need help could i have fibro?

Hi everyone , need some help and advice.

I am a 30 year old male from the uk and wanted to know if my symptoms could be fibro or something else? Also can one night of acute stress and anxiety( 2-3 hours) trigger these symptoms?

about 10 weeks ago I got really stressed one night when I thought I had cancer , next morning went to Docter and he said all fine.

This is when all my symptoms started.
Started with diarrhoea and then I noticed my sleep was slightly reduced

I started to go running 4-5 days a week( outdoors) to improve my fitness and suddenly woke up one morning with all my joints cracking and popping ( no pain in joints or swelling)

Then a few days later I noticed one of my ears feeling blocked, went to Docter, he said I have fluid in my left ear, then few days later came tinnitus.. Which I still have.

Doctor said I have a mild flu which my body is trying to fight. Not really sure


I don't really have bad fatigue, do
feel a little more tired ( sleeping 5-7 hours most night), less than before

This all happened in the first 6 weeks.
Then recently I am noticing muscle twitching randomly , and very mild burning sensation in my upper left arm and upper left thigh. Also for 1 or 2 days i got electric shock like sensation for a second or so.. this has gone now

It's not painful but irritating.
I am getting some muscle aches but really mild and rare and it's not in one location, keeps moving around.
I also have weird skin sensations such as ants are moving around and i have noticed i get pressure marks more easily.

I have an appointment booked with neurologist and gastro

All my blood test have come back ok except 1. The most recent test my doctor took showed slightly high IgA levels. This is why Doctor referred me to a gastro.

I don't have ibs or diarrhoea, but have changed bowel habits.

Is this the start of Fibro?
Could this be cealic?
Ibd?
peripheral nuerophy?
or is it anxiety related

would love to hear what u guys think?

My issues started with chronic diarrhea many years ago, a few months after the birth of my youngest. I had many tests, but nothing conclusive. I was on 50 mg of Elavil for years, which slowly dried out my system. I still get urgency quite often, but not nearly as bad as back then.

Looking back, I have to wonder if that wasn't due to weird nerves at play, since fibro can affect the nerves just about everywhere. It just came out of the blue and I couldn't even leave the house for many weeks--yes, weird. Glad you are no longer dealing with it, but good to be checked by the gastro.

The symptoms you list surely sound like fibro, but it's best to see a doctor, neurologist, or rheumatologist to rule out anything else going on.

I'm with Karen in saying try not to think about it too much. So many of us have done that and it's easy to do, but nothing is ever conclusive. Searching the Internet is tempting, but often makes the anxiety worse. (Do a search here for 'anxiety' and you'll find a lot of suggestions--also check the anxiety forum).

I wish you the best and hope you get answers soon. Keep posting here (this is a great bunch of people!), and glad you are checking in with those doctors. I know it always eases my mind to get checked over, and I hope it will help you, too.

Best wishes and welcome!!