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Posted 2/25/2012 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
Wondering how many of you feel as if you're going out of your mind when you have a fibro flare up.

When I have a flareup it feels like my chest is so tight I can't breathe along with my overall fibro tightness. And I get a bad headache too.

I think what caused it was a leather chair was delivered today and because I'm so sensitive to chemicals I had a flareup.

It's strange when I'm having a flareup I feel as if I'm overly stressed and figure in my mind that so and so or so and so has caused me stress when if I wasn't experiencing a flareup I know so and so or so and so wouldn't have stressed me out. 

Then I see reason and try and figure out what have I been exposed to or what did I eat that caused me to feel this way. These I just mentioned are usually the reason. 

Thank goodness the door can be closed and I don't have to breathe in what this chair is putting off....

Does anyone else experience all this?

 

Posted 2/25/2012 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
I have a friend that has sensitivities to most everything. Anything new that comes into the house. Perfumes can bother her too. I think fibromyalgia can cause some of us to become sensitive to a lot of things. Maybe there were come chemicals that were put on the chair and it has to air out. I am so sorry that you are going through this. IF you can, try to relax, being tense and stress does not help a flare any. Maybe take a warm bath, light some candles, if you can tolerate it, I have noticed that I am sensitive to scented candles, though I love them so much.

I hope that you feel better soon.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 2/26/2012 4:29 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I'm the same way. I avoid perfume counters like the plague! Scented candles, scented fabric softeners, sometimes even food smells.

Why do they put all those chemicals on new items, anyway? Carpet, furniture, paint, even shoes sometimes. It's disturbing.

Debbie
Posted 2/26/2012 1:31 PM (GMT 0)
I think you are thinking too much.  Most of the time we can't figure out what causes a flare.  If we haven't been sick, stressed over something, or a weather front coming through, we never do know what caused a flare. 

 

Your wracking your brain trying to figure out fibro is stressing you and that can be causing you more pain, too.  Just try to relax and ride the wave until the flare leaves.  Try to get comfy and stop thinking about how you feel.  I know if I start thinking about how I'm feeling, I'm miserable, make people around me miserable, and get anxiety which only adds to my misery. 

 

Sometimes when I get a flare I also get costochondritis.  That causes me tender muscles in my chest and it hurts to breathe.  Perhaps this is going on for you.  There is a link all about costochondritis in Fibro 101 so you might want to go back and read that.  You might see yourself there.

I do hope you start to feel better soon.

Sherrine 

Posted 2/26/2012 2:47 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, girls, for your advice.

I do take a bath every night. It feels wonderfully relaxing but it doesn't help with my overactive brain activity. Maybe I have post traumatic stress. There's a good possibility of that.

I'd like you girls to imagine something for me. Imagine someone is choking you and you can't breathe. I think you would understand the discomfort of needing to breathe and wanting to help the situation. I'm sort of glad my mind gets active trying to figure out what's going on. Because of that I thought of the leather chair, closed the door, and helped the problem. This morning I opened the door, after 20 minutes that headache started coming back. I closed the door again, 15 minutes later the headache went away.

Sherrine, thanks for the info on costochondritis. I don't believe I have that because I don't get pain in my chest. It just gets tight like an asthma attack.

Thanks again.

Post Edited (always wondering if) : 2/26/2012 3:21:14 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/26/2012 9:22 PM (GMT 0)
That is what costo is, the tightening of the chest muscles, some people have it more severe than others. Either way, I hope you feel better soon. And I think Sherrine is right in saying not to think too much about it. You will probably have it for a long time, do try to ride out the flare, keep yourself comforatble.

Life in a day of fibro I guess.

Keep posting and know that we all care about you.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 2/28/2012 2:53 AM (GMT 0)
Some of the problems with new furniture is the chemicals used to process leather. Then once it is done, they use a dye to color it. So I can understand how you feel. As for headaches I get them all the time. Sometimes I think I am going insane. Stress cause us all problems. We need to detach ourselves from some of our stress. Too bad it is not that easy. If you can leave a window open, and move the chair over by it, left it air out some. Either way it is gonna take time. Wish you all the best.
Posted 2/28/2012 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, Karen. That's what I try to do, keep myself comfortable.

Thanks, Wespur. I imagine they use a lot of chemicals to process the leather. Wespur, I use to get a lot of headaches even ones where I felt I had a hachet in my neck and migraines too. Then I found a good chiropractor and that helped me a lot. I heard if our neck is out of adjustment it can cause headaches.

Keep in mind, if you're allergic to cigarette smoke, smoke can be coming from your neighbor's if you live in an apartment complex or condos or townhouses. The smoke can get into your place through electrical outlets, through ventilation fans like over your stove or in your bathroom, or under your door.

Thanks again.
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