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Little Rock, AR

Does anyone else feel like their getting a cold all the time? That and I feel lightheaded alot. I've been known to even feel nauseous. What is your experience

April 3, 2019 (edited)
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Members overwhelmingly shared experiencing constant cold-like symptoms, nausea, and lightheadedness as part of their fibromyalgia, with many... Read more

Members overwhelmingly shared experiencing constant cold-like symptoms, nausea, and lightheadedness as part of their fibromyalgia, with many attributing these feelings to allergies, compromised immune systems, or thyroid issues despite often receiving 'normal' test results from doctors. Several members offered practical strategies including taking high-dose Vitamin C at the first sign of illness, using antihistamines daily, trying hot baths instead of showers for morning stiffness, and advocating for deeper testing like T3 and T4 thyroid panels when standard tests come back normal. A recurring theme was frustration with doctors dismissing symptoms, the exhausting unpredictability of feeling sick without ever fully getting sick, and the community's emphasis on self-advocacy, holistic approaches, and the reality that fibromyalgia creates a confused immune system that leaves members perpetually feeling unwell.

A MyFibroTeam Member

This is what my synthroid thyroid meds made me feel like every morning for the past 2 years.
For Dr's and pharmacists... Their knowledge is narrower than ours. We take these chemicals into our bodies and they read about them. It's a major disconnect. Counter reactions are real like mixing bleach and ammonia which leads to a lethal deadly chemical reaction when inhaled.
Fibromyalgia is a auto immune issue. A compromised immune system means our immune system is broken. Foods can become and enemy to our bodies and cause sickness. Think peanut allergies.
I research everything anymore. Humans have lived and survived thousands of years without many medications... And why now are we all in need of such substances?
It's a legitimate question that needs to be made known.

April 6, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Hey there! Nauseated 24/7 and lightheadedness often. Double check any meds you're on for side effects worth your doc and I have learned to take a few minutes to be "awake" mentally then I get up slowly. Some meds (and how we are built as humans) require us to get up slower:) hope this helps!πŸŒ·πŸ’šπŸŒ·

April 5, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

I also get cold for no apparent reason, and when I do it makes the fibro hurt more, which causes me to sweat. My husband looks at me sometimes like I've gone crazy, which I agree with sometimes. I mean how can you be hot and cold at the same time. I get even more frustrated when only parts of me feel cold because then I really don't have a clue what to do. As for the nausea I can't give an opinion on that because I have Chron's disease which can cause all kinds of trouble with the entire digestive system. This may sound bad but I actually feel better knowing that there others that experience the same thing, so maybe I'm not as crazy as I sometimes think I am.

April 3, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yep crazy alright,it happens to me to and I live WAY down south like today it's in the 70th degrees but I'm usually cold with that Temp I find that I have to take allergy meds every day and I do have allergies I Get so sick To my stomach some days if I wait to long to eat even though I don't have An appetite I have to find something to eat also if I have to use the bathroom because of irritated bowel syndrome with diarrhea I start to get sick and have to throw up a lot,I get the stomach ache with terrible PAINS and start sweating and feel like passing out,I do understand,love you,Josephine Phillips.

April 3, 2019
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes. Always feel run down. Please see your Dr. I was lightheaded and have very low blood pressure which is a symptom of fibromyalgia. I am on medication. I believe it saved my life as my bp was averaging 60/45.

April 3, 2019

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