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==Health complications== Fibromyalgia is not considered a progressive disease<ref name="Firdous2012" /> but according to Dr. [[Daniel Clauw|Dan Clauw]] the "slow gradual worsening of chronic pain patients over time is due to downstream consequences of poorly controlled pain and other symptoms, wherein individuals then progressively get less active, sleep worse, are under more stress and unknowingly develop bad habits which worsen pain and other symptoms."<ref>{{Cite news |url =http://nationalpainreport.com/ask-the-dctors-is-fibromyalgia-progressive-8831105.html | title = Ask the Doctors: Is Fibromyalgia Progressive? | date = 2016-08-09|work=National Pain Report|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] recognizes the following complications: *'''Lower quality of life''' :Especially for women with fibromyalgia *'''More hospitalizations''' :In the [[United States]] people with fibromyalgia are twice as likely to be hospitalized *'''Higher rates of major [[depression]]''' :Adults with fibromyalgia are more than 3 times more likely to have major depression than adults without fibromyalgia, and rates of depression and other [[#Mood_disorder_symptoms|mood disorder symptoms]] are higher than in most other illnesses.<ref name="CDC-complications" /><ref name="Alciati2012" /> *'''Death rates from suicide and injuries are higher in people with FM''' :Overall life span remains similar to the general population. *'''Higher rates of other rheumatic conditions''' :Comorbidities include other types of arthritis such as [[osteoarthritis]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus|lupus]], and [[ankylosing spondylitis]].<ref name="CDC-complications">{{Cite web | url = https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/fibromyalgia.htm#diagnosis | title = Fibromyalgia {{!}} Arthritis | date = 2020-01-06 | last = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|website=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|language=en-us|access-date=2021-11-27}}</ref> The American College of Rheumatology states that: *Other conditions often occur in fibromyalgia patients **Depression or [[anxiety]] **[[Migraine]] or [[tension-type headache|tension headaches]]s **Digestive problems, e.g. [[irritable bowel syndrome]] (IBS), [[gastroesophageal reflux disease]] (GERD) **Irritable or [[overactive bladder]] **[[Chronic pelvic pain|Pelvic pain]] **[[Temporomandibular joint disorder]] (TMD)<ref name="PatientInfo">{{Cite web | url =https://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Patient-Caregiver/Diseases-Conditions/Fibromyalgia | title = Fibromyalgia | last = | first = |website=American College of Rheumatology|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-11-27}}</ref>
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