Fibromyalgia pain flare
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Hi there. Emotional and physical triggers can cause a flare in fibromyalgia symptoms. A flare is usually accompanied by constant pain and lethargy. You might find difficulty to sit, stand or lie for even some time. the triggers known are strong emotions like depression and anger or stress, too much exercise, beginning of an illness, cold,damp weather or extreme heat, any stress on body. That noisy neighbor could affect your health indirectly by causing anger or stress in you. Hope this helps.
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Hi all- I am a 27 year old female suffering from a very severe case of fibromyalgia. It has left me bed ridden for weeks at a time and when the flare ups are bad nothing works. I have prescriptions for morphine and oxycodone but on bad days they don't touch the pain. I can't do massages because the fibro pressure points are too painful to be touched.
Burning pain tends to be caused by neuropathic pain. It's very common with Fibromyalgia and also with spinal issues. What types of medication are you currently taking for your pain?
Sorry to say that FM is not curable. But you can get it under control with the right meds. You must find a doc that is well informed on this problem. I have had a flare up since Oct.07 & am still in pain daily. But I have learned how to do what I can & don't over due things or you will end up paying for it for a few days or weeks after. Do not push yourself to get things done as you will suffer for it in the end.
I am in constant pain but when I experience a flare up of my fibromyalgia; it intensifies the pain ten fold. I wish you luck and in the absence of medication I would try to take ibuprofen.
Good luck.
I feel for you. I have fibromyalgia as well, though only one really bad flare-up in the last few years (though it was a very long flare.) I didn't get it until after my last pregnancy and can't imagine dealing with it while pregnant.
There is a member here who was on medication with her last pregnancy. Hopefully she'll see your post and respond. Her issue isn't fibromyalgia, but I'm sure she might have some suggestions.
Best of luck.
Hey, not sure I'm in the right arena but I'll try. I am 30 years old and for about 20 years of my life I have experienced strange symptoms which I think are nerve related but most specialists think otherwise. I have not seen a neurologist because I have been told not to bother. The earliest thing I remember is jumping into a pool and trying to flip. I landed in an awkward position and my whole life side hurt and felt tingily if that makes any sense.
My story is lengthy and I'm just not sure if I should 'spill my guts' yet so I'll be brief in this posting. I'm a 55yr old female, 4'10" (and shrinking) and currently weigh 105lbs. In 2002, I was diagnosed simultaneously with Epstein Barr and Fibromyalgia. The Epstein Barr seemed to clear up after about 8 months (I felt more energetic). My fibromyalgia is focused in my back, ALL of my back; upper, lower, middle, and both sides. F.Y.I.
I also have severe shoulder pain, worse in my left than in my right, and fibromyalgia. The pain is from the fibromyalgia. If it continues to bother you, I would ask your doctor to check it to rule out injury. Don't rely on diagnosis on here, as many people do not understand fibromyalgia and all of the associated symptoms.
I have started taking a lot of vitamins, including several types of Magnesium, in the hope that they will stop some of the pain flare ups that have been hitting me for over 12 years now (never got treatment for Lyme's). However, I am finding that narcotics are they only way I can have any quality of life, they allow me to clean the house and do the basic things necessary to live, like wash clothes, etc. This disease has disabled me, having done a number on my brain and physically.
I was just recently diagnosed with spondylolysis of my L5 vertebra so my back hurts pretty much all the time. I have real bad pain in the back of my neck all the time. And I have severe pain in both of my shoulders that feels like a burning tearing pain. I have pain across my chest in the muscles that feels like I have just done about 100 pushups.
Fibromyalgia can be caused by trauma, stress, an illness, PTSD, or fever. And yes, it can run in families.
Fibromyalgia should be suspected by the pcp when the pt has widespread pain for more than 3 months. There are trigger/tender points in the same places on both sides of the body.
Wrists, ankles, neck, shoulders, elbows, buttocks, knees are the most common. Also migraine headaches and stomach issues such as IBS. Muscle spasms are also common.
Chronic fatigue syndrome, mental stress are few conditions which can mimic fibromyalgia. Muscle weakness, pain ,burning pain and fatigue are few of the common symptoms of fibromyalgia. Medications like Duloxetione, pregabalin and Milnacipram have been approved for treating fibromyalgia.Duloxetine, Lyrica, and milnacipran are medications that are approved specifically for treating fibromyalgia. The goal of treatment in this condition is to improve sleep and pain tolerance.
Hello stellamae80,
Sorry to hear of your pain and struggles. Your problem sort of sounds like a mixture of Fibromyalgia pain and sciatica to me, with the problems in your groin and legs.
I have Fibromaylgia, degenerative disc disease, facet arthritis and sciatica and nerve damage in my spine- my left foot is even numb. Sciatica doesn't usually get as bad as mine did. It's usually just really painful in the hips, groin, butt and legs.
I have recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I have all the classic symptoms. But one thing I have experienced for a lot of my life is Erythromelalgia. I experience flare ups- I can’t pinpoint what brings it on. My hands get red, hot, itchy and sore. Usually on the palm side and it can travel up into my fingers or down in my wrists. My ears sometimes get inflamed, my scalp along my hairline and behind my ears, and sometimes my knees too. It can last a few hours, to days.
Every joint in my body hurts when I have flare ups. My upper arms arm in constant pain and my lower arms and hands are in and out of tingling sinsations with or without pain. When I have a flare up I can barely move or do anything. The flare ups are becoming more and more and ecah time they start up a diffrent muscle is strongly effected than the rest. All my pain I am having is muscle pain. So far this pain has not been diagnosed. I just want to relax without pain.
Fibromyalgia would be more muscular pain. Look up diagnosing Fibromyalgia- there is 18 specific tender points which are painful in ppl with it and other criteria needed to be diagnosed as Fibro. Does she have inflammation at the joints and increase pain with activity? This might suggest arthritis. I would suggest to keep seeing her doctor and following through with tests. This may take time bc they have to rule things out.
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