Hi
I have been posting in the FMS forum, but would like to know the differences beween FMS and CFS. I have not been the same since I had hypothyroidism, then mono. My Doctor thinks I have FMS, but may fall between FMS and CFS. I have doing well since I was put on Lexapro 5mg a year ago, but I had a bad flare up 2 weeks ago where I had aches very bad for 4 days. So I upped it to 10 mg a day, 5 mg at 7:30 in the morning and another 5 mg around 10 am (or I get so sleepy I can't function at work). Before this, I had 2 flare ups that only lasted a day so when the bad flare up happened, I didn't know for sure what to do. I called my Dr. and he prescribed flexeril. Lately, whenever I spend a day cleaning and doing laundry, by later in the afternoon/night, my legs are just burning and aching so terribly. Also, for the last 3 weeks, my calves burn and hurt every morning and evening, sometimes throughout the day. I have trouble with the fog in my brain, I get into blue funks, go form diarrhea to constipation, etc. When I look at all the symptoms of CFS and FMS I seem to have alot of the symptoms of both...how do you tell the difference? I saw a post earlier where someone said their were differences. An ideas would be greatly appreciated :)
Melanoma, 1987 (almost 20 yr cancer survivor!) Hypoglycemia, FMS, Hypothyroidism
RX: Synthroid, Lexapro, Flexeril
Supplements: Vitamins, Calcium with D