CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research released today finds Americans living with fibromyalgia suffer from much more than chronic pain, fatigue and depression – they often endure common misperceptions ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The problem is that people look at me and think I don#39;t look sick, so how could I feel so bad. My muscles hurt. I#39;m so tired that by noon I am exhausted. Please explain fibromyalgia. Maybe the public will see that I may look OK on the outside but I am screaming with pain on the inside. -- M.S.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The problem is that people look at me and think I don#39;t look sick, so how could I feel so bad. My muscles hurt. I#39;m so tired that by noon I am exhausted. Please explain fibromyalgia.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have fibromyalgia. The problem is that people look at me and think I don#39;t look sick, so how could I feel so bad. My muscles hurt. I#39;m so tired that by noon I am exhausted. Please explain fibromyalgia. Maybe the public will see that I may look OK on the outside, but I am screaming with pain on the inside.

—You’ve probably seen the many commercials for fibromyalgia drugs on TV. They usually feature middle-aged women describing unexplained aches and pains. Al­though fibromyalgi