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What Causes Persistent Joint Pain Throughout The Body Despite Taking Medication?
Hello I started getting aches in my major joints, but it has spread throughout my body over the last 3 years, and now everything hurts. Drs have said that i may have fibromyalgia, but I am wondering if it is more of a muscular issue...I feel lumps and knots that hurt when I rub them, and I am tired all the time. I am on cymbalta, and it has been increased once, to 100mgs. It doesnt seem to help. I am not sure how to mark this on the body figure on webmd..
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Pain is also a feature of joint inflammation (arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis) and infection, and extremely rarely it can be a cause of cancer of the joint. Pain within the joint is a common cause of shoulder pain, ankle pain, and knee pain. Joint pain is also referred to as arthralgia
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