Why does rainy weather cause sore, tight muscles?

Has anyone asked their doctor about this?

I've heard a lot of people saying that rainy weather causes extra pain for fibromyalgia sufferers.

For me, it's a sore tightness down the back of my legs and my entire back. I actually like rain and it relaxes me, but it's not nice to my muscles. I actually get this same type of pain the week before my period.

Does anyone know how the rain can cause this pain if fibromyalgia is actually a nerve issue?

What is the "rain pain" like for you?

Rainy weather gets me too. In my scapular area, just tightens up and hurts. Years ago I heard the atmospheric change, when the air is heavy with moisture, is the cause. I'm ok as soon as the rain is done.

I believe it's the barometric pressure changes that cause this...just like you can feel pressure in your head sometimes with changes in the barometer.

Sherrine

The hours leading up to the rain/storm is always the worst for me. I end up wrapped in the heating pad and electric spa wrap with pain medication to get through it. Once the rain is here I usually feel better, but not always.

There have been " studies" ? That said weather doesn't impact fibro...

That made me laugh so much, because if you ask anyone who actually has it...it is definitely highly impacted by weather..

I have even had people with fibro swear, it did not seem weather related, but would always have flares with weather patterns , just like me..most of them revise and amend their idea on this over time..: )

There do seem to be more than one form of fibro...different origins, and often different symptoms.

9 days? Too much!

Not just rainy weather. I live in a hot dry climate. I was up all night with muscle pain and a migraine too. Barometric pressure changes does it to me. We are under a wind advisory today and a little cooler weather has moved in. I am sure that is what caused my sleepless night.

For me it's barometric pressure changes. Either very high or very low. I can usually predict rain better than my weather man. With iPads and iPhones there are apps that can tell you the exact pressure (wunderground is the best).

My Rhuematologist, who is the doc that tests my Fibro, once said to me that the increase in symptoms I notice when there are changes in the weather ARE real. They don't know why, but contrary to some people's belief that it's all in your head, it is real.

I'm not sure why it happens, but it's not exclusive to Fibro. My Dad broke his arm and chip a couple of bones in his elbow about 40 yrs ago and he knows when it's going to rain.

The best answer I've gotten though was from an Allergist. His opinion was a lot of the symptoms come from food sensitivities.

But, there is a treatment for weather and/or problems with strong smells. He said there is a nerve which runs up through or near the sinuses. He prescribed Azelastine HCL which is a nasal steroid. It takes about a month to take effect, but after that as long as you use it every day I found that it works wonderfully well. I can now go out in public without fear of encountering someone wearing way too much perfume and cologne. For weather, it works well in reducing symptoms it just depends on the severity of the weather changes.

Asdf, I tend to agree. I find that my pain increases not because of the weather, but rather my reaction to the weather. Stormy and I hae to run errands? Ouch. Have to dress up for a work meeting and it's 100 degrees out? Ouch. That's not to say that folks aren't effected by pressure changes, I too have knees that know when the weather is going to change. But the overall fibro pain increase, I feel, is attached to the side effect of our expectations being smooshed.

My sister calls it her weather identifying super power.