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Temperature sensitivity, changing barometric pressure, low light levels, varying routines ... whatever you blame it on, it's rare to find someone with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome who doesn't see a seasonal flux in symptoms. Sometimes it's severity that changes, while other times it's just different symptoms for different seasons.
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Here in Canada winter is the worst definatly.Im stiffer and my joints ache more.
For some reason, late August through October is a very bad time. Part of it, I think, is my personal energy cycle. At any rate, fibro is not just a problem in the winter, as many people think. Every day for a few weeks, I have had terrible aching. Vitamin D helps, but then I feel as though I am burning. I have come to dread this time every year. Part of it may be that my activity level naturally tapers down, and overexertion is especially bad if I try to fight it. I am very temperature sensitive now, whether it’s the intolerable sun or cold nights.
Summertime, with it’s humidity (even here in Arizona) and air conditioning, really exacerbates may CFS or FM (2 docs, 2 diagnoses) pain – an all-over toothache. Plus, it aggravates my arthritic joints – hips, hands, knees. Sometimes I’m able to get some relief from Tylenol Arthritis Formula (bad stomach) during the rest of the seasons, but not during the summer!
It doesn’t matter. When the season changes, it hurts. I have narrowed this down to changes in temperature, barometric pressure and humidity as well as the effects of gravity. Therefore I really would like to live on a climate controlled Lunar colony.
Any changes in weather, barometric pressure, extremes in heat or cold, damp. Ideal for me would be 65, partly sunny, and dry. Not too dry though, cause those fibro dry eyes would not like it.
Worst is Winter by far. But, as soon as it falls below 70 I start aching more. Damp weather, rain, humidity which I guess just means really changes in barometric pressure are bad also. 80 degree sunny, dry, blue sky days are heaven for me!
Any season change does it for me. At the start of a season, I am absolutely miserable for weeks with head pain, back and neck pain and slowly starts to adjust to the season and then I will have a couple of weeks of tolerable pain and then BAM! It’s a new season! It’s so sad…
I notice a decline in energy levels right around Christmas, but I live in New Zealand so that’s peak summer season here. If I don’t watch it, by March I’m toast. Also Daylight Savings drives me nuts and it takes me weeks to adjust whereas in the past it would only take 2-3 days.
winter is the hardest. anything under -15 I am in extreem pain. this makes it hard to go to work. It doesn’t help when your employer and the employer Doctor/Nurse doesn’t beilive you. I am so close to being fired for my condition.
Definetly fall is the worst, with spring running a close second! I don’t know why but my migraines they are terrible!
Oh Michele – you poor dear! I am sorry that you have such lousy doctor/nurse/employer. You’re in a tough spot, for sure. Where do you live? In the U.S. there are laws to protect us from being fired due to medical issues.
For me, high humidity and heat, or cold and damp wind make me hurt REAL bad. So time of year doesn’t seem to matter, just the day to day barometric pressure and moisture, and temperature.
I like warm days of temps in the 60s and low 70x, with sunny skies, and no wind or precipitation.
Summer! I swell up like a water balloon!
I live in the Monterey Bay where the weather is very foggy,cool and damp. I have just returned from a week in Dallas and my pain is signifigantly worse!! The weather was warm(in the 80’s) and I return here to fog and 50 to 60 degree weather . What a change…..I am 62 and thinking of moving South to where the weather is warmer:) Have to wait about 5 years though. I guess the weather does make a difference!