are many things you can learn to do to help reduce the fibro symtoms. You can learn many new treatments for fibro here plus get great support.

Feel free to ask questions. I hope you make a appointment soon. Sometimes it takes awhile to see a rheumatologist. Please let us know how things go with your appointment. We really do care here.

Posted 10/5/2014 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
Fatigue, mood swings, concentration issues are all normal for those who don't sleep well, even one night without full sleep can leave you feeling bad, the longer it goes on the more symptoms increase. As others have said, we can't diagnose you, but I will say that the key symptom in Fibro is PAIN (full body pain), so it's not likely that you have Fibromyalgia. I would describe the issues you are feeling to your doctor and ask them to send you for a sleep study. I'm sure they will also examine you for other issues that may be causing the disturbed sleep and sensitivities.
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