| Fibromyalgia and weather change is a subject | | | | Sleeping more poorly (sleep dysfunction) |
| near and dear to many people who suffer with | | | | Additional, specific pains, like migraine |
| Fibromyalgia (FMS, FM or Fibro) symptoms. When | | | | headaches |
| a weather change is upon you, you will find | | | | All over, more generalized pain, like muscles |
| yourself either a teeny bit uncomfortable -or- | | | | aches |
| you're in absolute misery. This article will explain | | | | Here are the basic five weather factors that |
| what is causing the problem and what you can do | | | | affect you: |
| about it. I'll give you the questions, the answers | | | | 1) Barometric pressure: Barometric pressure is a |
| and three additional bonus tips that will help you | | | | measurement of the weight of the air in your |
| live more comfortably through any weather | | | | environment. When the weather is warm, sunny |
| change challenge. | | | | and the barometric pressure is high, most people |
| So what is it about the weather that makes | | | | feel better. But when a weather front is moving |
| Fibromyalgia so difficult? What are the weather | | | | in and the barometric pressure drops quickly, a |
| factors that affect so many people? And what | | | | Fibromyalgia person suddenly feels much worse. |
| can you do about them to be more in control of | | | | 2) Temperature: Whether it's hot or cold, |
| your life? | | | | temperature changes can really trigger |
| First off, Fibromyalgia is a slippery, hard-to-control, | | | | symptoms. "Change" is the word to keep in mind |
| monster illness. Its symptoms can vary not only | | | | here. |
| from day to day, but even hour to hour. If you | | | | 3) Humidity: When there is a high concentration of |
| suffer with Fibromyalgia, there is often no | | | | moisture in the air, we say it's humid or sticky. |
| accurate predicting of how you will feel at any | | | | Except for a few who can suffer from an |
| moment. That makes planning any event tough, | | | | increase in headaches, stiffness and all over body |
| especially if the weather is cycling through | | | | pain, lower humidity levels are generally more |
| seasonal changes. | | | | comfortable. |
| If you have Fibromyalgia, this probably sounds like | | | | 4) Actual precipitation: When any type of |
| your life. I remember feeling this way when I was | | | | moisture is falling from the sky, you have |
| so sick. My life felt out of control. Feelings of being | | | | precipitation. Rain tends to bring on the most |
| trapped in an endless "weather change" cycle at | | | | symptoms. That's probably because precipitation |
| times added to any sadness or frustration that I | | | | events often come with changes in barometric |
| was struggling with. If I had an activity or event | | | | pressure. |
| to plan, I might question if I was wise to attempt | | | | 5) Wind: Here's another culprit that is partner in |
| it at all. The fear of letting myself or others down | | | | crime with barometric pressure. They are like two |
| often threatened my good intentions. | | | | inseparable buddies, except maybe at the sea |
| Many people find they encounter more | | | | shore. With wind you may experience more |
| symptoms with changes in temperature, air | | | | fatigue, headaches and muscle aches. |
| pressure or precipitation. They may experience: | | | | So what can you do to help yourself? |
| Feeling more tired (fatigue) | | | | |