5. Distal paresthesia
This quite odd name refers to a wide range of sensations that affect the distal parts of your body. Your distal portions comprise your hands, your arms, your legs, and your feet. Among the sensations that people with fibromyalgia report to feel, one of the most common is numbness. Patients sometimes have decreased sensibility in their fingers, and in some strange cases, their fingertips can turn very cold and even get a blueish hue (this is called the Raynaud phenomenon).
Other possible manifestations of distal paresthesia include a sensation of tingling or burning that isn’t caused by any stimulus or any other triggering factor. These odd sensations can appear and disappear at random, change places every time they appear, and even move up and down our bodies. Even if they can be experienced at any time during the day, the moment where they are more frequently reported is the morning right after waking up.