The symptoms of fibromyalgia are highly unpleasant and unfortunately self-perpetuating. Fibromyalgia is a fairly common physical condition that has mental and emotional symptoms as well. If left untreated, the symptoms of fibromyalgia can greatly interfere with patients’ quality of life, leading them to experience even more pain than they already feel. The defining symptoms of fibromyalgia are pains all over the body. The pain affects the muscles of the body but not the joints. The pain is chronic and never-ending, but it won’t kill you, at least literally.