Agreed - unless someone has a chronic illness, they just don't get it, even doctors! I hope you get the right treatment soon.

I have both. Still waiting on the official diagnosis for RA but I have fibromyalgia tender points all over.

This is for Las. I take Savella for the Nerve Pain for my Fibromyalgia & Cyclobenzaprine for my muscles. 1-25mg of Savella took away my Nerve pain. I am now taking 2-25 MG in the morning & 2-25 at bedtime. I suffered with that Nerve pain for over 3 years. I did the research myself. There are doctors that have never heard of it. It's very costly, but I thought I would die from the Nerve pain. The do have a 50mg, for some reason it didn't work as good as 2-25's Good Luck!

I have both, just told about the fibromyalgia in Dec, his PA seemed to overlook it, as I look back I've had symptoms over 10 yrs w fibro, but I'm in constant pain, so I don't know what disease is causing what, for the last year thought it was from ra, I suppose when one flares up it probably sets the other off. More research to do though cuz I think fibromyalgia is my main enemy with my muscles if they're not being squeezed, they're burning, nerve pain, numb feet, I even have a tender spot on my scalp now. I am constantly burning up, last week I was severely dehydrated like I've never been, think from sweating even if it's very little it ads up, never use to be a sweater

I was diagnoised with fibro right away, but showed negative for the RA factor, even though had other systems. Dr had me go off all anti inflammatory drugs for 3-4 days before next blood work up. Sure enough my sed rate and c reactive showed inflammation. (And the pain was through the roof, so NSAIDS apparently do work) So Dr is treating me as sero negative RA and fibro. Best of luck to all of you!!