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Posted 7/5/2013 8:40 PM (GMT 0)
I seem to be really sensitive to weather changes, but generally do much better in warmer, rather than cooler, weather.  From late Spring to early Fall are the times of year when I get more done in general, and feel at least half-way normal!

We just got into a very humid air mass, and boy--am I ever dragging!  It's hard to concentrate, I have a pressure-like feeling on my head, and feel very spacey and generally 'out of it.'  I'm irritated by noises such as the radio, and normally I enjoy it.  I just can't seem to accomplish much of anything today.  We just got back from buying groceries, and that felt like a marathon, and too much work.  I must look 'off' too, because even the checkout girl gave me kind of an odd look.

This is so frustrating because I normally enjoy trying to tackle the everyday jobs, and normally I'm encouraged by doing that and get a sense of satisfaction from jumping the little hurdles I come across, but....today is a doozy! smhair

Does high humidity have this effect on anyone else--does it make you feel totally off course?  I think storms might be on the way, too, and wonder if something 'big' is in the air. 

Posted 7/5/2013 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
Luvzminis,
Hello and yes I feel you on the humidity thing. In fact I thought I could have posted this. I like you, usually feel less pain from spring til fall. But super hot Humid days take alot out of ya causing more pain, pressure like a weight sitting on top of your head making it hard to think and yes the least little sound that you normally take for granted can send you over the edge! !! Lol

And when you don't feel right physically and mentally you feel like everyone knows "Hey they're is something wrong with that person , they most be crazy" But really they are not thinking that at all. I'm sure it's just a mini flare thing you got going on brought on by the humidity. It's hard but just try to laugh and float with it. It shall eventually pass and you will be jumping full throttle over the hurdles again. You got this! ! Take care.
Posted 7/5/2013 10:12 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks much for the vote of confidence, Michael1968, and I'm so glad I'm not the only one who seems very sensitive to high humidity. Also glad you mentioned the 'pressure like a weight sitting on top of your head...' because that one had me a bit concerned.

Yes, I'm already feeling a tad better and even ventured out to my garden a bit. I will get through it. Thanks for your input and I hope you're feeling well. :)
Posted 7/5/2013 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
Humidity is hard on me too Luvz,

It seems as if I am dragging. I take showers to feel better but feel just as sticky when I get out as I did when I went in. It is draining to me.

I hope that you feel better soon. And me too...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 7/5/2013 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
Yep, the tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico is sending massive storms up to my area. I told my psychologist I was just feeling off.

I can't take stormy weather because it sends me into flares and I feel yucky.
Posted 7/6/2013 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
I will take the heat any day over cold weather but there are days the humidity zaps me. If I have to change my bra in the middle of the day, I know the humidity is high. Keeping hydrated and taking it easy helps some. I was outside for a short while doing some yard work (less than a half an hour) and was overcome by the heat and humidity. Today was 93...next week it will be in the 100's. I've already drank 64 ounces of water, at least 16 ounces of lemonade, a glass of OJ and a glass of milk. Just took a muscle relaxer and a couple of excederin. The humidity still beats living where the winter is harsh. I don't handle the cold anymore.

Feel better soon :)

Hugs, Robin
Posted 7/6/2013 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
Karen: Just had a bath, which felt great, but you're right--one gets sticky almost immediately afterwards! At least my hair is still wet, which cools me somewhat.

couchtater: Yup. 'Yucky' is the key word for what I experienced today. Just a bit 'off' all day, and no rescue in sight, so not a great day of accomplishments, but I did trudge through, and it sort of felt like sloshing through cement.

Robin: I, too, would take the heat over cold weather, but it sure would be great to leave the sticky humidity behind. I think I practically overdosed on iced tea today, but sure was tasty! :)
Posted 7/6/2013 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, humidity does this to me, too. I stay in air conditioning or the pool to help with this, since humidiy occurs all summer here in Florida. But, I'm far better off in Florida than I was in northern Ohio with all the cold, snow, and lack of sunlight in the winter. I guess you might say humidity is the lesser of two evils! smilewinkgrin

Sherrine
Posted 7/6/2013 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with everyone...humidity is the devil! You can imagine how bad its been for us with Fibro in S. Florida because every other HOUR its raining. Seriously, the weather is so erratic here, constantly going from sunny to stormy at various times in the day. For me the worse is the hovering dark clouds, its like they're constipated! Its like I feel their "tension" somehow because my body gets tense and I get irritated, achy, drowsy, fatigued, even dizzy. Then once the rain comes down, all my symptoms start to slowly fade away. Its very bizarre!
Posted 7/6/2013 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Sherrine: Yes--humidity IS the lesser of two evils! The winters just drive my body crazy here, but haven't had it work out--yet--to get to a warmer winter climate. Hopefully, at least I can escape the worst of winter for a few months, at least, once that opportunity arises (we are hoping...).

