<s>[INST] yes. My mother is 65 and has been experiencing symptoms for 4 months. She has pain that starts in the right side of her neck and travels up to her head and down to her shoulder. Once that starts she also has pain in her left knee, thighs, legs, feet, toes, hands, fingers and even under her ribs. she describes that pain like that of a Charlie horse. She starts her morning feeling okay and then progressively has these symptoms I described. She is also tired and aches all over like you would with the flu. So my question is, she hasn t had luck locally, finding any kind of relief. Her primary doctor has prescribed her antibiotics several times, saying that her blood work shows an infection. Please help. Lena Herring [/INST] Hi I did review your concernYour mother might be suffering from fibromyalgia where there is severe bodyache. She could also be having any generalized inflammatory muscle problem. I would advice you to consult a rheumatologist or a neurologist and get her evaluated.Her regular investigations would be ESR,CRP and complete blood work up and also a clinical test to detect tenderness at various point to detect fibromyalgia score.There is treatment for fibromyalgia in form of pregabilin and other drugs and it would improve.I hope this helps.Let me know if you have any more questions or concerns.Wish you all the best. </s>