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Posted 6/16/2011 5:59 PM (GMT 0)
I have noticed that I can't take medicine like I used too.  Seems like I have reactions to alot of it, I used to could take anything. 

Is this Fibro. are just being 51?

Has anyone noticed this?

Your thoughts :)

Posted 6/16/2011 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Medications and other things too.I get reactions from alot of stuff that smells strong to like some perfumes and cleaners.
Posted 6/16/2011 6:56 PM (GMT 0)
I think a part of this is fibro. I was always sensitive to things, but even more so with fibromyalgia. But I am not exposed to as much stuff as I don't get out around people like I use to. I can't stand most of the perfume smells that people wear. I don't think that they notice it on themselves, but sometimees it is awful strong to me. My skin is very sensitive too. I have to wear rubber gloves a lot of the time. But I have always been that way. I have noticed a lot of people with fibro are sensitve to things, and were even before fibro. I think it makes it worse though.

I hope I made sense.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 6/16/2011 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
Karen, it made sense.
Posted 6/16/2011 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
Did you notice if you are more sensitive to sounds too? I am, I can't sound the sound of silverware in the dishwater. Loud noises bother me, but clangy noises more so. Like fingernails on a chalkboard. lol... Just thinking about it makes me cringe.

lol

Hugs, Karen
Posted 6/16/2011 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
When my dogs bark I will tell you, it gets on my nerves worse than anything. Don't know if Fibro makes us more sensitive are not. I do find myself trying to find a quiet place lol
Posted 6/16/2011 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
I never used to be sensitive to meds the way that I am now BUT maybe it is the kinds of meds I have been prescribed in the last 3 years.

Noises,,,,,I can not stand the TV too loud. I have to ask hubby to "just turn it down a few notches" and that is better for a little while but that has always bothered me. Kids talking over the adults and too many conversations going on at once all blend together and I miss every thing being said.
Posted 6/16/2011 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
Denise, does my husband snoring count. Geezzzs lol
Posted 6/16/2011 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
YES!!! Although here it is my snoring usually LOL
Posted 6/17/2011 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
Lots of fibromites have sense sensitivity. My started with light sensitivity, inside and out. Always wear sunglasses and fluorescents almost make me sick. Also VERY sound sensitive-even 2 people talking at the same time just scrambles my brain. Also our thermostats are broken...I know almost all of us are very susceptible to cold and hot, fronts moving thru etc. It 's like everything is on steroids when you have fibro

Maggie
Posted 6/17/2011 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
I've had similar experiences. I had a medication that I took on a daily basis that was discontinued by my doctors. I had to take it recently due to some muscles spasms and it knocked me on my butt. It seems I learn something new about fibro daily.

Rachel
Posted 6/17/2011 3:01 AM (GMT 0)
I have taken amoxicillian for years, usu due to sinus infections. I took it several months ago and broke out in welts on my legs. No where else but especially around my knees. Dr sd it was an allergic reation to it. I still have a couple of scars from them.

I have always been sensitive to meds. Even extra strength tylenol puts me to sleep. I usually start any new meds on Saturdays. Hubby is there to watch for problems and i can sleep all day if i need to.

 

Posted 6/17/2011 3:42 AM (GMT 0)
there is only a handful of medicines that don't make me sick. My husband is a big guy and not that delicate when it comes to being intimate and my skin on my arms and legs and chest feels like it is being tore sometimes.The sun is way too bright all the time and I started wearing sunglasses.Noises are bad too the grandbabies fighting with each other is amplified ten times.
Posted 6/17/2011 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
I can't say I was or wasn't sensitive to meds way back when.  I was always sick to my stomach because of eating gluten when I was intolerant and didn't know it.  So, I may have had issues with meds then too...I definitely do now.
Posted 6/17/2011 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
Seriously sound-sensitive here, and always have been. But, it has gotten worse in the past decade, and even worse(r) in the past year. I jump when a TV channel is too loud. When too many people talk at once, I can;t hear anything. And forget loud restaurants and bars.
Posted 6/18/2011 9:17 AM (GMT 0)

getting by said...
Did you notice if you are more sensitive to sounds too? I am, I can't sound the sound of silverware in the dishwater. Loud noises bother me, but clangy noises more so. Like fingernails on a chalkboard. lol... Just thinking about it makes me cringe.


The sound of running water used to make me nauseated, and I couldn't even listen to music for about 6 months or so, years ago. It doesn't help that I have super-good hearing, so I'm even more sensitive than most people. I hear high-pitched sounds that they can't, and those noises drive me nuts. I could always tell when a CRT picture tube was about to fail, as they make a really high whining noise continuously--only one person in my family could hear it as well as I could.
Posted 6/18/2011 9:19 AM (GMT 0)

Marilyn K. said...
I have noticed that I can't take medicine like I used too. Seems like I have reactions to alot of it, I used to could take anything. Is this Fibro. are just being 51?
Has anyone noticed this?
Your thoughts :)


As others on this thread have observed in themselves, I too have grown a lot more sensitive to chemicals.

As for meds, I suddenly developed a severe allergy to penicillin and related antibiotics. Now that I'm post-menopausal, I need lower doses of some of my meds, too.
Posted 6/18/2011 10:41 AM (GMT 0)
I missed the question about sounds.  I too am very sensitive to sounds.  I have a constant ringing in my ears, sometimes very high pitched...I've gotten so I can ignore it most of the time.  The music I like doesn't bother me, but music I do not care for, is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.  Too many people talking at once is overpowering also.

They say that fibromites have an oversensitivity to many things, that our nerves over-react.  It makes sense that we all have these issues.  Not fair, but it does make sense.

Posted 6/18/2011 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
I've always been kinda sensitive for certain sounds, smells & fabrics. I havent noticed the sounds or smells getting worse with Fibro but i am way more sensitive to a lot of fabrics now. There are things i just can't wear.
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