Anyone else have fibromyalgia and hypothyroidism?

I also have fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, Raynaud's, peripheral neuropathy, bilateral occipital neuralgia, Sjogren's, Sarcoidosis, chronic migraines, severe cervical stenosis and severe lumbar stenosis. Many years ago I tried Lyrica but I had a bad reaction to it. Brand Cymbalta helped my fibromyalgia. However, the "brand" was recently taken off the market. As a result I have to take a generic Cymbalta. It doesn't help as much. I also take Gabapentin for another condition I forgot to mention.... glossopharyngeal neuralgia. I am 73 years old. Hugs and blessings to all of you in pain. I can relate.

@covidstinks2023
I have hypothyroidism & take levothyroxene for that & i was also diagnosed with fibro & spondyloarthritis for which i take lyrica, celebrex, tramadol & cyclobenzaprine but i still continuously have flares & fatigue.

Yes. First I had Psoriatic arthritis for years. Then got fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism and IBS. Studies dont find it to be an autoimmune disease but the fact is that it often "piggybacks" on autoimmune diseases. I studied biochemistry and graduated from medical school. I think it is, they just haven't found the genetic markers yet.

I was diagnosed with lupus in the 90s. Initially, it was tumid lupus which is a rash on the skin, diagnosed by a biopsy. Most people don't get SLE who have this, but I did a few months later. Then lupus went into remission for 20 years plus. After blood work I was diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis A few years ago I had a baker cyst behind my knee and a lot of inflammation. Initially diagnosed with poly arthritis. Then RA. Then I had a bunch of esophageal problems. Esophageal dilation didn't help. Motility issues. Now the diagnosis is mixed connective tissue disease, meaning a little bit of this and a little bit of that. A few weeks ago, the rheumatologist added fibromyalgia to the diagnosis. I've been on and off of lots of medicines, but I'm actually doing fine, relatively speaking. Presently weaning off the prednisone. Initially on 20 mg now 2 mg. Stopped Humira. And nothing got worse still taking hydrochloroquine. Prescriptive meds for G.I. symptoms. But it could be worse… I feel like we are all guinea pigs.

@cyndigarrison
I agree. I think there's a lot about many of these diseases that we don't truly know the cause of. And they say fibromyalgia has relationship with stress and drama history…

@elysemeyrel
I have these along with sleep apnea and narcolepsy and several other things