Does anyone else feel weak after a shower?

 This really irks me, because I love showers and, obviously, have to take them!  But so often, that's when I get what I call my weak, shaky feeling.  It's led me to get tested for low blood sugar in the past (no problem there.)  My whole body feels drained and weak.  It doesn't have to do with how long ago I ate. 

Anybody?

Debbie

Debbie, I get that feeling frequently and will need to sit down on the shower
bench. Toweling off and dressing afterwards can feel like a big ordeal. I do
recover after a rest and will feel like my"normal" self. It is a scary feeling though
feeling totally zapped of energy and feeling that weak.

I mentioned it to my rheumy and he said it is just part of my illnesses.

hugs, Robin

I get this! I often find that after a few minutes in the shower, I sit down. It feels better to sit and shower but I struggle to get back up, my legs are weak, and I feel about 99! I love baths also, but it's the same struggle getting up, legs are so weak!

I get this often, especially if it's really hot.  It's alot worse with a hot bath so I don't do baths, just showers.

Wow, I guess this is a common problem! I don't stay in real long or have it real hot, but I'll try the cooling-down thing, Sherrine.
Shay, yes, I am a vegetarian. They always tell me my BP is "nice and low," but they don't say too low. Not a bad idea to try different foods, though. Do you have this problem, and what do you eat?

Oh, and by the way, welcome (I'm a little late, but glad you've joined us!)

Debbie

Post Edited (Acheybody) : 9/16/2010 4:14:19 PM (GMT-6)

Debbie, I know what you mean.  That happens to me too.  Pam, I feel the exact same way after a tub bath.  I too am queen ( or maybe princess) of the tub.  My husband actually insisted that I get a jacuzzi tub instead of just a soaking tub.  Wow, so glad I did.  The jets feel so good on my muscles.  I love a really hot bath and so do my muscles but I too get bright red in the face, and super hot almost to the point of passing out.  I installed a removable grab bar to help me in and out of the tub.  When I remodeled my bath I didn't want to install a perminent one so I went to Bed, Bath & Beyond and got this kind that has these two giant suction cups on it.  It works great and is very strong.  What's nice too is that since you can move it, you can adjust it if your needs change.  Anyway, I started draining the tub shortly before I get out and then running cold water and doing a cool rinse.  That helps alot.  Same with showers, start out hot and finish cool, getting the benefits of both. 

stay positive,

Deb

hi debbie,
i have the shower problem too. i need to have cool showers and as soon as i turn the water off i start to sweat and this lasts for over an hr and i then want to go and have another one.
iv not had a bath in years as its worse with a bath, i feel very faint after a bath and sometimes dizzy. when i get a shower the water does need to be rather cool but then i dont get any help for my muscle aches. im so happy you made this post as i really didnt no if this was due to fibro or something else,i do often feel a bit wobbely and need to sit and rest after my showers. i do have low blood pressure but i dont think thats the cause but im not 100% sure. isnt it so annoying,we need the lovely heat from out baths/showers to help our pain and if we do we suffer for our little pleasure.
i do miss having hot showers as i used to turn it up to the highest then for the last few mins i would make it very cold and it feels so refreshing, oh how i miss them being so hot .
seems like there are a lot of people here who understand this and im happy im not alone.(although im sorry you all have to suffer).
shana

 What a common problem even this turns out to be!  Something as simple as luxurious bathing or showering - we can't even have that!!  I used to soak in a steaming-hot tub, keep adding more hot as it cooled, and my husband used to tease me about how pink I'd get.  Well, I wouldn't even DREAM of doing that anymore.  But even a short, warm shower is too much to ask for unless we want to go through the drained feeling.  Ugh!  What will the Fibromonster take away next? 

Never mind, I don't want to know.     Debbie

I had this problem for awhile with hot baths. I love them (even though I look like a beached whale trying to get out of the tub afterwards!)
It was especially bad for me during perimenopause, when my blood vessels were spastic.
I think the problem is with the vaso-dilation of our blood vessels when they get warm. You might try a less hot shower (although that isn't as comforting).
Another thing you might try is a little caffeine right before your shower, or, if you take an NSAID, take it about an hour before your shower. They can keep our vessels a little more constricted. Even a big glass of water beforehand might help.

I have posted my solution before many times, but i love doing it again anyhow.

I have terrible weakness and weaken immune system after each shower, long before fibro. what worked for me is to not wash my hair or don't keep it wet. also not shaving can make me feel better.

Post Edited (Kriya) : 1/13/2017 5:07:58 AM (GMT-7)