Fibromyalgia pain coma

My aunt suffers from fibromyalgia and her pain has been getting worse. Is it true that she may slip into a coma if the pain gets strong enough?

Selma,

I don't think you need to worry that your aunt will fall into a coma as a result of severe pain.

A coma can be defined as an extended period of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused, even if they experience a painful stimulus. There are many causes of coma, but pain is not one of the known or recognized causes. Comas often occur as a result of a head injury, a severely altered metabolic state (i.e. such as that which may occur with untreated or improperly treated diabetes), extremely large ingestions of alcohol or toxins, hemmorhage or shock (the type of shock referred to here is a physiological condition, not a psychological one).

Remember, fibromyalgia does not cause damage to organs of the body. Although the pain can be severe, severe pain itself will not cause someone to slip into a coma.

I hope this answers your question, and your aunt is lucky that she has someone who obviously cares about her well-being.