Do people with EMS report having certain other diseases or conditions stemming from EMS?
This is a difficult and very individualistic area. However, there seems to be a definite propensity to developing Fibromyalgia and/or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome due to having EMS. Other conditions reported frequently in persons with EMS are depression and/or anxiety (not unusual in any chronic disease, but there may be some other factors at work in those with EMS); esophageal problems, swallowing problems, and acid reflux if that area of the body has been injured by EMS; dry mouth syndrome and dry eyes; vision changes; liver enzyme elevations in some (so get the tests regularly); problems with the reproductive organs; skin rashes and disease of various kinds, including tight scleroderma-like skin; tingling and numbness and other sensory sensations in the arms, wrists, hands, legs, feet, etc., perhaps due to neuropathy – or in the wrists and hands may be due to carpal tunnel syndrome; cognitive dysfunction in many, which might include short-term memory loss, difficulty concentrating, irri
