do i have cfs - Chronic Fatigue Message Board

dramagurl704 · 01-07-2004, 09:33 AM

i was diagnosed with fibro 2 ys. ago but the fatigue is just getting worse and worse i was wondering if i could possibly have cfs too could someone please let me know what the symptoms are... i get these attacks that last a 3-7 days where i can barely can get out of bed does this sound like cfs.

sammikins · 01-07-2004, 02:22 PM

i would suggest you do a search of google and look at the defining criteria for CFS on the sites, although the overlap for CFS/FIBRO is quite big. And seeing your doctor and explaining this to him/her would be best, prehaps you could see a CFS specialist? i know you can have both, cos i do, but i predominantly have CFS rather than fibro!

peregrine · 01-08-2004, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by dramagurl704

i was diagnosed with fibro 2 ys. ago but the fatigue is just getting worse and worse i was wondering if i could possibly have cfs too could someone please let me know what the symptoms are... i get these attacks that last a 3-7 days where i can barely can get out of bed does this sound like cfs.

I agree about doing research. Try doing a search on google for the CFIDS Foundation for a definitive list of symptoms necessary for that diagnosis. I can say this, however, the main requirement is that when your symptoms first started (and this is not just muscle aches and pains but also having at least 8 out of the 11 symptoms necessary for a CFIDS diagnosis) they have to have continued for at least 6 months without let up.

Peregrine