Anyone have overlapping nerve pain illnesses with fibromyalgia?

Yes. I have neuropathy pain (hot & stinging) in my feet now moving up into ankles and lower legs. Fibromyalgia, insomnia, restless leg syndrome and migraines since about the 7th grade.
At about age 12 I fell off in front (bareback) of a galloping a horse and was trampled underneath. Spent time in the hospital with internal injuries and double concussions. I am now almost 76 and have been suffering with migraines & neuropathy issues since Jr. high school in the 60s, probably from the riding accident.
For over 35 years "it was all in my head" as the docs could not find anything physically wrong with me. I learned to shut up about it knowing nothing would be done to help me. Only about 1995 did a Kaiser Permanente doctor in California tell me about a newly discovered pain issue named "fibromyalgia". I wanted to kiss him!!! I was sane after all!
He didn't prescribe any opioids for the fibro but he did prescribe a drug (Caffergot, no longer on the market) for the migraines which worked within 15 minutes of onset. That alone was a miracle in my opinion. However, the fibro and neuropathy weren't treated yet except with lots of aspirin at first, then acetaminophen and ibuprofen when they came on the market sometime in the mid-70s.
Several years later my (female) doctor (they tend to understand us women a little better maybe??) prescribed low-dose hydrocodone/acetaminophen 5/325mg twice a day for the neuropathy. For about 4 yearsthat gave me several hours of reduced pain relief each day. Being a tiny bit "high" didn't hurt either. It was easier to ignore the migraines (opioids don't cure or help migraines-they might actually make them worse and "Cafergot" had been removed from the market in the U.S. so I could no longer use that). About 10 years ago I had a radiographic ablation treatment on the left side of my neck which literally cured the migraines immediately (they were always only on the left side). They are gradually returning now so I will have it done again soon.
Before retiring a little early, I always had full-time desk and computer jobs which helped distract me from the pain. My female doctor moved her practice too far away for me so now my most recent (male) doctor won't prescribe any opioids because he's concerned I might get addicted, AND I think he's afraid of losing his license to practice in this crazy political maelstrom regarding opioids.
I worked in the VA medical rehab field for over 9 years. I was in charge of ALL employee (doctors included) training among other things. Once I was required to arrange training for the medical staff which supported the increased use of opioids by VA doctors because pain was being under-treated in the Veteran population. For several years now the pendulum has swung the other direction. If you go to the ER for some painful reason you might get a 2-day supply - maybe if you're luck. Twice In hospital they gave me morphine which I reacted to poorly. I refuse it now if offered.
Regarding hydrocodone 5/325. It's not possible to get addicted with such a small dose taken twice a day, but then what do I know? Most opioid deaths are from drugs gotten illegally or on the streets, not much from the pharmacy, nor with such a low dose. We can thank the politicians, true drug addicts and some well-intentioned MDs for blowing a reasonable issue way out of proportion for those of us who truly need them.
Now, several years later, my current doctor (whom I do like a lot personally) is finally referring me to a pain specialist since I've also contracted rheumatoid arthritis 14 months ago (with the frequent need of steroids for flare ups), had a deadly stroke (100% blockage basilar artery stroke) which in and of itself should have killed me, multiple TIAs which just showed up on the MRI and CT scans done when I had the stroke last year. Oh, did I mention I also had shingles and a mild case of COVID last year after the stroke? That was fun. I can finally walk a straight line again, albeit carefully.
And my 82 year-old husband has been developing dementia for several years; I get to deal with his odd and often spendy behavior; thank goodness I love him a lot!! Getting old is not for the weak minded although I may sound just a bit "off" in the head myself. 🙂

I thank God that I have a strong belief for a brighter future with Him and the Angels, my parents and 9 siblings. Yes, I am the youngest of 12 with 2 living brothers, both in their 90s. God is good! With Him I can do hard things.

@crewsr you are such a warrior! I agree. I agree. I agree, on all you said, opioids, getting diagnosed, etc. “I Leaned to shut up knowing nothing could be done for me.” It’s very sad that we feel that way. Have had so many issues/pains that couldn’t be helped by doctors that we suffer more by keeping quiet. Very recently started with headache on right side, my ear even hurt horrifically. Couldn’t sleep from the pain the Maxalt for migraines wasn’t helping and was overdosing on ibuprofen. Then pain started going down my neck. I very hesitantly contacted my doctor. Afraid to even try. Well I had an ear infection! If I didn’t have this fear of being scrutinized for having fibromyalgia I might have had relief from this very diagnosable ailment sooner. I truly admire your resilience and your faith. God bless you.

