AMA Symptom List

Here is the American Medical Associations latest physical symptoms for anxiety screening criteria– sounds a lot like fibro

Anxiety can also affect the systemic systems throughout the body. These can include:

Cardiopulmonary System: Chest pain, tachycardia, increased blood pressure, increased sighing respirations, shortness of breath

Musculoskeletal System: Muscle tension, myalgia, arthralgia, stiffness, low back pain, fibromyalgia symptoms. Vulvodynia , pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, frequent urination

Gastrointestinal System: Lump in throat, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Neurologic System: Dizziness, difficulty concentrating and making decisions, problems with memory

General/ multiple system involvement: Fatigue, sleep disturbances, dry mouth, sweating, clammy hands, headache, vertigo, unbalanced feelings, depression, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia

i used to suffer from anxiety and it is quite debilitating but I don't have anxiety much anymore...not for about thirty years...but yet I have muscular pain, occasional heart palpitations and other symptoms that were listed. One can even have some of these symptoms from medications. It's just a guessing game right now.

Sherrine

Not malarkey at all - I have it and I hurt !!!

Before fibro had a name it used to be called anxiety tension state.

I have been involved with anxiety disorders treatment and facilitating community groups for over 35 years (retired now). What I have witnessed is that as people age the fear/anxiety drops off and the condition begins to manifest in physical complaints.

I have seen this starting in the late 30's and 40's and progressing with age

A lot of these match up to Lupus and hypothyroidism.

Oh, well....