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Posted 1/17/2013 6:58 AM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

I have had fibromyalgia for about 5 years since having my son, i was told i had nerve damage for a while until my symptons got worse.

We lived in Perth Aus for 18 months and when the summer months came that when my symptons worsened the extreme pain/tiredness/ fog all started and thats when i was diagnosed.

I am now bk in the UK and my symptons are milder. I am struggling to understand if the heat/sun in Perth is what made my symptons extreme, as we were planning on applying for a permenant visa and heading to Melbourne.

I dont want to make the big move if i will be making my symptons worse for the rest of my life, so my questions are is Melbourne much cooler is the sun as strong as in Perth Aus or is it milder there?  Has anyone moved to somewhere else and felt their symptons have changed due to this?

Thank you in advance

 

Posted 1/17/2013 8:47 AM (GMT 0)
I know that the heat and sun is bad for me.

Have you tried looking up a weather almanac for area you want to live in?
Posted 1/17/2013 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
For me, the warm sun feels great! Of course, those really hot, humid days can drag me down. But it sure feels good to go out in my garden or on my deck and "play in the dirt." The sun feels like it's sort of "baking" out my fibro pain.

The cooler or really cold air seems to be the culprit for me.  And especially when the weather goes from warm to cool, as in the Fall, my symptoms go absolutely wild.

I've considered moving to a warmer climate, but then again I hear places like Texas, Arizona, and Florida are so incredibly hot in the Summer--I don't know if I could handle that.  I'm in the midwest, so we get all kinds of weather--very hot to very cold.

Strange how the sun/warmth can be good for some, and not good for others!

Post Edited (Luvzminis) : 1/17/2013 8:05:22 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/17/2013 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
It's an individual thing. I prefer cooler climates. Heat is not good for me. I prefer. A little humid to too dry, interestingly. I spent a few weeks in the desrt SW and was uncomfortable. Perhaps it does take acclimatation to an area? In other words, we adapt after time.

Perhaps some Aussies will be along to help out.

Feel well and do well.
Posted 1/17/2013 5:50 PM (GMT 0)
For me it is more the humidity and rain.  You get a lot of rainy weather in the UK, I understand.  I love the sun but not the humidity I get in Florida.

 

Sherrine

Posted 1/18/2013 4:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hmmmm. The heat and humidity used to make my Fibro (miserability factor) much worse.

Now, I LOVE the heat, and cold weather just kills me..... but not from Fibro symptoms. Ya' see, part of my 3yr journey back to health included losing 120 lbs of fat, and putting on 40 lbs of muscle.

I guess the combination of losing all that insulation, along with the fact that my body needs to work so much less at rest, than it did when I was obese, is the reason I am just a frozen miserable mess.... unless I'm in a well heated place, or working out.

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As for your possible relocation, Wow ! I'd have to think really long and hard about that one.
If you are fairly sure you feel better where you are, I'd say, stay where you are ! Life is too short to be miserable with Fibro symptoms.

Best wishes,
Fish
Posted 1/18/2013 6:39 AM (GMT 0)
I agree. You have to live in your body, you can't take it off...

I do way better in warmer weather, too. I'm the turtleneck queen about 8 months of the year in Colorado (not in the mountains, either!) which is weird, but what are ya gonna do?

Over the years, I've also realized I feel better at sea level....because there's more oxygen, I guess. Even though I grew up here. Hopefully, someday we will end up on a coast :) :)

Debbie
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