Talk:Myalgia

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Either he's putting it on for the camera, or someone should phone an ambulance. It just doesn't look genuine :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.48.95 (talk) 01:07, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is unnecessarily rude. Please be kinder in the future. 162.237.194.208 (talk) 22:48, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

He deserves an Oscar!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.156.42.231 (talk) 15:44, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted the photo since it does not distinguish this pain from anything else; the image is arbitrary and does not furnish the viewer with anything more than a distraction

Is "Myalgia" the same as

i'm pretty sure they're different - i was diagnosed with myalgia last year but the doctor is adamant that i won't get M.E. - i think that M.E. is much more severe as it involves constant fatigue as well, whereas myalgia is just having problems with muscles [[User : han] han] 17:35, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

You don't get ME through myalgia. It's a post-viral disease, with myalgia as a consequence. Guido den Broeder (talk) 10:02, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Myalgia is one of the many features of

Myalgic encephalomyelitis is still the

WHO's official name for this disease. CFS is a working diagnosis. There is no proof that the name ME is wrong. Guido den Broeder (talk) 10:02, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply

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Except for the absence of significant inflammatation of brain and spinal cord in most autopsies of ME patients. JFW | T@lk 18:50, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Some items of relevance I thought people should know. Tetanus vaccine can induce myalgia as can sudden cessation (known on the street as 'going cold turkey') of opioids (at abusive doses). I should probably mention that in patients taking β1-blockers this is not just possible but probably with tetanus vaccine. DrMorelos 18:51, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Injection site pain is a common

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Can't myalgia also be caused by taking Tryptophan supplements (although I believe they are now banned in the US)? --Marshmellis (talk) 22:26, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It can worsen the muscle state not improve it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.113.184.161 (talk) 15:39, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]