When you think of fibromyalgia symptoms, pain, fatigue, and low energy levels are some of the first issues that come to mind. But a secondary — and often overlooked — impact of fibromyalgia is how it can affect the way you look. “Probably the biggest reason that fibromyalgia can affect a person's personal appearance is by way of the secondary depression that sets in — from the sense of doom after seeing many doctors who either don't believe in fibromyalgia or don't know how to treat it,” says Anthony P. Geraci, MD, founder and medical director of the neurOasis Headache and Pain Center in New York
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This can be a very difficult disease because of what is known and what isn't known about it. As the beginning of the article states, when you have a disease that some people believe is a disease and others don't, it can make it very difficult both physically and mentally.
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