Painful and weak legs

After a busy week of house and yard work and pushing through a lot of pain and fatigue I'm now dealing with horrid muscle pain down the backs of my legs. They're also very weak when I try to stand from a sitting or squatting/kneeling position. They were medium-ish sore yesterday afternoon before I forced myself to run a few errands and by bedtime I could barely walk. Today isn't any better.

Now I don't know if I'm making it worse by resting or not. I still have more on my to-do list that I want to get done by Saturday night and a bunch of laundry that desperately needs to be done (the laundry drain was unclogged yesterday after two weeks of being unusable) but the idea of doing any of it makes me want to cry. Tramadol isn't helping. Suggestions?

almost medfree gave good advice. Pacing is so important. I tend to "bite off more than I can chew" too often, but pain is teaching me a lesson--to pace myself.

Yesterday, I raked some leaves, and my legs were also very sore afterwards. It helped to use the heating pad wherever I had pain--I moved it around and left it for just a short time in different places.

Yes, there seems to be a happy medium: don't sit too long, and don't be too active for long. But on those days I overdo my leg muscles (or the day after), I do try to be a little more sedentary, if possible. I do think alternating sitting and standing helps the muscles recover.

Warm epsom salts baths help my muscles when I overdo.

Also, try not to stress about your to-do list, if possible. Not easy, I know! Just do what you can. Maybe this is the time you can clean out kitchen or dresser drawers or toss out any old papers you might have, or sort through kids' artwork from school, clean off a desk, etc. (Can you tell these are jobs I'm either working on or need to do?! LOL!).

Feel better soon! :)

Brain fog has now settled in really badly to where I can't remember most of what I need to do but that might be a good thing. I guess I'll just rest today and hope it's better tomorrow. I just don't know if I should keep pushing or if I've gone too far all ready with the amount of pain I'm in. This is easily one of my least favorite parts of fibro, not knowing whether I'm actually doing too much or not.

I have the same problem. I am n physical therapy using the aqua therapy program at my YMCA. Therapist says I am hyper extending my legs when I walk because my legs shake all the time. Pool therapy helps temporarily but sometimes the pain is worse after therapy. She said I may need to wear knees braces which means no walking and I would then be in a wheelchair. So, i am fighting to keep my limited mobility. Hope this info helps you and doesn't depress you like it did me.