Yes, the majority of the time I have to lay down after a shower.

this is mammamac54, my compt crashed and there's been alot of mix-ups since, but I had to answer this..... I am another of the ones, that ache and hurt sooo bad that I finally crawl into bath or shower, each one has its special benefits, but its own special pains afterward....the shower has to be just on the right setting and just the right temp.. b/c if it's beating down to hard, it hurts BAD!! and if it's to softly beating, it doesn't help the sore acheness,( Can't spell) that is one of the reasons for the warm , gentle shower, and if the temp is too hot, even a little bit, It HURTS, like hot metal, tiny, knives hitting me and if it's to cold, It feels like ice shards ,again tiny) being thrown at me.... I guess that goes to show, we hae 'over-exposed nerves, like the lyrica commercial says, but anyway, after I act like 'baby bear' and get everything just right, and try to wash off gently, but hurriedly,b/c I am so exhausted, that , forget getting dressed, like a normal person, I need a nap after a bath or shower, and YES, It is so frustrating, that just taking a shower and getting dressed is at least a 1 1/2 hour project....... and then, I have to lay my clothes out, and kinda name them off to myself, b/c I am so afraid, that I'll forget an essential part of my underclothes, or put something on backward or wrongside out, God help me, once I'm dressed I have to go sit down quietly to make sure what I need to do next,

Do I sound like I am exaggerating, or does anyone else have these same problems?? I am not exaggerating!!! I wish I was!!!

Milily, I have read your comments, and we've even discussed things together b/fore, and I wanted to tell you, our granddaughter has a new puppy, named Milly, and I keep calling her milily instead, I think it's kinda funny, although no-one else in the family gets the joke... I wanted to 'share it with you' I do not do it on purpose,it's just another example of fibro-fog or mis-crossed wiring!! LOL Oh yeah, the tub, or even exercise pool is doubly worse.... pain-wise....., favorite, this probably didn't help, except to let you know it is part of our 'normal'

I'm ok int the shower, but sometimes after a light aerobic workout in the pool I am wiped out from the warm water.

I'm usually exhausted after the shower. I feel like I spend a lot of energy fighting the shower curtain and picking the 9,000 things up that I have dropped.

@wanna- LOL I think we have the same shower curtain.

I have the same issues with the shower and feeling exhausted afterwards. I think it's from the "effort" from actually showering and the water temperature. Too warm, and I get weak and nauseated. I obviously still have to wash, so the only solution is to make my water just a bit cooler.

I learned my lesson after I got dizzy and fell out of the shower one day. My family said, "Lots of people fall in the shower. But only YOU would fall OUT of the shower." LOL

Yes, it is a major problem for me - the whole thing of getting ready. By the time I brush my teeth & shave, I have to take a break.

I have always had a sensitivity to "hot" so my showers are mostly lukewarm (no steaming up the bathroom like most) & for the last 3 to 4 years everytime I take my shower my back will be hurting worse when I finish than before I start.

When I finish the fun part begins, I towel off then have to take a break, then I will usually break into a sweat so I have to let that pass before I can begin to dress & often I will break into another sweat while putting on my clothes.

Some days I just dread doing the shower thing!

ditto...to all the above posts
I was thinking maybe at the end of the day i am tired and my heart is not up to function it too is sooo tired..showering is difficult
I am planning to take more baths...but it is just in the planning stages...
thanks for asking..this website has been so helpful...it's making me think of new ways to take care of me...

I have to have a pulsating shower and have it on fairly hot. If I didn't work, I'd probably never shower again! LOL It does tire me out and get exhausted easily. I do have Pernicious Anemia (B12 deficiency) and know when I start getting run down. I take B12 tablets and shots and that perks me back up.

Many seniors say they are exhausted after "bath day" and I can completely relate!

I have vaso vagal syncope, which most people with CFS have (whether diagnosed or not) and the hot water from the shower can trigger an episode, also my pulse races when standing into the 100s and it makes me so weak, so any effort to actually bathe is exhausting, then I sweat like crazy after the shower the longer I stand up, then if I don't sit down I start to black out, because my blood pressure is dropping and my pulse is racing to make up for it.

DITTO FOR ME TOO. MY LIFE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THIS POST. THE FIBRO FOG IS HITTING ME HARD LATER AND ANXIETY. REALLY BAD. SORRY FOR THE CAPS BUT I DIDNT FEEL LIKE TYPING IT AGAIN. PEACE AND BLESSINGS.

Hi everyone,
I found this article on the net. The research is very old 2001, but this article itself was posted in 2011. I am so interested to see if they've done any further research but am too tired, brain foggy ATM to Perdue it. It's a long read, but quite interesting in how it related to us and alllll we go thru re:showers, standing, muscle weakness etc.

http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=16085

I found it informative, but it raises some further questions I and I'm sure many others would like answered! Oh the endless search for answers! Take care folks, Musta

Hey Musta, thanks for that link. I'll check it out after I write this.

I am stunned to read that several of you get sweaty after a bath/shower. That happens to me, too, but I had been blaming it in menopause (even though I'm well 'through' it). My doctor had told me that some folks never really get through it. I had only recently been wondering about the involvement of FMS in this kind of sweating and read somewhere that our temperature systems are flawed, too. So I guess that the sweating is yet another fibro-related situation.

I also get very tired after a bath or shower and have to lie down. I just walk into the bedroom, thrown the towel on the bed and lie down in front of the fan to stop the out of control heater inside my body. I never use really hot water either, not even in the winter, because of this sweating.

I also get really sweaty sometimes for no reason that I can tell. I was once in a class and just starting sweating like crazy, it was dripping off me. People thought I might be having a heart attack. I just smiled and started spraying my face with a water bottle. So aggravating that we can never get a break.

Well, I've just finished reading the article and it was VERY interesting. Thanks so much for that. I think being exposed to everyone else's research here on DS is the most valuable thing for me. And not being along, of course.

Nope, I haven't felt tired or weak after a shower; HOWEVER, I get insanely bloated/distended during and after a shower to the point that I look like I'm at least 6 months pregnant (I'm a fit 24-year-old male).

Yes, I do get extremely exhausted after a shower. But I have a bathtub shower combo so I tend to start out laying down and then get up wash, lay back down and usually I try to shave sitting up in the tub. I also have the tachycardia anytime I'm standing, so standing still for long periods is a no.