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Could someone please explain the difference between ME and Fibromyalgia as it confuses me. I have ME but most of my symptoms are classed as those of Fibro as well as ME.
The Canadian Consensus Criteria has a description of the differences starting at page 20 of http://www.cfids-cab.org/MESA/ccpccd.pdfCould someone please explain the difference between ME and Fibromyalgia as it confuses me. I have ME but most of my symptoms are classed as those of Fibro as well as ME.