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Posted 2/22/2011 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
Hi all~~

Fibro's are known for being in pain when we wake up in the morning and in the evening also. Often it depends on our medications, if we take them, and when. Maybe we'll have more pain if we have to get up earlier on week days than weekends. But I've been watching my pattern during the days to see when I'm feeling my best...whatever THAT is. smhair smilewinkgrin

I've noticed that late morning (maybe 10AM - ! or so) and after supper are my best times of day. I try to take advantage of those times but then I feel like when my body is being good to me I'm beating it up again? But that's the only time I can get a lot of physical things done so that's what I do.

Is there a particular time of day that you feel your best and do you take advantage of it?

Chutz
Posted 2/22/2011 1:22 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Chutz,

I'm not on pain meds, outside of Tylenol or Advil. I mention this because I can't blame meds for my brain shutting down. lol

My 'best' time of day is usually between 9 am and noon. I am in pain all day, the morning or evening deal doesn't really matter with that. I'm talking about my 'mental' ability. I try to schedule all dr appts first thing in the morning.

I try to write out my bills in the morning. My mail comes late in the day, I generally wait until the next morning to open any business type mail. Cards and such from my friends and family I will open. I love to hear from them.

I try to get my dinner all prepped and ready to go early in the morning. I will set up my laundry early in the morning. Just not the same morning.    shakehead      I try to set up a dinner that will cover 2 nights.

I try not to do anything 'important' after lunch. It just gets too frustrating. Physically and mentally, I start to shut down bout noon.

God bless.  Alice.

Posted 2/22/2011 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
I am better in the evening. Late nights are common for me, I seem to concentrate better about 10 pm-midnight.  I work 2 pm -8pm. Get home, eat and sometimes take a long hot shower. Feel better then. I have never been a morning person and the pain has def not made that change.
Posted 2/22/2011 2:34 AM (GMT 0)
Mornings are the absolute worst for me.  I make all my appts in the afternoon and do my running around then also.  I force myself to go out to the kennel and barn between 10:00 and 12:00 in the morning.  Ken lets the dogs out around 7 or 8am and throws the horses a bale of hay. 

Since it is cold here I figure it is good to bring the dogs in after a few hours and then they are ready to go back out, them being German Shepherds they rather like the cold more than the heat.  Even the house dog Blaze (her real name is Ablaze von Wolfstraum) would rather be outside most of the winter.  The horses get breakfast too smilewinkgrin .

I get my dinner cooked and do the dishes (from the night before usually).  In between I spread out through the week Laundry, sweeping carpeted floors, wiping up the linoleum, and whatever.

By 6ish I am done.  BUT in between I take rests and get on the puter.  Some days I also go to the office and do book work (quickbooks)

Posted 2/22/2011 2:39 AM (GMT 0)
My brain definitely works better early in the day. After about 5 pm, I try not to make important decisions or get into emotional discussions because I am liable to make an idiot of myself!

As for pain, mine starts amping up about the same time my mind goes on vacation.

But I have noticed that I get weak and shakey-feeling around lunchtime - not every day, but many.

Debbie
Posted 2/22/2011 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
Good question Chutz! Typically, mid-morning to late afternoon is my best time. I do pace myself during the day, taking breaks often. The days I'm flaring, everything is tweaked a little. I try to stay as active as I can.

Generally, I follow a routine for laundry, housework, shopping and cooking. Exercise is worked into my day...on days I will be shopping at the mall, I'll do a few laps before I shop or on nice days, I get together with my neighbors to walk outdoors. During the week it important to me to get together with friends to go for lunch, shop, talk...just hang out.

I try to relax with a cup of tea, just before hubby gets home from work so I feel good to sit and visit with him to share our day.

My hubby takes care of kitchen cleanup after supper...and that's a good thing because I'm spent by then.

Hugs, Robin

PS...Hi Alice! Good to see you :) You will have to give us an update ...
Posted 2/22/2011 5:16 PM (GMT 0)

Great Post Chutzie!!!

I think def the morning when I take my meds. I take nuvigil so when I first get to work in the morning...that is my most productive. By 3:30 ish...I'm just not working at the same capacity.

Weekends when I don't take my meds to keep me alert...prolly late night when everyone else is sleeping.

LOL

Posted 2/22/2011 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
My pain is the WORST in the morning and evening-- so I guess my best time is afternoon- about noon-4 pm or so. I wake up so achy and stiff and groggy-- i can't even think straight. THen the evening pain is just from everything I did all day I guess. Although I can think better at night it seems like.
Posted 2/22/2011 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
My best time is from about 11:30 am to 2 by 3:30 my body is telling me to nap but that doesn't happen I push through and start making dinner by 6:00 I am done my body hurts so much and I finally get to bed about 11:00 pm and up at 8:00 am.
Posted 2/22/2011 10:24 PM (GMT 0)
Afet my first cup of coffee in the morning! smilewinkgrin
Posted 2/23/2011 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
Like you it's about 10am. By 2pm I usually have to rest, some days I have to lay down and sleep.
But by 3pm I feel better.
By 6 or 7pm I'm usually done for the day.
I can't get to sleep until 10pm or later, then I'm usually awake off and on all night just like everyone else.
Posted 2/23/2011 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
Mornings are really bad for me........consistently bad. I get up and take my meds and by the time I get to work, I am able to function. I feel best from 11 to 2. If I take my pain meds on time, the afternoon isn't too bad...I just feel tired. After supper, I seem to feel better, unless I am in a really bad flare. I never thought of this before, but there definitely is a pattern to my pain level.
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