Do I ever!! Low pain and you think to yourself, 'great, can do this or that' then it's like a sort of cloud comes over you, not depression, but just not right. You can't put your finger on it, you just know it ain't right. Do you get the mood swings as well??

Yep, I sure do, but not on those days. Mood swing days yes. But like, I woke up today, and I thought, yay, no pain (well obviously there is ALWAYS pain, but you know what I mean) but then I feel kinda like I'm walking around in a plastic bag or something. You know? It's just like, hmmm, I feel, not tired, but restrained, does that make sense? Gosh, it's hard to describe.

Absolutely! I feel like that on ALL the days I don't have major pain. I'm either in a fog, have a slight fever or my equilibrium is off. My Fibro is never so far away that I feel "normal".

I feel that way today, as I did not sleep last night, and still haven't, thanks to the dog.

You know, sometimes I think I avoid going to bed, because I know that when I wake up will be the worst pain of the day - maybe it's the osteoarthritis, but those first 3 hrs or so, are terrible. Right now, my back doesn't hurt, after no sleep, so hummm??

But I feel wired and zombified at the same time and that isn't so great either, but better than the "wake up" pain, for sure.

I feel that anyday that my pain is not keeping from being able to do any thing. They say it is chronic fatique from my sjogrens but who really knows. I always think man the pain is not so bad and then my whole body feels like it is made of lead. Have not figured out what to do for any on it
SORRRY.

i experience this alot.. yesterday was a low pain day for me so i did get alot done but allday i felt like something wasnt right,and cloudy..**hugs**

Hi! More often that I care to think about honey... In my opinion, it's def the fibro! One of my lines of appology when I'm not on the top of my game is "I'm sorry, I'm really having an off day" I thank God that I can run my business on auto-pilot at times as I am quite good at what I do and have been doing it for long enough. Otherwise, these off days would be much more intolerable. Don't try to tackle the world on one of these days, but do be thankful that you do not hurt!! Hugs!

CYMBATLA...did it to me, be careful Aspire, that stuff can make your mind very weird!!!

Sure do know what you mean. I'm always "off" even when I'm "on" :)

i know exactly howyou feel . right now i feel like going back tobed.

Definately! Pain isnt the only thing going on with FM. Also keep in mind even peeps who dont have FM have off days.

I know how you feel. I wake up and think yea hardly any pain but then it is like you are moving through sludge. Sometimes that is worse than bad pain. Can't take something for pain but not the sludge.

I either have high pain, or low energy, or headaches, or or or or , SOMETHING every single DAY!! there are days when my pain is low, but I feel, sick ? just not quite right.
I have Not had a low pain, high energy, everything is feeling ok in years !

If you are taking cymbalta, please be careful and pay close attention to how u feel,(not that u dont) but cymbalta made me feel this way. It slowly got worse. I missed work from it, i didnt know what day it was when i woke up a few mornings.

I feel blah and funky when I havent slept in days or even weeks.

my muscles mostly just hurt...but on days when they do not hurt so bad they feel...I don't know, Tired, heavy...and not just my muscles, but I feel kinda sick...slightly off center...I am on No meds, so I know that is not what causes it for me...