LILLITH, hI i'm also new to this sight. I have had fms/mps for 10 yrs. From what I understand the 2 are not exclusive. I know alot of people that have only fms. The big difference between the two syndromes is with fm you have tender points only along with all the other crazy things we have with our fm. Mps you get knots all along the lenghts of your muscles,called trigger points. With mps as far as I know and from what my doc has said,you treat the two the same way. One thing that I've done to relieve some of the pain is to go to a message therapist that will do deep tissue message, it helps break up the knots. Chiaropractic may help a little bit also. Ask your doc about these suggestions. I hope that i've been of some help. Good luck,hope you feel better soon!