How long can a flare last???

I swear I've been in one for 6 months. Is that possible?

Thanks couchtater! I really had a dreadful day yesterday and it occurred to me that over the past 6 months almost all my days have been bleh or awful. Then I thought... Is it possible that I'm not a whiney baby and maybe I've been in a flare this whole time? Shoulders are on fire or under electric shock( I can't decide), my neck feels like its in a vice, hips that pulsate with such deep pain that my breath is taken away. Ribs, thighs, ankles and feet that burn and ache. A mid back that I cuss at daily and hands that let me down a whole heck of a lot more than they lift me up.
I'm plum worn out folks! Doc has me on 400 mg neurotin, 75 Effexor and gave me some Tramadol but that pretty much does nothing. Actually none of these drugs seem to do anything. Ahhhh... This body and this brain need to get on the same page.

Post Edited (shanzmac) : 10/29/2013 1:31:00 PM (GMT-6)

I`ve been in a middle of one for a month. I wish a psychic could tell me when it would stop!

wish everybody better days!

@shanzmac Keep in mind that even generally healthy people can become physically stressed and not physically their best with the types of responsibilities you have. Balancing family/kids/work/home life! Its no wonder that us Fibromites would "feel" our illness stronger during the more hectic phases of our lives.

In my case, I think that the emotional stress I was going through was causing stress hormones to pump at full capacity in my body. I noticed that my ability to get refreshing *quality* sleep was significantly affected for a few months time no matter how much sleep I got, which lead to my feeling pushed to the edge. And then not getting adequate *quality* of sleep prevents your body from "healing" in the restorative NON-rem deep sleep, 4 stage. And there's a correctional between lack of stage 4 sleep and increased pain. (and FM patients are known for their inability to achieve deep sleep in stage 3 and 4)

But in short, stress can wreck havoc on anybody's body, especially in the FM body.

BUT!!! The good news is that I think its possible to exit a rough phase and find better homeostasis for your body and mind. In other words, there's hope that it can improve, at least to some degree! You may find that in 6 months, you'll have been feeling better without realizing it. :)

2 yr ago
Dental problems / appointment in July put me in flare that lasted until Christmas holiday..
Barely could crawl outta bed

Had a lesser flare start a few months later
But tried / changed to new pain meds that really helped

Sorry you are hurtin' so much