Fibromyalgia Support Group

Kevin,
I have ridges or lines in my fingernails. I have never thought of it before until this post.

Most of the time those lines and ridges come from a lack of calcium in your diet. Your nails are like bone to the extent that they need proper nutrition to remain healthy and smooth. You can buff those lines out with one of those nail buffers that are very inexpensive.

Very interesting..I heard they were signs of FMS..Thanks Fmom

I have lines and ridges and even get craters in my nails. My nails are also very weak.

I have those too, was told at one time that it meant that you had a thyroid problem, I had all the blood work done, all came back noemal. so I have the ridges but dont know exactly why I have them.. I have had them for many yrs now.

Yep,, it used to be crosswise, they would be huge waves, like if you stubbed your toe, how you get that ridge that grows out with your nail? Now they are lengthwise and never go away.

I came across something about body system changes causing the crosswise ones, no idea where I read it. I guess it meant if you had a flare or something else happened in your body.

Lengthwise ones I have no idea.. never seen anything to tell me what happens.

I have awful nails that split and crack, are also paper thin, with many ridges and lines. It is a symptom of fibromyalgia.

I have lines and ridges and started taking a liquid calcium capsule that I found at walmart. Hopefully will some results soon.

I've got 'em. My dermatologist said it was a symptom of my psoriatic arthritis. I imagine fibro could do it too. It comes with alot of other weird symptoms.

I FEAD IN DR ST. AMANDS BOOK ON FIBRO ABOUT THIS,,HE SAYS THE RIDGE WILL APPEAR AFTER A BAD FLARE, AND PERIODICALLY,I HAVE BOTH TOO THE RIDGE GROWS THROUGH AFTER A BAD FLARE,,THE LINES RUNNING DOWN ARE ALWAYS THERE,,AND THEY ARE PAPER THIN...