ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Pain

Most (but not all) ME/CFS patients report having some degree of pain. Types of pain include:

• Muscle pain
  
• Joint pain
  
• Headaches
  
• Jaw pain (TMJ)
  
• Eye pain
  
• Abdominal pain (usually from irritable bowel syndrome)
  
• Lymph node tenderness

According to Dr. David Bell, the chronic pain of ME/CFS is rarely treated adequately. Since there are so many different symptoms with ME/CFS, pain is often given a low priority. So if pain is one of your worst symptoms, be sure to make that clear to your doctor.

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