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Posted 6/26/2011 1:09 AM (GMT 0)
I was feeling really bad several months ago but started several supplements and my symptoms seemed to get somewhat under control. I was feeling almost like my old self again. But now....the old symptoms are coming back. I feel extremely tired, my body just aches, my migraines have been out of control, etc. So the question is this: Can this happen with fibro? Can symptoms become almost barely noticeable and then come back out of the blue with vengeance?
Posted 6/26/2011 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
Yes they can Shanscelica,

That is the main thing about fibro. It is unpredictable. You never know how you are going to feel from one day to the next.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 6/26/2011 2:26 AM (GMT 0)
The supplements I take help me a lot but when summer comes, I always have more pain.  I live in Florida and this is our rainy season along with humidity. Both cause me more pain.  So it can depend on the barometric pressure as to how you feel, too.  But, as Karen said, it does wax and wane.  I can feel pretty good and then a few hours later I hurt all over.

 

Sherrine

Posted 6/26/2011 8:33 AM (GMT 0)
My problem stems from the cold. When September rolls around and the summer leaves start changing, you better believe I'm in a flare. Also, this summer hasn't been too bad, but the summer of 2009 was an absolute NIGHTMARE!!! That was the year we thought I had 'such and such' back problems, hip problems, etc. That was also the year my doctor put me on Lyrica and tried Cymbalta. I didn't regain 100% of my life, but what I got was better than nothing;)

Currently I'm weaning off my meds because my husband and I want to have a baby, and I want my system to be drug-free if at all possible. I'm surprised I'm doing so well, but this heat is helping tons:D Here's a tip; if you go to a warm part of your house with a laptop, FREE HOT YOGA!!! ****!!!

My flares also vary with stress. If work was stressful, I better have a free schedule for 2 to 3 days:S Yoga helps with that a lot, and I'm also gaining some flexibility in my hips *worst part for flares*. There are days where I cannot do anything though. Don't be alarmed if this happens, but do be prepared:D
Posted 6/26/2011 11:55 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the responses. I just cannot believe how quickly things have changed. I literally went from feeling ok one day to being almost deblilitated the next. I am stressed at work and by my boyfriends deployment to Iraq in August but the stress at work is definitely not a new thing. The humidity is definitely something new but I thought it was something that would help. Do most find that it helps or hurts? I know thunderstorms seem to really do me in. Do others experience this as well?
Posted 6/26/2011 12:53 PM (GMT 0)
Moist heat from a bed buddy helps, but the humidity does not. I really think it is the barometric pressure before the humidity that gets us. Hard to say, everybody is different.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 6/26/2011 2:20 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with what everyone is saying here. My flares go more with stress then anything else for me. I also find that if I sit around and not get up and move that the day I "relax" I am in pain. I have decided I am going to get up and get moving and I am going to start doing yoga too. I have to get the dvd from my sister that she has. I go to the gym too but find that I avoid that in the summer months and just want to go out and walk.

I have had times like that too though where things are really good then they are really bad. I was better I admit on the Cymbalta but I didn't like what it did to my brain and the other side effects so I went off of it and now I am in pain most every day all day. It depends where usually in my legs and hips and back, but now my arms and shoulders and neck basically all over even my head hurts when I brush my hair. LOL

I am trying to figure the best otc meds to take and it is a trial and error. Right now I am just on vitamin D, vitamin B and fish oil and going to start a 5htp for mood and stress. I want to start the Nature's Code vitamins for women that come in the packets but I have to wait till payday and see if I can afford them..

Posted 6/26/2011 4:18 PM (GMT 0)
Fibro, to me is like a rollercoaster of pain intensity....everything from the everyday achiness to bone crushing pain I feel during a flare.

The mistake that I keep repeating is doing to much on the days that I feel half normal...it's as though I'm going to take full advantage of that day to overdo.

One thing I do know for sure is walking does help, even during flares. It may feel like the last thing I want to do but I know not moving is going to hurt me worse. Soaking after in a warm bath helps.

Hugs, Robin
Posted 6/26/2011 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
Weather seems to make my pain flare in just about every joint, stress triggers both....and sometimes, you will have no idea waht brought it on-LOL

Maggie
Posted 6/28/2011 7:04 PM (GMT 0)
Please tell your boyfriend that I said "thank you for serving our country".
Posted 6/28/2011 7:45 PM (GMT 0)
Am I the only one who doesn't just feel different from day to day, but hour to hour? I feel like someone has a voodoo doll and takes the pins out for a couple of hours at a time.
Posted 6/28/2011 9:09 PM (GMT 0)
Moonsinger, you're not the only one. I can feel just fine going to work at 9 but by 10 I'm falling asleep at my desk and searching my purse for my pain meds. I get that "crash" between 3 and 4 sometimes, also. I think that's the most frustrating part of fibro for me, the inconsistency. It's almost as if, if I felt the same level of pain every day, I could deal with it a lot better.
Posted 6/30/2011 12:32 PM (GMT 0)
yes,for me it seems like one thing stops and another thing starts.Like the twitches for a few days then foot numbness,then nausea etc....
Posted 4/7/2014 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
I get weird symptoms everyday. Some weeks I feel great and then BOOOM, pain twitching burning pain. Hot epsom salt baths are the best:) I have found too  much exercise and Im not going to be feeling to good for days. But if I tone it back and just do enough I feel better. Its hard though to figure out exactly what works:( I wish I coudl figure it out. Wishing y ou and everyone pain free:) turn
Posted 4/7/2014 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Cyn101,

This is a very old thread. From 2011. I am glad that the epsom salt baths are helping.

Try getting into the exercise slowly. Gradually work your way up to where you want to be. Maybe that way you wont have bad days afterwards...

I don't think I have welcomed you to the forum... So, WELCOME!!!

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 4/7/2014 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Karen. I noticed after I replied how old it was.. LOL Fibro fog at its best.. I have had great weeks but after exercising it has gone a littel down hill. Hoping to take it easier and get better again.. thank again:)
Posted 4/7/2014 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
Keep hanging in there Cyn101... Being it waxes and wanes, that means it will get better at some point...

Hugs, Karen...

PS I am going to lock this thread because of it being old...
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