has any one had their legs give way so that you fall over while walking

[sarah-d]

i was walking to a house i was working at the other night and my legs just gave way out of the blue has anyone else suffered this is it due to my fibro

[babebatista]

This happened to my once when walking back from the park with my family, it was a couple of years before I was diagnosed. It happened again the year before I was diagnosed and it happens now all the time. I have to use a walking stick in the house and outside to get to the car ect, when doing that though I have to hold on to someone also, my balance is completely shot lol. But yes I have experienced what you have. Keep strong hun, much love xxxx

[Ebony]

I have had to use a walking stick for about 7 years, there are times when i feel as if i am going to fall but as yet I haven't, thank goodness but i guess its because of my stick that I haven't, I put it down to my FMS

[Jessy]

Yes I have a major problem with this, at first is was on and off but increased untill I could only walk a very short distance using a stick an with help as babebastista above and to go any distance I have to be in a wheelchair. Its really frustrating as know matter how determind you are you cant walk if your legs give way.

I really hope this dosent happen to you again or get any worse, try not to worry about it too much or let it get you down, really feel for you lots of soft hugs xxxx

[sarah-d in reply to Jessy]

its happen a couple of times so far first time i didnt fall but this time i did do you have anything else or just fibro

[Jessy in reply to sarah-d]

Hi Sarah I do have some other probs but its def the fibro that makes my legs give way it stared gradualy like that with me, do be carefull please for a long time I didn't want to face the prob and kept on pushing myself which I think now could have made things worse. I use to fall alot before I finally adminted I needed a wheelchair had loads of cuts, bruises and mild concushion more than once from wacking my head. My husband use to come home from work to find me stuck on the floor!!

My Doc has said its very important that I don't keep going till my legs give out which means spending most of the day laying down or in my wheelchair now. Its not much fun but is safer.

As I said before I really hope this doesn't happen to you but if you find it happening again please don't ignore it as just pushing on may make it worse, go and see your Doc and get some advice, and always listen to your own body I think it generally knows best!! :o)

[angied]

sometimes but usually in the house although sometimes when im out as well so ive invested in a pair of crutches just in case but seems only on my right side that im weaker

[jolee]

my legs haven't given way but i often pull muscles in my calf's, which ruins the walk x x

[trisha64]

yeah my right leg frequently does that so at the grand old age of 48 i have to use a wheelie zimmer x

[sarah-d]

do you all have fibro on its own or do you have other illnesses that could cause this to happen

[jazher]

My ankles give way all the time, But i have hypermobility so could be that but who knows.

kel xxx

[fibrofogbaby]

Every single day indoors and outdoors whether I have flat shoes or heels on.

[sarah-d in reply to fibrofogbaby]

do you have anything other than fibro hun and did it start off not to bad and get worse

[trisha64]

i have an underactive thyroid and am having tests for lupus and diabetes

[ennoyed1 in reply to trisha64]

what is an underactive thyroid, i was told by my doctor's that i have a tumor on my throid...don't know what is causing me to fall...but i'm very shakey and falling...my head is starting to hurt really bad

[Spirit]

I have nothing but Fibro (as far as I know) and have had my legs give way on a number of occasions. it feels as if the muscle at the front of the leg above the knee just doen't belong to me and if i don't sit down quick if I notice it, then I'm greeting the pavement.

[jayjay]

This has happened to me for the last 4+ years, my hips knee's ankels just go on me just out of the blue, and i go down, i use a stick and an arm, or need to hold on to somethink and my stick, i can only walk a few steps now, i have been in a wheelchair for the last 3 an half years i really had no choice i put mine down to my fibromyalgia, although i do have C.O.P.D aswell, dont think this would be anything to do do with that. I would just explain to your GP ................ Take care and soft hugs to you all xx

[Jessy in reply to jayjay]

Hi jayjay your situation sounds similar to mine, it was nice to read that you also felt you had no choice about using the wheelchair, I find some think it was my choice and I just don't try hard enough!! But what can you do if your legs just give way, I hate my chair but its that or never go out!!

Great to know I'm not alone, thankyou xxx hugs xxx

[VonnyM]

my legs give way often. I use a crutch when walking. I discovered last week whilst doing hydrotherapy that I have quite a problem with my balance. Which could be one reason for falling. I didnt know it was this bad, but it makes sense, also my spacial awareness is up the creek. Getting worse the longer I have fibro. I am only 58 so it not my age. I feel more like I am 88 though

[kraftyk8]

My right knee gives out quite frequently and my leg just disappears from under me. It's as if someone has kicked me in the back of the knee. I had one Consultant tell me that it was a side effect of Gabapentin , but I know of plenty of other suffers who don't take Gabapentin and it happens to them too. Personally, I think is down to the disruption of the old neuro transmitters/receptors making them misfire, as in so many of the FM symptoms. I never go out of the house without my stick now, just in case

[Nanasusie3 in reply to kraftyk8]

I'm so glad you mentioned Gabapentin! My Neurologist just increased my dosage to 300 mg during the day! I'll just bet that is what's wrong with me!!! Thanks!

