3.5 month flare-up with severe malaise

Hi there, I'm starting to feel like I have something other than fibro. I'm in a 3.5 month flare-up, and I have body aches with severe malaise. This general feeling of illness is so severe that I feel like I'm dying. I've posted this before, but how may of you have a feeling of malaise during a flare-up? I've never hear about this as a symptom of fibro. Also, how many of you have flare-ups that last this long?

Post Edited (mishell) : 4/2/2015 8:59:49 PM (GMT-6)

Have you read Fibro 101? In the list of symptoms, fatigue is listed as number 2 right after pain. It goes with fibro. So, if you haven't read it, please do. Read Symptoms and A Thorough Explanation of Fibromyalgia in Fibro 101. All of Fibro 101 is good and you most likely will see yourself there.

I usually have an ongoing flare for months in the winter. This year was better but we had higher than normal temperatures here in Florida. When I lived up north I was really hurting in the winter.

Sherrine

The flu like symptom is a regular symptom of fibro, I have it off and on, but haven't had it for longer then a week. If you don't feel like it's fibro related however consult your doctor and see what they have to say.

Mishell

If you are referring to weak shaking muscles that feel flu like without the fever and vomiting. .. Then yes. It's an all over feeling of just feeling dreadful. I can feel this way and be having a very low pain day. It's the all over, I'm catching a virus that never comes. I have it off and on. I've been dealing with it currently for about 2 weeks.

Hope you feel better soon
Michael

This is where I got my definition of malaise.

www.mdguidelines.com/malaise/definition

Sherrine[\blue]

mishell, I know exactly how you feel. I had an episode like that that lasted nearly 8 months last year. I was dreadfully sick all the time. I finally figured out that chocolate was adding immensely to my symptoms. I was drinking a coffee mocha in the mornings. Even though the chocolate used was guarradelli, it was making me very sick. Who would of thought? I think what happened is because of this illness, my body is developing intolerances towards certain "foods".

I quit the mochas and started feeling much better. I did switch to soy lattes for a while but noticed that they made my hot flashes really seveire. There are several things I have had to give up because I now have bad reactions to them. But, it is helping me to eat better.

Don't know if this will help you or not, but take a second look at what you are eating. Foods that you could handle last year, maybe not now. Other things that bring on the malaise are exercise and massages. I have to really pace myself or I get that flu like illness and always feel really sick the day after a massage. Unfortunately I have to get them to keep the knots out of my muscles.

I know how you feel, that 8 months last year was horrible. I wasn't working at the time and if I had been, I wouldn't have been able to. It was absolutely horrible.

Hi Michelle:  I haven't posted for a while, due to being busy with other things and previously having big computer issues, but have occasionally been 'lurking' and I read your post.

I have had something somewhat similar, though not quite that long.  In late January I started feeling like I had a flu bug.  I was very 'wimpy' feeling, achy all over, digestion was 'off'--was not even hungry at times (very unusual for me!), had sinus issues, no ambition, headaches; just a run-down feeling in general.  I felt shivery and like I had a fever, though the thermometer only showed the slightest increase in temp. This lasted for weeks.  In fact, only now am I starting to feel 'human' again.

One thing I've noticed over the years is that for whatever reason, I'm always worse towards the end of winter.  Why?  I have no idea, but it's like clockwork for me.  Speculating, I wonder if by this time of year, my body is just plain tired of dealing with the flares I get in the cold weater (live in the Midwest and it's frigid), being in the house more and not getting fresh air, perhaps some sort of flu bug making its way around, and maybe just being tired of dealing with all the issues of winter in general (the 'winter blahs').

  Whatever it is, it's always, always worse this time of year.  I sometimes even get some sort of temporary asthma-like breathing condition, which I've had checked numerous times and has stumped the doctor.  So far this year that hasn't happened, which is a huge relief!

It seems to be a combination of a sort of 'stuck' fibro flare and a flu-like feeling.  Some days, I think I could have slept til noon.  I did get up at regular time, but after an hour or so, I went back to bed for 20 minutes or so.  I have to say that being lazy paid off, it seems.  I just did less in general and let my body be more wimpy for a while.  I know not everyone can do that, but it did seem to be what my body needed.  I also avoided sugar, took garlic (not for everyone, I know!), did nasal rinses and inhaled hot steam, since my sinuses were so troublesome.  It's been a real 'ride,' but so far, seems to be paying off, and I'm finally feeling more human again, little by little.

As someone else posted here, don't hesitate to see a doctor if it continues.  I wanted to try my usual home remedies, since I've had this pop up other winters, and it seemed to pay off.  I hope you're better soon!!

Hope, too, that all my fibro friends here are feeling well!! 

Isn't it great to see Spring just around the corner?    I'm looking forward to those beautiful colors outside, as I'm tired of browns, tans, and black every time I look out the window.  The bluejays and cardinals help with that, though. 

Now, for a robin......followed by an oriole and hummingbird.....

I forgot to add that dressing in layers (and layers!) also seemed to help, as well as increasing my vitamin C by taking an extra tablet daily, drinking orange and grapefruit juice, and eating tangerines! :)

I had that problem in April of last year. It was the first time it had been definable, not just tired and blah. My daughter had mono at the time, so I was concerned I had caught that. I had not caught it and was diagnosed with a "possible" respiratory infections because I had sinus drip (I always do). It seems to occasionally include swollen glands and a very mild fever.

My daughter had it for months after she was officially over the mono. I put us both on vitamin D because of Fibro for me and low levels for her. I added Magnesium, vitamin C and d-Ribose. My daughter picked up and I slowly noticed that I wasn't having that symptom anymore. It seemed to gradually fade away.