Burns J, Movsisyan A, Stratil JM, Coenen M, Emmert-Fees KM, Geffert K, Hoffmann S, Horstick O, Laxy M, Pfadenhauer LM, von Philipsborn P, Sell K, Voss S, Rehfuess E. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 5;10:CD013717. During the acute phase of disease, patients who subsequently developed fibromyalgia more often reported cough (52.9% vs 45%, P=0.046) and dyspnea (45.5% vs 35.4%, P=0.017), and also more often required supplemental oxygen (18% vs 7.5%, P<0.0001). The symptoms healthcare providers are seeing in COVID long-haulers bear a striking resemblance to fibromyalgia symptoms. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization, realizing the level of spread worldwide and the severity of the condition, accepted coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) as a pandemic. Fibromyalgia and the COVID Vaccine: Side Effects, Safety, Flares Learn more about our FREE COVID-19 Patient Support Program for chronic illness patients and their loved ones. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Amital M, et al. FOIA Pharmacol Res. Baden LR, et al. Prevalence of comorbid diseases in patients with fibromyalgia: A retrospective cross-sectional study. Also, physical stress due to an infection can trigger a symptom flare-up. Associations have been described between various vaccinations and symptom complexes including fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. April 19, 2023 New research is shedding light on how an infection with COVID-19 may reactivate, or even cause, psoriasis. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies And keep up your prevention efforts by wearing a mask, washing your hands frequently, and social distancing. Getting vaccinated will help protect you from severe illness and prevent a mild case of COVID-19 from potentially triggering a fibromyalgia symptom flare. Based on this example a model is proposed, wherein vaccinations function as co-triggers for the development of functional disorders including fibromyalgia, in conjunction with additional contributing factors. Among the survey respondents who had fibromyalgia, 57% were women, a percentage that was lower than the 77.4% of women in the cohort overall, suggesting that men more often developed the musculoskeletal sequelae, the researchers explained. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and nonpainful signals. The chronic disorder, which can cause pain, fatigue and sleep loss makes Nancy think twice about everything, including the COVID-19 vaccines.