Brittanie

[Guest guest]

Cold weather is my enemy and dampness. I wake up feeling unrested at times.

ususally it is when I am in a bad pain flare and have not slept well. You may

think you had a good 8 hrs, but if in pain, you may not be getting restful

sleep. I am so stiff at times I walk like I am 100 yrs old. It comes and goes.

Usually I take a short walk a couple times a day, good day or bad. I force

myself. Not saying ev1 can do this. But it helps me to cope better, if I get out

and get the blood flowing a bit. You are not crazy Brittanie. It is not all in

your head. the illness is the cause.

mona forsman wrote: In the beginning you

actually question yourself if it's all in your head, but it's all very real. If

I try to sleep in my body hurts because I've been in bed too long. If I sit for

any length of time I am so sore and it takes me a bit to get up and get moving

again. Walking is really good for the pain, getting as much stress out of your

life as possible, and sleeping well. I take Trazadone and Flexaril for sleep,

plus I have a day job now, so that helps. No, you're not crazy. Unfortunately

all that you feel is very real. It's great to have a support group to talk to.

Sparkly

Brittanie wrote: Hey I hope everyone is having a

wonderful sunday although it is only

6:45 in the morning my day hasnt started yet. Anyways I have some

questions about fibro that i need to know if its a symptom or if its

all in my head. Please dont laugh i really need help with this stuff

but... It seems like the colder outside it is the worse i feel i

woke up this morning feeling like i never even slept and i got 8

hours and my pain in my back was so bad I thought it was going to

grow legs and just walk away from me im sure my body is just as sick

of this as i am im not crazy i just joke like that lol.Anyways is

this normal? Do other fibro patients have this problem or am i

making this worse then what it is in my head. Because i know the

mind will play tricks on you and im having a hard time figuring out

what is the fibro and what is just me. Since I was just diagnosed I

havent even been able to see my doc yet i have to go in on Monday so

theres still alot on my mind I did go to a site the national fibro.

association but they dont know how it feels it seems to me its

something you will never understand until you experience it.

Hugs from Okie,

Brittanie

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