Are fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) the same disease ?

Some physicians feel that fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndromes are really just different names for symptoms of the same disorder; the term fibromyalgia addresses FMS patients’ widespread muscle pain, while chronic fatigue syndrome focuses more on their lack of energy. Most patients with fibromyalgia fit the description of both labels at some point during their illness.

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