Hesitant to go to the doctor

Question

This past week I happened upon reading about fibromyalgia and even though I've heard of it before obv... something clicked. I've had unexplained muscle tenderness pretty much forever. I alway wondered if there could be a real explanation for it.

So here of some of my wierd body symptoms. I'm not looking for internet strangers to diagnose me, more like... would it be totally crazy to start pushing this as a possibility with my doctors???

-tension headaches and migraines -neck and shoulder trigger points (you could poke me and it hurts, like, a lot) -muscle strains doing normal every day things -mid back and lower back pain -upper butt trigger point. Again, touch with very little pressure hurts like hell -muscles pulled when doing nothing (ex: I was driving yesterday and my neck decided to completely spasm) -a spot on my back that feels like someone is lightly tickling me or something is crawling on me -pain radiating from the knee. -fatigued 24/7. Note, I don't really have sleep problems because I'm just completely exhausted by 8pm every single day of my life. -currently have had pretty bad shin splints. I don't run or workout besides swimming.

I'm on Ajovy for headaches, works pretty well. Just switched to buspar instead of ssri because I gained 40lbs in 2 years. I take a multivitamin with iron because when I don't I'll become anemic even though I eat meat.

I also get headache relief occasionally with cortisone shots if something is really pulled (like can't move and in terrible pain) it will last for either 1 week or two.

Idk. Am I crazy? I've just always felt like there could be more to this but doctors are just like eh.

Posted May 7, 2025, 2:39 PM UTC

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