How is everyone finding the weather? Anyone find humidity/temperature extremes affects the Fibro more?

[Zosie]

[jillylin]

Hi,

yes, I have found it has really affected me. I used to love the hot weather but since having Fibro I dread it.

Hugs

Jillyxx

[Zosie]

Hey jillylinn I bet you were glad for the thunder storms this week like I was! Xx

[Jayne1965]

i hate the hot weather as it affects my f m as well x

[Hidden]

Hi yes I too hate this hot/humid weather. I dont find it helps my fibro at all. I cant bear the excessive sweats, I get them in winter too but its soo hard to stay cool. I feel like I'm in. constant puddle all the time. xx

[Cephalonia]

Hi there Zosie & everybody, do you mean that it causes you more pain? Because i've been really suffering with a huge flare up for the last couple of weeks & i wasn't sure if it was down to the humidity or not. I've been struggling v.badly with my knees -which've not been this bad for quite a while, neck/shoulders, lower back, wrists, feet/toes -1 part of my body that i don't normally have too many problems with, also swollen ankles around the joints -also not a regular issue for me! Any responses or ideas would be very gratefully received.

Georgina xxx

[Zosie]

Hello yes I find I am in more pain when it's humid. For the last couple of weeks my legs have been worse including my feet and toes. I also find I have less tolerance of cold weather too. I have friends with MS and diabetes and they find changes in weather affect their illnesses too. Very bizarre! I'm wondering whether it's too do with vaso dilation and contraction. That might tie in with the new fibro research findings from the US xxx

[Hidden]

Hi, I find my fibro settles right down during the summer and although I get the odd spot of bother mostly I feel so very much better. I'm just hoping I can maintain the improvement into the winter.

Suex

[Sandy247]

Hello, I find that the high humidity makes me sweat but when it starts to rain I start to shiver and get really cold. On the other hand, the the heat helps keep my pain at bay but I can't stay out in the sun very long as I burn really easily because of my medication. Luckily, I am happy to potter around indoors and enjoy the sunlight streaming in through my windows. I much prefer the warm months as my pain seems to be much more manageable. S x

[ladytelita]

I hate it too hot. That's anything over around 22C! I can't sit in the sun without getting a headache within minutes and feeling pretty awful. I don't think it makes me ache more though. Hard to say when I've only just been diagnosed. Cold weather is terrible for my asthma. The extremes never do it much good and central heating is a nightmare. Lol, clearly I need to live somewhere very specific. Cornwall will have to do though! At least we don't get the extremes like we did in Cambridge.

[Fibrofoggiest]

I find that dry heat helps, but with humidity it's agony, wish there could be a happy medium !

Foggy x

[haribo36]

I find that I feel better when it's hot,pain is better and I feel better in myself.The only thing I find hard is that when its too hot I instantly suffer with a headache so can't stay out in it too long x

[angib53]

I have been really suffering , and so down with it , can say the heat has made me worse ! Hugs angi x

[lcm27]

I am better with heat, but not humidity. So ok with 30 degrees (dripped like a running tap) but as soon as air pressure changed and rain and thhunder came then fibro went berzerk. I hate the cold winters and we don't have it too bad in bedfordshire. But I do try to get outside as much as possible each day to raise my vitamin levels plus Melatonin and Seratonin (happiness and sleep/wake hormones). Dont think that works but a walk round the garden seems to calm me andput things into perspective. Cant sit in the sun so potter round the garden as much as I can plus it gets me moving gently. I reckon I can forecast rain accurately within 2 hrs now cos my fibro starts to flare when we are about to get rain.