Driving and Fibrolyalgia

Hi All,

I have noticed that I have pain in my right leg almost every time I drive my car.
Sometimes I will also get more pain when I am a passenger, but always when I drive.
Any idea why that is? Any way to make it better? I have tried moving the seat closer.

Thanks
Bella

I do and will try that!

You could also move the steering wheel. Down or closer.

My arms get tired, and my ankles. If I am in the car a long time, I start to feel vibrations through the wheels. Hate it.

I think the most important thing when driving is to minimize the chance for fibro fog to hit. Little talking, Less eating/drinking/no phones. This is important, especially on longer rides.

For six years, we were doing a long-distance relationship, due to work. SO and I have been together for 13 years now. We split the driving, but it was still killer. Two years of 6 hours, both ways, plus an occasional weekend at the midpoint city, which was three hours each way.

Then, four years at anywhere from 2 1/2 to 4 hours each way, depending on the traffic on I-95.

In most ways I preferred the longer drive, because there was far less traffic, and the scenery was more attractive. Richmond to DC on 95 is ugly and with heavily traffic.

Post Edited (Myself 09) : 6/5/2014 8:49:25 AM (GMT-6)

My arms get painful, like lactic acid builds up in them and I have to reposition my arms somehow in order to relieve that pain- also, my leg will get same lactic acid-like pain so I put car on cruise control whenever possible so I can move my legs around freely to get relief. Mainly I think that my muscles tense up a lot whenever I'm engaged in any type activity, even just typing this I can feel my muscles in arms tensed up=- I simply can not seem to relax them- when I go on hikes, about a 1/4 mile in my calf muscles will tighten up and have a difficult time releasing that tightness- I have to stop and consciously concentrate on relaxing the muscles, then I can move on for awhile- Some days are really bad, some days I can walk quite a ways before it happens- I read once that this muscle tightening and tensing is called 'Bracing" like when you brace for an impact- all your muscles tighten up and tense up- All I know is that it is painful- Magnesium seems to help a little sometimes-

Moderator, I too get it a lot in the neck and shoulders- especially when doing things like typing this- but even just 'relaxing' I'll constantly catch myself 'bracing' and try to relax my muscles- doesn't work though as within seconds, I'll be unconsciously tensing again- If I have to back up in a car for any distance, it's too painful to do so- I have to use my mirrors (which I'm not good at- I have the dents to prove it too)-