When I am having a bad flare I can't function. I have severe pain everywhere. Muscle spasms and twitches. Depression and other emotional moods. I can't tolerate sound or light. My body is sore and hurts to touch. When I walk it is very slow. Turtle could out walk me. All my other health conditions are worse. Here within the last year the flares are more offen and a lot worse. And you can forget sleep. Which I don't sleep anyway. Insomniac. I have one question "Why does this monster exist"? Hugs to everyone 💞

Best way I can describe it Wearing sandbags on my muscles pulling them away from my bones leaving the joints just hanging

It's the same thing with me @A MyFibroTeam Member. My two children have to take care of me as well and nothing helps my pain during a flare up besides narcotic meds. And even then its minimal. If I can make it to the bathroom I'll take a nice hot bath and just soak for awhile.

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I have to have my 7 year old son help take care of me when I get a severe flare up. Which I hate because I'm supposed to take care of him. I can't drive or even walk because the pain is so bad.
Normally my medications that I take daily(gabapentin, effexor, and cyclobenzaprine) but if I have a flare up none of it works except for narcotic pain meds. Anyone else have the same experience with their medications during a flare?

I think it varies for many, but basically it starts with all over body pain. I get bad body pain, TMJ acts up, usually I get the start of a migraine but not always. Sometimes I get nauseated, but mostly, I cannot move, even with pain meds. The pain meds (percosed) that I take will take the edge off, but I only take enough to take the edge off. I am blessed that I can lay down and rest as long as there is some relief of pain. Sometimes I have to get to a resting position fast or I get to a point where I can't move alone and need my husband or kids to help me (don't like to do that). I also have a clotting disorder, and a lot of drug allergies so I can't take many meds including any NSAIDS (naprocin, ibuprofin, etc.) and tylenol barely touches the pain - more like an annoying tickle. If I get the attack in the beginning and it is not a bad attack, the pain meds can put me back in working condition. I need to stay out of the sun and take a lot of Vitamin D daily (5000iu).

I also use the small Salonpas patches for localized back/sciatic pain and aches. These are not the ones with capsacian.

Hope this helps you id what is happening with you.