# Fibro and MS **URL:** \ **Category:** Symptoms & Treatments\ **Created:** [April 26, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/fibro-and-ms/3974 "2014-04-26T03:04:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Linniepies](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/linniepies/32/892_2.png) [@Linniepies](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Linniepies)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/fibro-and-ms/3974/1 "2014-04-26T03:04:05Z")
I just read this report about more similarities with MS and Fibromyalgia. This is very interesting and I have been hearing for years that many of us have symptoms that follow an MS course of disease. Check it out - it may be a significant finding or at least a step in the right direction. [http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2014/04/23/some-fibromyalgia-cases-may-be-autoimmune-demyelinating.htm?nl=1](http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2014/04/23/some-fibromyalgia-cases-may-be-autoimmune-demyelinating.htm?nl=1) ---
**Author:** ![Bast75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/bast75/32/2534_2.png) [@Bast75](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Bast75)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/fibro-and-ms/3974/2 "2014-04-26T15:46:37Z")
Just read the article and all I have to say is wow. I'm glad someone is looking at the similarities between the two. My family for years has thought that I had MS. When I saw the neurologist he did an MRI of my brain (not brain stem or spine) and said that everything was fine. I asked if MS had been ruled out and he said "well, no. I wasn't actually looking for MS". So, that's one disorder that still hasn't been ruled out. I need to talk to my Pain Specialist about this to see if I can get tested for it. I've had body jerking, twitching, loss use of my arms, had periods where I couldn't walk. I've always wondered if something was missed. My Pain Specialist contacted me yesterday afternoon to let me know that the neurologist I saw won't give them my records. So, Monday I have to contact them to find out what's going on. I wonder what they're trying to hide. ---
**Author:** ![Linniepies](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/linniepies/32/892_2.png) [@Linniepies](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Linniepies)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/fibro-and-ms/3974/3 "2014-04-26T16:48:30Z")
Bast - I have felt the same way since the beginning. I have read articles in the past that compared the two and even stated that Fibro takes a MS type path with symptoms and many of us suffer just the same as if we had MS. I have found that neuro doctors are difficult and don't want to share their findings. I am not sure why that is. They have their opinions and don't want to be questioned for the most part. I have had 3 MRI's over the years and the last two showed white spots which they shrugged off for the most part. Now I am reading that this can be a determining factor for MS. I hope we live long enough for science to catch up with what we already know our bodies are telling us. Good luck with your testing and I so hope you can find some answers. Hugs.... ---
**Author:** ![suzyq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/suzyq/32/586_2.png) [@suzyq](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/suzyq)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/fibro-and-ms/3974/4 "2014-04-26T21:38:55Z")
JUST READ THE ARTICLE ITS VERY INTERESTINGILL HAVE TO DO RESEARCH INTO ME MEDICATIONS.I CAN TALK TO MY CHURCHFRIEND .SHE HAS MS AND TRAVELS TO A MAJOR HOSPITAL ONCE A YEAR FOR A CHECKUP.ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS ALSO HASFIBRO.ILL TALK TO HER AND SHE WHAT SHE THINKS ---
**Author:** ![Bast75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/bast75/32/2534_2.png) [@Bast75](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Bast75)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/fibro-and-ms/3974/5 "2014-04-27T02:07:40Z")
The neurologist I was working with was disappointed in the fact that I didn't have myasthenia gravis which I later found out was his specialty. He dropped me right afterward. Hopefully I'll get my records next week so we can move on with treatment.