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Am I the only young person with fibromyalgia? It feels that way.
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Fibromyalgia (FM)
Generalized pain
Chronic Generalized pain
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I'm 27, recently diagnosed but I've been experiencing the symptoms for a long time.
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My doctors are working their way up to my diagnosis, but I started getting symptoms when I was 11 and I'm 18 now
I was diagnosed yesterday and I just turned 20
@KatSmith happy birthday 🎁🎉🎈🎊🎂
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I'm 26, I was diagnosed when I was 21. Being young and having it is difficult because people want to take you less seriously or say you can't have it at all because of your age.
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@KirbyWirby yeah they just thought I wanted to be doped up on pain meds or that’s “it’s all in my head.” Or “have you tried yoga” It’s especially hard because It was triggered like 3ish years ago and that was when I was like 14. NO ONE would take me seriously.
@Olivia18 yeah I remember everyone tre a ting me really harshly, like I was making it up to get pain meds. In the end, I'm still not on pain meds so like... who was all that anger for? Makes no sense. Doctors should try and help people!
I’m diagnosed at 17 and I’ve heard it only gets worse. Is that true? Is there any hope for it?
@Olivia18 Not at all! Fibromyalgia is not a progressive or degenerative condition. We have flares and times that are better but you won’t get progressively worse.
@Peonies okay thanks! That’s weird then Idk where I heard that from
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Nope! I’m 23 🤗
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I got a fibro diagnosis for my 21st birthday 🥰
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Diagnosed at 21 now 22
Got diagnosed at 21! It’s definitely more rare (I was the youngest my doctor had diagnosed at the time)
Diagnosed when I was 12, I'm 17
Diagnosed at 19
I'm 23 and was finally officially diagnosed a few months ago (after dealing with symptoms for almost a decade)
My daughter just got diagnosed and she is only 9 years old 😭
Older now but I was diagnosed at 23
I was diagnosed at 16
I was diagnosed at 21 💕
Nope, I was diagnosed in high school. 15 if I’m not mistaken.
I was also diagnosed at 22. 3 months ago in fact.
I was diagnosed at 22💛
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Nope! Got diagnosed last year when I was 28
Nope! 26
Was in my early 20s when diagnosed as well
Nope not at all I’m older than you (30) but I was diagnosed when I was 24
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