Question for the ladies

Good Afternoon all.  Hope all is well with everyone.  I was just wondering how many of the women feel like they get a flare or what I would call maybe a mini flare when you get your monthly gift?  I always seem to get at least a small flare a few days before (unless I'm already in a flare- then it just worsens it) I start and sometimes still feel it a bit afterward. 

hey Libby...I do have full flares at that time every month and mini ones when I ovulate. I feel like I stay in constant flare mode-my body is fighting against itself. This month has been really bad for me since I got the Costo dx, spring crud and period all in the same week. I started on Cymbalta a few weeks ago and felt better then BAM! So I'm looking forward to next week to feeling a little better. Plus getting the Prednisone out of my system for the Costo. As much as it has helped me I have not slept more than 3 hours a night for the last week and that is not good. But I have been lounging around not doing anything. I got long winded, sorry, but for me the answer is a BIG yes. I do flare month after month, sometimes with different symptoms month to month, pain level different each month, but always the bone numbing exhaustion.

Big hugs to you!
Cathie

Yep, hormones definitely play a part in fibro. My docs have told me that most women feel more pain after ovulation.

I don't ovulate nor do I have any of the reproductive organs so I really don't know. Got all that taken care of 8 years ago at the ripe old age of 40.

Here's how I feel it works:
I can handle emotional distress, physical pain, or PMS ... but not all three at the same time. Therefore during my monthlies, I notice the pain/emotions more.