SYMPTOM COMPARISON FOR GULF WAR SYNDROME (GWS), MULTIPLE

 CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY (MCS), FIBROMYALGIA (FMS), CHRONIC FATIGUE

 IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME (CFIDS), ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS), MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)

SYMPTOMS

GWS

MCS

FMS

CFIDS

AIDS

MS

JOINT PAIN

yes

yes

pain around joint area

yes

yes

yes

FATIGUE

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

HEADACHE

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

MEMORY DIFFICULTIES

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

SLEEP DISTURBANCE

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

attributed to medication

SKIN COMPLAINTS

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

burning skin

DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

DEPRESSION

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

MUSCLE PAIN

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

DIZZINESS

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

G.I. COMPLAINTS

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

PERIPHERAL PARESTHESIA AND/OR TINGLING

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

CHEMICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY

yes

yes

yes

yes

-

reported

EYE COMPLAINTS

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

ANXIETY

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

TACHYARRYTHMIAS &/OR CHEST PAIN

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

-

BREATHING DIFFICULTIES

yes

yes

reported

yes

yes

yes

LIGHT SENSITIVITY

yes

yes

reported

yes

-

yes