Correct diagnosis for fibromyalgia
The average duration from onset to diagnosis of fibromyalgia
is approximately 5 to 8 years. Therefore, by the time
a diagnosis is made, most patients have seen numerous
different physicians and have undergone extensive testing.
Still they are often left without satisfying answers.
People who have been through this process are frequently
– and understandably – anxious, frustrated
and suspicious. They may have been told that their symptoms
are "psychogenic" (such as depression), or
perhaps the specter of multiple sclerosis or another
disease may have been raised (10).
Fortunately, many people show some subjective improvement
in their symptoms after the diagnosis of fibromyalgia
has been established and their "demon has been
named," which can be a relief in and of itself.
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