I get Much Worse the week before my cycle starts...usually by day 2 I am feeling OK again...

could be Hormonal...but I think our Hormones Rev Everything up..

Last Winter my Sister {Who is a Diabetic} told me to Try to Add Extra Natural Sugars into my Diet when I First start getting the PMS Symptoms...I was Like...OK ? But Surprisingly enuff...it has Helped my PMS Pain Tremendously...when I Discussed this with my Dr. he said he believes alot of us with FM are Hypoglycemic...I may have spelled that word wrong...srry...so Taking in the "Natural Sugars" helps a great deal...Normally my Sugar Levels stay around 108...have never had them go high...but I Know I have had them drop...I Take my Natural Sugars in the Form of Extra Fruits...adding extra Honey to my Tea or Coffee...natural Fruit juices...

Last year at my mans insistance I had my Hormone levels checked...I was Well within Normal range...the tests are Expensive...and not recommended unless you Really believe there to be an issue...my Husband Really believed I was the devil incarnate...Lmao...so I finally Conceded {since he was gonna pay for it}...even tho I knew I was just crabby from trying to Work and keep up with everything around here as well....I was in alot Worse shape last fall then I am this year...

Hormone levels Can Reek alot of Havoc within Ones Body...if Everything seems good with your Overies...then have your Adrenal gland checked as well...I Lost my right one when I Lost my right Kidney...


speaking of HAVOC...Anyone Ever hear from him anymore ??

Tks Dakota, Ill give it a shot...Girl no wonder you have fibro , you lost a kidney and an adrenal gland,,,if not to rude to ask how?

Yes I truly believe hormones has a lot to do with my fibro being so out of control and has a lot to do with lots of my symptoms and my sensitivities, I have no ovary due to a hyst in 2000. And I seem not to be able to take any thing like others here. And this is causing me lots of frustration. I am seeing a new Gyno that specializing in hormone therapy, but no go yet. I see him next week, my second visit and will see if he will try some thing else or through his hands up like all the other Dr. I have tryed. This is soooo frustrating.
Many has said if you get your hormones balanced you won't be cured and I probable won't be but I am sure it would be a lot better. Do a search and see what hormones affects in ones body. It's so long and wide.

Best of luck to us all.
Gentle hugs, Sherrall

Noel...tho we are not sure what caused the Loss of my kidney...and adrenal gland...it happened in my early 20's...I was VERY Sick for 3 weeks...thought I was dying for sure...had No Insurance and Doc would not put me in the hospital...got poor care...I did not find out until I was 40 that I lost that Kidney...when they did a CT scan...it was atrophied...they told me then that I had Tumors in my heart...and that they were breaking free, and gonna cause alot of Damage...found out some 2 years later that in fact they were not Tumors...but Blood clots...and that is what Probably took out my kidney some 20 years ago...I have just been diagnosed with a clot in my toe as well...asprin therapy is taking care of that...Blood Clots are so very scarey...but I do not want to be on Blood thinners either...so I am taking my asprin along with my Omegas...both thin the blood out a bit...if all else fails I will have to Attempt to go back on the Plavix...tho I really do Not want to...I took that 4 years ago...that is when my Unending muscle Pain started...

During my PMS time or just before my monthly is supposed to come even though I am going through menepause and do not have periods any longer I go through a lot of pain because my body retains a lot of fluids during that time and my joints swell up. I believe you may be experiencing the same thing where you are retaining fluids which causes a lot of pain. Your body will ache and hurt during that time period regardless if you are having periods or not.

oh boy.. mine enhances the fibro.. feel like crap for 3 days or more.. i do think hormones add on pain.. of course we all know how cramps can be.. and with everything else hurting wha.. Im very misereable on mine.. im going thru menopause at present.. and im hopefully on the down slide.. been a rough 10 yrs.. but ya have to have missed a yr of cycles before your out of it.. girls.. we are amazing.. all we have to go thru.. :)

At a certain time of the month, I usually flare.