Acquired Dyslexia:
Dyslexic-like episodes (associated with the cognitive dsyfunctions of fibro-fog and/or fatigue) that include difficulty speaking known words - they often come out backwards or all mixed up. This can effect typing or writing as well. Using the wrong words, or not understanding what is read is common as well. Not a true dyslexia as in a learning disability.
Broken Thermostats/Night Sweats:
I happen to be dealing with this now. Just contributed to no good sleep last night. Mine might be related to menopause since I've hit the 50 decade, but I've been dealing with it for years. I've used the CuddleEwe for a long time which has helped. Unfortunately, since I've been on the couch a lot with the stomach issues, I've been away from it. Maybe should get another for just such times.
Cognitive impairment:
This is a quote from an article that I found. Credit for the source will be found at the bottom of the article.
"Fibromyalgia patients may experience feeling "spacey" or as if they are "in a fog". They often report memory lapses such as problems remembering simple nouns or people's names and may feel overwhelmed by engaging in more than one task at the same time. Patients may also experience something called dissociation. Dissociation is a problem with short-term memory that leads to a failure to integrate experiences that normally go together. Levels of dissociation can fluctuate throughout the day with increased levels seen at times of stress. Fibrofog is a subtype of fibromyalgia connected to dissociation, wherein problems with memory and mental confusion are prominent and superimposed the on primary symptoms of fibromyalgia. At severe intensity, fibrofog can leave the individual unable to remember what was said, done, or planned."
Source: fibromyalgia-symptoms.org
Depression...(http://revskull.net/Symptoms.htm) Fibromyalgia Isn't Depression - But Depression May Add to Patients' Woes By Daniel DeNoon
"A Link Between Depression and Pain Seven of the 30 fibromyalgia patients turned out to be suffering from true clinical depression, as well as fibromyalgia. And while their pain centers responded just like those of other fibromyalgia patients, these depressed patients did indeed have something else going on in their brains.
Depressed fibromyalgia patients responded to pain in two extra brain areas not involved in pain sensation. These parts of the brain -- the anterior insula and the amygdala -- are involved in emotional responses. While they don't appear to affect the sensation of a particular pain, they can deepen the experience of pain."
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