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I'd love to hear back from as many as possible what you feel was the beginning of your fibro journey.  My rheumy says that often times something triggers it to start but I don't recall that being the case with me.  The first time I thought something was really wrong was an evening when watching tv my hands began to really really hurt for no known reason.  I also started having trouble with feeling like I was about to faint (but didn't) around that time.  I don't know of any real reason that this started tho. 

What was your first experiences that told you something wasn't right with you and do you know what caused it?

Thanks in advance to all who respond.

I've had symptoms of Fibro for my entire life but it really got out of control when I hit menopause. I returned from a vacation where I had literally sat on my duff for 2 weeks and still felt awful. Asked the doc if it was possible to have tendonitis in your whole body at once. She had suspected fibro for a few years but hadn't told me. I had a friend who had fibro and I just thought my friend was a whiner... Life means pain, right? When she started with the poking and then told me that after all of my tests she was sure I had Fibro... I got mad and told her she just had really pokey fingers!

Accepting the dx and coming to this site was the best thing I could do. I've learned tons from my fellow fibros, learned about all the snake oil salespeople who want to take advantage, and it's forced me to do solid research about this disorder and to take better control of my life. Just one day at a time.