is there such a thing as a better climate for managing fibro pain?

I live in Calgary, Canada. The constantly.and severely shifting barometric pressure and cold weather makes winters brutal for me. I get very painful flare ups with the barometric shifts.

My doc says I should try spending more time in a warmer climate during winter. I'm wondering if there is such a thing as a better climate for fibro?? Where is yhat? If I moved to Vancouver would my quality of life improve or do I need to go south?

How does weather affect your fibro and would you pick up and move if you thought a different climate would help?

everyone is different! Not a useful statement, but true.

I prefer cooler than warmer. It's a personal thing.

Drier than wetter, yep. But I don't mind bad weather. I notice the effect of extreme weather changes more during summer than winter. The only consistent ache I have due to weather changes is my right big toe, twice broken and a good bit crooked.

Move to get to another area just for pain relief, nope.

I do try to read a lot of opinions on this. For me personally dry and hot lowers my pain a good bit...so when we have vacationed in dry dry climates...i feel so much better...

Hubby would have moved me to arizona for my health only..but our friends and family were here ..

So moving for your health can be ultra complex..and my body may not be crazy with the cold seasons, but my spirit enjoys the seasons.

Still in the middle of feb..a warmer climate sounds pretty good..

Hubbies parents wintered in florida and came back and forth a lot..i was never in love with two homes in states this far away..

I live in North Georgia and our weather is rather mild except January thru Mid March. A couple of days of snow or ice so far this year.

Today has been a painful one for me. We had a big weather change and I woke up feeling it. I always know it will be a bad day when I wake up like that.

I wish we could move to a warmer climate. I love Florida and California both. We're planning to visit both each winter but that only gets me away for 3 - 4 weeks tops. Cold weather here starts in November until the end of May. It's a long time to deal with.

I live in CT and we have been having huge weather changes. Deep freeze now. I do feel the barometric pressure makes a difference w fibro and my migraines. The cold makes me tense and my body hurts. I love the spring and fall. I am hoping to move once my son is done w school to a warmer climate. I also have a lot of knee problems and the cold makes that worse too.
Not sure if that really answered your question 😀

I am in the Greater Toronto area. I lived in Calgary for a couple years. I have read that some people flare up when Chinook winds arrive. In my couple years there we did not have many Chinook winds. When they arrive they bring warm winds in winter days.

I am not doing well in any weather at the moment but I do have no use for our freezing cold and snowy landscape. I flare up when the weather is extremely windy. I can't get my boots on still from my sprained ankle. Will get a break on a short vacation to Costa Rica.

I find now in summer that on humid days outside my face turns so red. It is due to Rosacea. I get it under control with aloe vera. We only have a handful of perfect weather. For me it would be a wind free, not too hot day but certainly not in winter.

For mildness in Canada, Vancouver is best but they get a lot of rain. The rest of Canada has four seasons. Calgary's weather can change on a dime. It probably has had snow in almost every month on record. It is good if you can take a vacation from Canada's winter and go somewhere warm. Well at least if you have Fibromyalgia.

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