Hello all, do you experience changing symptoms with the weather? I didn't think I did at first but now am thinking otherwise. Since the bad weather set in, I am in the UK , I have been worse, more pain and less sleep.
I am awaking very early usually very hot and then pain sets in starting with my legs, a burning pain.
Yep my body starts singing to me " change in the weather! Change in the weather! Somethings happen here! And honey you ain't going to like it! Ouch here pinch there and let's not forget about over here! Oh yea! Change in the weather!" It just plain hurts!
Hi there, 😊
The answer is definitely yes !! My body is like a barometer and reacts to changes in the weather accordingly. I would say the majority of people here are in the UK so know what the changes here are like. Regnofibro lives in Texas though and she still experiences worse pain when things like tornados and storms hit, even though it is a much warmer climate. I'm sure though that she find extreme heat equally challenging. I'm ok it dry heat, but humidity kills me, I sometimes wish I could buy a winter bolt hole in the sun, which I'm sure you would agree with !
Sending you lost positive healing and pain busting vibes 😊😊
Foggy x
Yes definitely I agree. My mum has had rheumatism and arthritis for many many years and she has always said the changes in the weather are the hardest to deal with. Not so much the cold or hot the dry or damp, but when it changes from one to the other.
It's only now with fibro that I really understand what she used to talk about, although I think for me it does seem to be that cold and damp aren't kind either. Maybe it is more to do with changes in the pressure, I don't know. All I do know is my fibro has definitely flared over the past few weeks.
Gentle hugs to everyone.
Margaret. xx
Hi Anandavajri,
Hope you're as well as can be. I didn't realise the cold damp weather affects me until this year. Last October I was in the same discomfort and pain for months, this year is the same. I think stress has had a massive effect too but I feel like my muscles are really tight and cramped all over when I go out.
X
Definitely! I have poor circulation anyway but when Its hot or I'm abroad I barely get any symptoms it's just so much easier. It maybe that those of us with poor circulation or low blood count/b12 are more susceptible as we cannot circulate oxygen rich blood cells to parts of the body as well as other people and depending on our other illnesses as well as fibromyalgia .
I am so sorry to read that you are suffering and struggling at this time, and I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck. I know that my pain levels increase in the cold weather as I also have arthritis. I want to genuinely wish you all the best of luck.
All my hopes and dreams for you
Ken
Just the thought of the weekends change in temperature raises my concerns....already the damp rainy days have seen me back to needing walking stick as hip pain strikes, the cold, which I used to love can send my body into a flare as I lose control of the pain and become house / bed bound.
SAD set in as the clocks go back and the urge to hibernate is overpowering, always said I was related to a brown bear.
Be kind to yourself, learn to listen to your body and pace yourself. You are not being selfish by putting yourself first....you are caring for yourself and therefore may be able to do more....
Gentle hugs ((💜💜💜))
Check your vitamin D levels Anandavajri1
Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin.
There is not so much hot sunshine here in UK in winter, so people often feel better in the summer months then start having aches and pains in the winter months.
Not saying this is what you have Anandavajri1.
but apparently 80% + of us here in Uk have low or deficient vitamin D.
I did and did not know it, but feel far better for supplementing it. If I forget to take my vitamin D3 all pains come back within the day.
Hi, I do take vitamin D3 and I use light therapy as I recognised SAD increasing affecting me over a period of 10 years or more....and I soon know if I have missed a couple of sessions. I also try to get some at urial light, if it's not raining I try to have a mug of tea while I sit on the patio watching the garden winter changes.
It's that point where I wake to the dark and have curtains drawn by 4 that I feel almost trapped by everything as this usually corresponds with my body working against me too.
I am trying to use positivity and mindfulness to delay the winter flare that has been the experience of the last few years.
A good nights sleep last night ....yeah!!!!
Hope you have a good day...
Hi Pigsty, Yes the cold, dark, winter blues time of year. 
I too have a SAD light to make me feel better in the winter and we bought some daylight glow light bulbs (I think they were called,) to make the whole house feel brighter in winter, brilliant, but expensive light bulbs, they did not last very long, but since being on a good safe dose of D3, a while ago I realized I no longer have SAD.
I believe there is a connection between D3 and SAD.
Thanks Coastwalker I will check the amount of D3 I am taking and I will look for the daylight bulbs as my front room is north facing and can be 'dull'....let you know how I get on
Have a good day
Definitely. I seem to have a duff thermostat; I'm only comfortable in a very narrow temperature band, and rain and humidity play merry hell with my pain levels.
Have managed to get away with it for a surprisingly long time as the weather was pretty mild until the wind and rain set in. Officially winter now, my body tells me!
Just like Midori my personal thermostat is faulty, struggle with being at the right temperature and am usually too hot or too cold. Like Goldilocks, looking for the one that is just right 👩🏼 😋
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