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Springfield, IL

It seems that I hurt more when it is very cold; but, am more achy, tired, and teary when gloomy and rainy....

February 7, 2019
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Members overwhelmingly confirmed that weather changes significantly impact their fibromyalgia symptoms, with many describing an almost uncanny... Read more

Members overwhelmingly confirmed that weather changes significantly impact their fibromyalgia symptoms, with many describing an almost uncanny ability to predict incoming storms through increased pain and body heaviness caused by dropping barometric pressure. Several members shared that cold, damp, rainy, and stormy weather triggers intensified pain in shoulders, arms, neck, and chest, along with migraines, neuralgia, fatigue, and a sensation of the body weighing much more than usual. A recurring theme was the importance of checking weather forecasts before making plans, staying warm on cold damp days, and recognizing that sudden weather changes are often the hardest to manage.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes. The weather definitely affects fibro. When a storm is coming, the barometric pressure drops and I feel like my body weighs 500 pounds. I can tell before the weatherman when we are getting a storm. The cold makes me hurt.a lot more too.

February 7, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Cold and rain definitely effects me terribly and even if it’s damp whether from heat or cold is a killer!

February 8, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes it does, greatly so..

February 7, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Eliseo So do I this weather j.g er is murder for me and my body. I can tell if a storm is moving just by the way my body feels. I will tell my husband it's going to rain and hes dumb founded when I am right. I don't understand why or how all I know it's real pain that my body goes through. I hope you have a better night get plenty of rest. Tomorrow will be better than to today. God bless you! P.L.L.L.
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February 7, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Oh yes ... The pain increases dramatically in my shoulders, arms, neck and chest, I also get migrain headaches and dreadful neuralgia when there is rain coming and thunderstorms are a nightmare!

February 7, 2019

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