Yes, the cold makes me hurt down deep to the bones, and I'm in Texas, so my version of "cold" is 40's or below. ;) I'd never make it in a snowy state. Summertime here is so hot though, and is even worse for me than winter, CFS flare is a lot worse in Summer. It's like my body just gives out on me, severe fatigue, exhaustion and different type of pain than winter.

The day before a storm's arrival the barometric pressure drops and I get an extra wallop of pain.

When the temp is below 55 degrees, I do have more pain. The blood vessels constrict and that means ouch.

I hate hot weather though, It just saps the energy (what little I have).

Yes. There is a weather front moving through here today. I got almost no sleep last night. Today I am feeling like a truck ran over me - several times. I especially detest winter because of the constant changes. I am also heat intolerant. Take care.

Yes, the temperature & the barometric changes make my fibro much, much worse during these months.

I'm way way worse in the winter!!

I find that I have a bad time in any extreme, though heat is worse for me. we are thinking about moving somewhere where there is not so much sunshine. Sunshine creates the most problems for me. what I am doing in Corpus christi Texas is anybody's guess

The cold also makes me hurt down to my bones. I ache and hurt so much. The extreme heat zaps me and literally makes me feel paralyzed. I hurt with any extreme or change in weather but cold is by far the worst for me.

I am grateful for you all ! Thank you for your replies to my question. Sometimes i think I'm crazy and knowing I experience the same symptoms as you all, well, it makes it easier. Hope you have less pain and more energy today. Blessings :)

I am so glad I read all of the replies for this. I had no idea so many people with fibro suffer from heat. I thought I was odd. Heat zaps every bit of me. As much as I hurt in the cold I will take it compared to heat and humidity.

I dread late fall and winter because of so much added pain. It also adds to brain fog. Heat causes its own misery yet I don't hurt nearly as much yet can feel very dragged out. For me each season has its pluses and minuses. Yet in the warmer months if I try to work at being active it also helps my pain levels go way down.

I have both cold and heat intolerance.. yes. Both can affect fibro pain and joints.

UGGGG! yes winter is so much worse! I have SAD on top of the fibro and the two kick me down by December I am begging for spring. I love the heat always have, and all out door activies that go along with the warmer months (Part of my SAD) as well. But pressure changes, cold that hurts my bones, anxiety of the driving in the snow, holiday expectations...I am not a winter person at all...I joke I think i was a Dragon in my past life soaking up the warm and loving it. LOL

I had a deep tissue massage the other day & the therapist told me that icing and cold weather would help my inflammation.... I was "invited" to shed my layers of clothing and get used to the cold...

ARE YOU KIDDING???? I tried to be polite and didn't crack up into hysterical laughter until much later after the appointment.

Absolutely. Can't take the heat or the cold. I live in San Diego with almost perfect weather. Still, there's fog and rain in the winter, and I hurt all over. Thank G-d, and my drs., for good pain relief. If only the meds didn't make me so sleepy. Lyrica, too. Makes me more fatigued.

Took my pilates class today, so now, I hurt all over. But it's the only exercise I take once a week to keep some semblance of strength.

For the past two weeks, the tender points in my upper middle back, elbows, lower back, hips and knees have been getting progressively worse, like a small smoldering fire slowly becoming more intense. If it wasn't for my huge moist heating pad, I'd be in worse shape. It's the dry, extreme cold that gets to me. Even my hands and feet are complaining. Can't wait for Spring.