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Posted 1/9/2012 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone. I have had Fibro for years. I was wondering if anyone else goes through times when you constantly feel like your coming down with a cold ? I get bad chills, sore throat and sometimes nasal problems. However I rarely come down with a cold. Am I crazy or does this happen to anyone else?

Thanks

Nancy
Posted 1/9/2012 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Nancy,

For many years I suffered with allergies and colds. What helped me is staying away from cigarette smoke and pets and when I began to take supplements to strengthen my immune system. I haven't had a cold in years.

Good luck to you.
Posted 1/9/2012 1:25 PM (GMT 0)
If I overdo it one day, the next day I may ghave a swollen gland, slight ear ache, sore throat...it happens all the time...i have started a multi vitamin, maybe that would help since it sounds like immune system is weak

Maggie
Posted 1/9/2012 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
I have had this also. I just was diagnosed with FM but always knew something was wrong. Now I am putting all these things together and trying to make sense of whats happening. I wake up most mornings congested. Some days I feel like I have a soar throat coming on and some days it's an ear ache. Have you ever sneezed and both your arms feel tingling and numb? i hate this! I have only been actually sick twice in the past few months but there are many days when I feel like I have a cold but don't. Time to look into some vitamins I guess.
Posted 1/9/2012 6:18 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah that's exactly how I feel. It's so miserable. I can take most vitamins though since they seem to cause a worse flare up. I dint know what to do anymore :(
Posted 1/9/2012 7:16 PM (GMT 0)
This happens to me all the time. I had colds for a year and then

came down with fibro after that. I then started a taking supplements

that boost the immune system and have only had two colds in the

last 3 years. One was a real doozy after getting into an argument

with my husband.

That was an eye-opener about how stress weakens the immune system.

Since then I try very hard not to get sucked into needless pettiness and

the need to be right and prove my point. I would much rather feel well

than be 'right'.

But I still get runny noses and coughing and the feeling that I'm coming down

with something. I take umkwa for those times and rest. It's just kind of

chronic. Maybe allergies, but I've been tested and nothing except a delayed

response to dust mites.

Hang in there.

 

Posted 1/9/2012 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
Glad I'm not alone although sorry some of you are dealing with the same thing. Drs look at you like your crazy when you mention it. I hate it. Does anyone notice it gets worse around your monthly cycle?
Posted 1/9/2012 7:57 PM (GMT 0)
Everything gets worse around my monthly cycle. I have read that this can happen. I noticed over the past couple years as I started to experience the chronic pain that around my period and during, the cramping is sooo much worse than it used to be. I know this can happen with age too but it was like a switch was flipped. As if getting our period wasn't bad enough! shocked
Posted 1/9/2012 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
Nal, there are some health food stores that give you your money back if the vitamin doesn't work for you like GNC. I take liquid vitamins. Maybe they would be better for you.
Posted 1/10/2012 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
I have allergies that I can control fairly well with allergy meds. I do get the flu-y feeling if I've overdone it, am starting a flare or am dehydrated. I always make sure to step up my fluid and vitamin C intake when I feel like that just in case I'm actually getting sick, which is usually only one in ten times or so.

mmcinque5-The massive extra pain during my period was a very big part of why I had a hysterectomy last summer. My cramps and such were always really bad but once my fibro kicked into high gear it was absolutely unbearable pain that only extra doses of Tramadol would take the edge off of. My fibro pain would get a little better when I started my period but it would flare after a few days for about ten days. I am ever so grateful that my OB/GYN was so willing to do the hyst because if he hadn't I wouldn't be very employable right now.
Posted 1/11/2012 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
Nal,

Yes, I feel like this a lot. It's just that run-down, under-the-weather feeling. My throat also starts getting sore if I talk too much, or forget to breathe before I talk. Sometimes I'll also feel like I have a fever, but my temp will actually be really low - 95 or something.

I'm allergic to pets and dust to a certain extent, too - unfortunately, we have 5 pets and lots of dirt, dust, dander, and floating hair to go with them!

Debbie
Posted 1/11/2012 3:46 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys! I never thought about allergies. I may have to mention that to my dr next time
Posted 1/16/2012 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
Nal,
I do not have allergies and I frequently feel like I' m coming down with a head cold, complete with achy body, congestion, headache, aching eyes, tired, sometimes even sneezing. I never actually get a cold though. It passes after a few days. I am looking into mast cell activation disorder as a possibility for all my fibromyalgia symptoms.
Google MACD or mastocytosis. Too much histamine in the body can cause these flares.
Posted 1/16/2012 12:57 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you I will look into that
Posted 1/22/2012 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
Rhinitis in Fibromyalgia
The rhinitis allergy signs that many fibromyalgia sufferers experience are unique in that they are not actually triggered by any specific allergy. This type of rhinitis is referred to as non-allergic rhinitis (also known as irritant rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis). Allergic rhinitis is triggered by specific things in the environment and this causes antibodies to manifest ...in your blood. However, non-allergic rhinitis will not produce these antibodies. This means that, though your symptoms flare up when you are exposed to certain triggers, they are not actually caused by an allergy to those triggers.

Who’s Affected?
Non-allergic rhinitis affects between 5% and 10% of the North American population. Its symptoms are identical to those caused by allergic rhinitis and can plague you for weeks or even months. Fibromyalgia sufferers are very likely to experience non-allergic rhinitis. about 70% of fibromyalgia patients are diagnosed with non-allergic rhinitis every year, but close to 90% of people with fibromyalgia complain of nasal allergies with constant runny noses and congestion. These allergy symptoms make it very difficult to sleep at night, adding to the chronic fatigue that many fibromyalgia sufferers already have to contend with.

What Triggers Non-Allergic Rhinitis in Fibromyalgia Sufferers?
Most rhinitis allergies are triggered by plants, animals, or spores. Generally, allergy sufferers can steer clear of these triggers, at least during certain seasons. People with fibromyalgia though tend to have numerous triggers that are not only limited to plants or animals. In fact, almost anything can trigger symptoms of non-allergic rhinitis in fibromyalgia sufferers, including:

•plants and grass
•animal/pet dander
•tobacco
•smoke
•air pollution
•chemicals (such as cleaning solvents and paints)
•strong odors including perfume and soap
•spicy foods
•weather changes
•extreme temperatures (both hot and cold)
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