[Claregilchrist]

That's interesting to see all the comments as my left leg frequently gives way - trouble is it does it without any warning. Apart from feeling a fool and being embarrassed you have the problem of getting up again. Last time it happened I damaged my neck badly and the back of my head and have had occipital neuralgia and whiplash ever since. Thank you all though as at least I know I'm not going mad as GP would have me believe. xxxx

[sarah-d in reply to Claregilchrist]

i hate my gp she is always telling me to go back to psyco therapist which i didnt find worked last time she treats me like im making it up cos i dont want to work but i love my job

[kavqc]

Hi there this happens to me all the time with both legs giving out from under me and I have suffered some serious injuries through this I fell down the stairs after legs gaveway and pulled all the ligaments in my spine but the worst one was dislocating and small hairline fracture of the jaw after my legs gave way and I hit my face on the edge of a table. My doc has asked for an urgent appointment with the rhuematoid as with other factors he may think it could be lupus but this does not mean that you may have it get yourself checked out with the rhuemys x

[jayjay]

Hi jessy and all, it is nice to know that we are not alone doesent it, jessy i hated my wheelchair to but love it now because thats my only means of getting out and about, but i must say for the first 6months or so, every time i used my wheelchair i would sob my heart out, it's really just accepting the change and also that our illness is getting worse and that takes time,but i wouldent or couldent be with out it now, tack care all xx

[sarah-d in reply to jayjay]

so your saying your fibro has got worse because ive read that it doesnt get worse and my gp always makes me feel like im over reacting about it and she is suppose to be a specialist in it

[Spirit in reply to sarah-d]

Doesn't get worse? I've read it progressively increases (the rate varies from person to person) and have also had this told to me by a healthcare professional (not one of my own team however).

Certainly from my own experience it has got worse. I have gone over 10 or so years from what I thought was stiffness and lack of fitness, to feeling pain in those areas and stiffness elsewhere, and then pain again in the previously stiff areas etc until there is little of me that doesn't hurt, or ache (or generally both, though I can get it down to a dull roar!) and EVERYWHERE is stiff!

Also - I was told that the research into Substance P indicated that FM sufferers fail to excrete enough of it and it gradually builds up over time, meaning that symptoms worsen. This was annecdotal, although was from a fellow sufferer... Happy to be corrected on this point

Gentle hugs to all

Spirit x x x

[marcy57]

sometimes when im walking my feel suddenly go odd and i start limping, then im normal.does fibro get worse?

[sarah-d in reply to marcy57]

i feel mine has got worse hun yes as it was very far apart when i had each bout of it now its almost everyday

[Rosamond]

I have had fibro for at least 10 years, the doctors all say it was brought on by stress after being a carer for 23 years to my step daughter who had muscular dystrophy she died aged 25. I was her 24/7 carer. Her father walked out on us saying he could not cope with his daughter any more, but then he never did anyway, never helped me look after her. Even though I had arthritis for several years before that. It was the stress before her death and after which set it all off. Because I have to take Warfarin everyday for the rest of my life, due to blood clots, I am only able to take Codipar pain killers nothing else, these tablets dull the pain but never take the pain away. Warfarin also limits many other medication and food which would help both Fibro and arthritis. My husband gave me a Wii fit plus and I try to do as much as I can . I steady myself with either my stick or dinning room chair. Yes I do find it helps, I walk as much as I am able to but some days can only manage a few steps. My knees has given out mostly at home some times on the stairs but have saved myself before hitting the floor a few times my husband has caught me. To relax I paint (not walls though) I do what I can when I can, but I will never give up or give in. I am very independent and hope to be for many years to come. Staying cheerful is good medicine. I have a wonderful family and friend who help. Yes I know I am lucky.

[circuitrunner]

Sarah take in mind the facts although there are fibro specialists. These have not been always around. Therefore they are still learning i.e.from us the people with fibro. So keep insisting.

[Hidden]

Yes ihave had this quite a bit but mainly hen i get out of bed i go to put my feet on floor and next thing i am on the floor. i do laugh but its to cover up the frustration and the embarrasment etc. i also when i walk feel like i am going to fall and am often seen holding onto something in shops etc hope this helps you are not alone love to you diddle x

[ennoyed1]

yes i have, last night i fell 4 times hit my head twice, hit my tailbone twice...having bad headaches now,also very shakey

[Ginsing in reply to ennoyed1]

Your best bet is to see you doctor and in the mean time stay reasonably still and take care falling is often balance related so you doctor needs to check you out xgins

[langing]

Hi all,,my left leg give way on my vacation last year. it's really scared me because i also suffered a stroke a year before and also i have back injury. And it happened again 2weeks ago. Now that i read all your side of strory. I can watch my self. thanks everyone..

[kerranky]

It happens all the time, I think it is because I have artheritis on my right side. I was walking along a corridor when a women was coming towards me, my leg gave way, and she moved as if to save me. She told me it happens to her.

[riecal]

My right leg has been buckling too and i have fibromyalgia Monday at the doctors lobby it have gave away without morning