Fibro or achy cold

[Bump196]

I seem to just get one cold after another and wondered is this sometimes a fibro flare as I get all the achy muscles and strange pains with it. Does fibro affect the sinus making it feel like a cold. Especially when all around show no signs of a cold. Anyone else get this or is it just my fibro paranoia?

[spider555]

I think where is the pain, is where it can be.

[YASMINTINA FMA UK Volunteer]

Hi there glad I'm not the only one I have more viral things than anyone I know so does make me wonder us people with fibro are prone does get on my nerves as bad enough without the extra hindrance of our conditions and don't seem to shake it off as quick as others either . Do suffer with sinuses sometimes well we can have a moan now again take care x

[Alexandra96]

I used to get one cold after another but since I started drinking those Vitamin C and Zink tablet thing (like cheep berocca) I can fight colds off much easier!

[Bump196 in reply to Alexandra96]

Thanx for the hint

[Ramjets]

Some people find echinacea useful in the fight against cold symptoms x

[JANNH]

HI there Bump. I get something like that - I treat it as allergic rhinitis with a mild steroid spray - from the chemist but recommended by my GP and comes with all the aches and pains of a fibro flare up . I get itchy eyes with it too - but it looks and feels like a cold, but isn't. Ax

[Bump196 in reply to JANNH]

Knew it was probably a fibro thing. Just this lately I've been so tired by midday and legs felt so weak last few days. Also have a left ear problem with an unusual amount of wax build up. Now on olive oil down the ear and that's now completely blocked it. That with the cold symptoms again and everything else is such a chore sometimes.

[JANNH]

You may want to try Otex for your ear - worked for me.

Ax