A history of widespread pain. The patient must be experiencing pain or achiness, steady or intermittent, for at least 3 months. At times, the pain must have been present:
A. On both sides of the body
B. Both above and below the waist
C. In the Mid-body-for example, in the neck, midchest, midback, or headache.
D. Pain on at least eleven of the eighteen tender points
Problem with the definition is that it is a research definition and excludes many people with the syndrome.
Basic dysfunctions can be generalized to be characterized by:
- Disordered sleep
- Hormonal deficiencies (not picked up on standard blood tests)
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Infections
- Mitochondrial dysfunction
Associated Conditions:
- Chronic Sinusitis
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
- Sensitive to medications
- Allergies
- Sensitivity to temperature or barometric changes
- Intolerant to alcohol
- Hypoglycemia
- Dizziness
- Low blood pressure
- Low grade fevers
- Heart palpitations
- Frequent infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Vulvadynia
- Headaches (migraine and tension)
- Depression
- Autoimmune diseases (lupus, RA)
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Weight Gain
- Increased thirst
- Low body temp
- Insulin resistance
- Yeast overgrowth
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Painful or irregular menstrual periods
- Extreme exhaustion
- Sleep disturbances
- Brian fog
- Shortness of breath
- Confusion with numbers, names, words etc.
- Mood swings
- Numbness or tingling
