You Might Have Fibromyalgia If...

I'm no Jeff Foxworthy, but if you recognize yourself or a loved one in many of these situations, you or your loved one might have fibromyalgia.

You Might Have Fibromyalgia If...

• You sleep 8 to 10 hours and wake up more tired than when you went to bed
• A short walk around the block leaves you completely exhausted
• While recovering from your walk around the block, your leg muscles twitch like crazy
• You're so exhausted from grocery shopping that you put away only the perishables and leave the dry goods on the counter until after you can take a long nap
• You need to take a nap after a hot shower or bath

You Might Have Fibromyalgia If...

• A cloud of fog descends around your head and follows you where ever you go
• Radio static is playing inside your head and you can't change the station
• You read a recipe over and over because you can't remember how many teaspoons of salt you need between reading the list of ingredients and actually measuring it out
• In the middle of a conversation, you can't recall the specific word you want to say and every one stares at you like you're a complete idiot

You Might Have Fibromyalgia If...

• Your whole body aches so badly that it even hurts to blink your eyelids
• While doing dishes, you want to shrink yourself down to fit in the sink so you can soak your aching body in the hot water
• Going up and down the stairs is like running a marathon
• No matter what chronological age you are, you feel like you're 85
• You're experiencing so much pain that brushing your hair hurts

You Might Have Fibromyalgia If...

• Your PMS is on steroids and your symptoms are 100 times stronger than ever before
• You develop all kinds of food sensitivities like dairy and wheat then realize everything has wheat in it
• You take so many supplements that your medicine cabinet looks like a pharmacy
• Your immune system is shot and it takes 10 times longer to recover from every cold, flu or virus
• One day your plumbing is all clogged up and the next day it's running like crazy

You Might Have Fibromyalgia If...

• You're so depressed that you can't tell if you're depressed because you feel so bad or if you got depressed which makes you feel bad
• You feel anxious at any point during the day or night for no particular reason
• You cry at anything, including sappy Hallmark commercials
• You crave chocolate so badly that a Hershey bar is better than sex
• Your hands and feet are cold even in 90 degree weather

You Might Have Fibromyalgia If...

For a complete list of symptoms, check out the Fibromyalgia Symptoms Checklist