Can one die of fibromyalgia?

Is it possible for someone to die if they have severe enough fibromyalgia?

Nope. The only way I can see it potentially contributing to death is by causing so much pain one would become depressed enough to commit suicide. However as a disease it cannot cause death itself.

if its severe enough, i think so.

Not according to Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgi...

Most doctors agree that fibromyalgia is a fake disease.

I've known a few people with it, but I have never heard of anyone dying from it.

Fibromylagia is not directly related to death, and it's considered a "non progressive" disease. The pain and symptoms can be exacerbated by things such as stress or lack of sleep, but the symptoms don't generally become increasingly worse over the course of time. So no. :-) Death is not commonly associated with severe fibromyalgia.

Although improved treatment provides optimism for better outcomes in fibromyalgia patients, prospective, long-term, longitudinal studies in academic medical centers have shown little improvement in health status, disease severity, health service utilization, and costs, with approximately 25% of patients with fibromyalgia receiving disability or other compensation payments.53,54 Persons with fibromyalgia suffer much more than those with other chronic rheumatologic diseases, such as rheum atoid arthritis.

Even though hyperalgesia and allodynia cannot be reversed entirely, most patients can expect substantial improvement in symptoms and in overall quality of life. Resolution of ongoing stress and promotion of the patient's self-efficacy for control of pain are of pivotal importance. Prognoses vary for three fairly distinct subsets of patients: adaptive copers, interpersonally distressed, and dysfunctional.8,10 Adaptive copers, many of whom do not seek care for fibromyalgia, do well with respect to self-reported pain, disturbed sleep, and fatigue. Interpersonally distressed patients also respond to a comprehensive interdisciplinary therapeutic approach. Dysfunctional patients with high levels of pain, anxiety, and opioid dependence do poorly, as do patients with pending litigation. The treatment goal that responds least to therapy is improvement in daily functioning.

No. They may die from complications form all the medication they take to try to get rid of the pain. I would take as littel and stay as active as you can. FMG wont kill you.

No, fibromyalgia is not life threatening.