Three years of weird symptoms. Just diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

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I have seen so many doctors. I was diagnosed with gastritis and GERD but none of them could figure out what was causing it or my other weird symptoms. I posted about them here. http://www.democraticunderground.com/11472800

I didn't mention in that post that I also ache all over most of the time. I thought that was just arthritis. I was recently referred to a rheumatologist for it and they x-rayed every joint in my body. Turns out I have a little osteoarthritis but none in most of the places I hurt! Those places turned out to be the tender points for fibromyalgia. I have 14 of the 18.

All this time and I never dreamed it was fibromyalgia. But I never realized it had so many symptoms! I have nearly all of them. They also told me I have high levels of mycoplasma bacteria and Epstein Barr virus that could have triggered it or be related somehow.

I just wondered if anyone here had been told that viruses and/or bacteria could be a factor in their fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. If so, how were you treated? I'm also curious what co-conditions and symptoms others with this syndrome are having. Have you had any luck with treatments? How do you manage the pain and fatigue? It seems like such a mysterious condition. I wish they understood it better. I'm interested in your experience with it.