[CedarS]

This article on fibromyalgia is helpful to read.

Our tendency to be badly affected by wet cold weather is mentioned, I'm eventually going to read up on various climates in the U.S. and consider moving someplace warm and dry. Anyone out there have fibromyalgia and live somewhere that works for them?

[Rhapsody]

Like all the others that suffer from any type of physical pain I hope you find some relief....... and maybe even find a state to live in that works for you - for I live in Florida (a place that many are told to move to by their doctor) and I still suffer from RA & FIBRO... severely for the last 11 years.

[mrsmoggles]

thanks for the information!! one dr, my pcp, said i had a form of fibro while the neurologist scoffed at it when my hubby mentioned it to him...and how it described it is what I have been saying for a while!!

I live in san fran bay area and the weather has been changing...even here on the water we get heat spells now that completely floor me and turn me to jelly...the cold isn't so bad.

melanie

[ozzie]

I have fibro and so does my husband. We live in Missouri and it doesn't work well for us. It would be great to move to a warm dry climate but that's not a possibility for us. Some days are better than others but fibro can certainly drag you down both physically and then mentally.

[heyjoe]

i would think low humidity would be good for any imflamatory disease.

[mrsmoggles]

I read that article and wow...I have had low grade fever off n on for years now that dr.s dismiss unless I raise a stink and then I get antibiotics. While on them, I feel GREAT most of the time and I also found out, on net somewhere, that antibiotics tend to make you feel better when you have Fibro...but that is a slippery slope because you don't want your body to become resistant to them and when you need them...

"subjective swollen joint feeling without objective swelling, and paresthesias without objective neurologic findings, are two important features of fibromyalgia." from article, this is what I been complaining of forever. My fingers, at first I thought it was because I slept with my arms under my head and pillows..but it isnt and there is not a thing i can do about it.

Also, I have really tried not taking the flexeril, thinking it was bad to do so everyday, but this article says it is commonly prescribed for this. I was given it originally for back pain because my lumbar are fused and I get 'stuck' when I try to bend and turn. SSo do I take it more oftern and see how that feels? Or just use sparingly? hmmm thoughts to ponder...

thanks for the article!!!! melanie

[Ocean13]

I lived in warm & hot plus dry..except for some rain..Las Vegas..And honestly the warm & hot made my Fibro a lot worse. I was always on muscle relaxers to calm things down. My muscles and stuff flared much worse.

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[CedarS]

I have cfs too and jaw problems, flexeril seems to be the only thing that consistently helps at least a little without punishing me too much with negative side effects.

Heat makes me worse too, so I have to wonder if I'd ever find the optimum weather situation.