Oh my! Ear infections are not only painful but can lead to worse stuff if
not taken care of. I'm so glad you were finally properly diagnosed!
I haven't had one since I was a kid but I remember that pain well. I did
have a sinus infection once about 15 years ago but it didn't hurt at all. I
couldn't hear very well so my supervisor told me to go to the doctor, he
was tired of repeating everything. Actually, he was really nice about it. I
had a friend that was also an ENT doctor so I went to him and he diagnosed
the sinus infection and put me on over a month's length of antibiotics and
that did the trick. (Now most antibiotics don't work at all for me anymore
except one that makes me deathly ill for a day) I used to suffer
frequent urine infections for most of my adult life which probably
contributed to the antibiotics not working anymore but then all UTIs
stopped abruptly after my stroke for some odd reason. Life is strange. Now
all I have to deal with is a husband who has dementia that is slowly
getting worse.
Do your ears ever hurt even when there's no infection? Cold makes mine
ache. My 5 children had ear infections when young and they were miserable.
One of them (Brian) had frequent ear infections but he finally outgrew them
about age 6.
Tell me more about yourself. I'm really interested in your pain history
too. It is definitely undertreated thanks to all the drug addicts that give
opioids a bad name. Most people don't have the experience I've had working
with doctors and nurses at the VA for so long. Retirement has been really
nice though.

Yes. I have neuropathy pain (hot & stinging) in my feet now moving up into ankles and lower legs. Fibromyalgia, insomnia, restless leg syndrome and migraines since about the 7th grade.
At about age 12 I fell off in front (bareback) of a galloping a horse and was trampled underneath. Spent time in the hospital with internal injuries and double concussions. I am now almost 76 and have been suffering with migraines & neuropathy issues since Jr. high school in the 60s, probably from the riding accident.
For over 35 years "it was all in my head" as the docs could not find anything physically wrong with me. I learned to shut up about it knowing nothing would be done to help me. Only about 1995 did a Kaiser Permanente doctor in California tell me about a newly discovered pain issue named "fibromyalgia". I wanted to kiss him!!! I was sane after all!
He didn't prescribe any opioids for the fibro but he did prescribe a drug (Caffergot, no longer on the market) for the migraines which worked within 15 minutes of onset. That alone was a miracle in my opinion. However, the fibro and neuropathy weren't treated yet except with lots of aspirin at first, then acetaminophen and ibuprofen when they came on the market sometime in the mid-70s.
Several years later my (female) doctor (they tend to understand us women a little better maybe??) prescribed low-dose hydrocodone/acetaminophen 5/325mg twice a day for the neuropathy. For about 4 yearsthat gave me several hours of reduced pain relief each day. Being a tiny bit "high" didn't hurt either. It was easier to ignore the migraines (opioids don't cure or help migraines-they might actually make them worse and "Cafergot" had been removed from the market in the U.S. so I could no longer use that). About 10 years ago I had a radiographic ablation treatment on the left side of my neck which literally cured the migraines immediately (they were always only on the left side). They are gradually returning now so I will have it done again soon.
Before retiring a little early, I always had full-time desk and computer jobs which helped distract me from the pain. My female doctor moved her practice too far away for me so now my most recent (male) doctor won't prescribe any opioids because he's concerned I might get addicted, AND I think he's afraid of losing his license to practice in this crazy political maelstrom regarding opioids.
I worked in the VA medical rehab field for over 9 years. I was in charge of ALL employee (doctors included) training among other things. Once I was required to arrange training for the medical staff which supported the increased use of opioids by VA doctors because pain was being under-treated in the Veteran population. For several years now the pendulum has swung the other direction. If you go to the ER for some painful reason you might get a 2-day supply - maybe if you're luck. Twice In hospital they gave me morphine which I reacted to poorly. I refuse it now if offered.
Regarding hydrocodone 5/325. It's not possible to get addicted with such a small dose taken twice a day, but then what do I know? Most opioid deaths are from drugs gotten illegally or on the streets, not much from the pharmacy, nor with such a low dose. We can thank the politicians, true drug addicts and some well-intentioned MDs for blowing a reasonable issue way out of proportion for those of us who truly need them.
Now, several years later, my current doctor (whom I do like a lot personally) is finally referring me to a pain specialist since I've also contracted rheumatoid arthritis 14 months ago (with the frequent need of steroids for flare ups), had a deadly stroke (100% blockage basilar artery stroke) which in and of itself should have killed me, multiple TIAs which just showed up on the MRI and CT scans done when I had the stroke last year. Oh, did I mention I also had shingles and a mild case of COVID last year after the stroke? That was fun. I can finally walk a straight line again, albeit carefully.
And my 82 year-old husband has been developing dementia for several years; I get to deal with his odd and often spendy behavior; thank goodness I love him a lot!! Getting old is not for the weak minded although I may sound just a bit "off" in the head myself. 🙂

I thank God that I have a strong belief for a brighter future with Him and the Angels, my parents and 9 siblings. Yes, I am the youngest of 12 with 2 living brothers, both in their 90s. God is good! With Him I can do hard things.