Oh, liz574, I do know what you mean, and what a great way to say it. It does feel just like tension, and as if our bodies are somehow tuned to that. I can always feel the tension building, especially when we get a streak of super hot, humid weather, followed by nasty storms. Then...relief (and usually lower humidity to follow).
Posted 7/6/2013 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
This is why I don't go outside unless I have to from May to October. I could deal with the weather in Kentucky, but this Georgia stuff...yuck. The pressurized, weighted, slowed-down nonsense is what hits me hardest.
Posted 7/6/2013 5:19 AM (GMT 0)
Yep, the NE GA weather has been very muggy lately. I have the air conditioner going and sitting under a cyclone fan and ceiling fan. I should be cool as a cucumber, but it's just tolerable. I think I'm going through the change. :-O These hot flashes are annoying. :-(
Posted 7/7/2013 2:26 PM (GMT 0)
Humidity is not my friend, nor is extreme temps. I do my best in a mild arrid climate. My entire family is in Louisiana, and I currently live in Dallas. I am miserable both places. I do a bit better in Louisiana because of "rain breaks". While the rain causes me to be in pain, I can tolerate the pain better than the fatigue.

I feel fabulous when I go to Colorado. I have begged and pleaded for my hub to move us there, but he steadfastly refuses. He says he needs to be "close" to his aging parents. He refuses to acknowledge that nine hours away is not "close". It makes no sense. His parents are very healthy at 83, and I am very sick. As a result, our home life is a bit tense. I am convinced that it makes my symptoms worse.

I've come to the conclusion that it will likely come to me going there by myself without him, and him staying here "for his parents".
Posted 7/16/2013 6:17 PM (GMT 0)
Txcola, the Canon City, CO area is called the banana belt because it is surrounded on three sides by mountains, so the only time Canon City gets hit bad is when the snow comes in from the east. It is a very mild climate and doesn't get the bad snow that the rest of Colorado does. It does get up to the 100s at times, but it's nothing like it is in Texas. If you DO move up here, though, don't believe what they tell you about air conditioners. You WILL need one unless you live above 8000 to 9000 feet. However, you need to know the job situation is not great here.
Posted 7/16/2013 7:31 PM (GMT 0)
Agree with I think everyone's comments.. humidity - ranks just one step higher than cold/snow in the awful range.

Again I will say thank goodness for a/c!!
Posted 10/19/2016 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
So glad I joined this site. I recently moved from WI to FL thinking the heat will help my fibro, osteo, arthritis and breathing with part of my right lung removed, boy I should have done a whole lot more research. I thought ok last summer, but I had to be in a pool or air conditioning, this summer wham, I have been out of my house kid you not about 12 times since may, its now mid Oct. I'm drained, so so tired, the heat I think is even worse than the cold, the cold I hate as well, but this FL heat is making feel like I'm in hibernation. This was my dream to live here, but I'm so bad, I'm moving to another state. I think KY, not as hot as FL in the summer and not as long with the humidity and sure not as cold as WI winters or as long as WI winters. Any suggestions on living in the perfect climate please do share. KY is only 7 hours from WI so I can go home more to visit as well. The hurricane that came through, I have been through them in the 80s here in FL, but I was not ill. And this hurricane was so stressful and so much work to do and money spent as I live across from the beach. My dream because of this decease will be ending in a year. I have to stay sane, I feel as if I'm losing it, but reading all these other stories helps put me at some ease.
I'm a hot mess literally. Please don't let anyone tell you weather does not affect fibro, I'm living proof. I've had it over 20 years and as I get older it just gets worse.
I've always loved KY. I hope living there will help. I wish you all well and stay strong, this decease is nothing to play around with and wish people understood it more. Oh wait till I tell everyone I'm moving they are going to think I'm nuts. No I'm not, I have fibromyalgia and I have to go where the pain may subside I pray.
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