Fibromyalgia Support Group

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calebsmom22 01/03/2015

We saw my son's rheum last week and he said that nausea isn't a symptom of FMS. But everything I read online (reputable sites) says it is. Do you guys experience nausea?

Also, he thinks it's weird that Caleb's fibro flares when it's cold. I swear you all have said your's is worse in the winter....?

Thanks,
Ty

Lady12 01/03/2015

I have constant nausea; some days it is really bad and other days it is in the background. My doctor, family physician, says it is related to fibro.

My fibro flares in damp, cold weather.

It is my experience that some doctors do not like to look or think outside the "box". Everyone is unique and fibro has an effect on each one of us in a different way. You ask five different people and you get five different versions.

simone71 01/03/2015

ya i get nausea alot and IBS is a symptom, which cud probably include nausea. i have a list of the common symptoms here and then i read some articles that have added a few more. i think if its something that youre getting regularly and theres no other reason its pretty safe to say it is related. some drs just arent that informed yet.

simone71 01/03/2015

and yes weather definately affects fm. its to do with beromatic pressure. when the weather drastically changes it gets alot worse. cold hurts. forsure it makes a difference

gkneez 01/04/2015

I get nausea but it is from my IBS. Many people get IBS when they have FM. Just an added bonus.

Yes, barometric pressure changes can effect FM!

fibrolizzy 01/04/2015

Yes, to the nausea. Mine seems to be related to my dizziness I have on occasion. I haven't figured out yet what triggers it, unless it's when I'm very fatigued. I too, have read that it is a symptom of fibro....both nausea and dizziness are. I agree that many doctors aren't that informed.

Bobbii 01/04/2015

Yes I also experience nausea, more often when the fatigue is overwhelming, but often just in the background as mentioned earlier by someone.
Barometric pressure increases my achiness.
Get informed, Doc! (So frustrated by clueless docs!)

deleted_user 01/04/2015

"Bear"ometric pressure changes are a real 'bear' for this bear to deal with - that is the gospel!!!

Not too much stomach trouble, thank goodness.

LeoX3 01/04/2015

Any serious weather change triggers flares, in either direction---cold, damp, hot, humid, whichever, mine just flares however!

Meds, and/or the related GI stress of FM, an cause stomach upset. Strictly speaking, it's not supposedly "FM", but the docs who say tht don't have it.

Bear in mind, too, that being in pain and having a chronic illness is stressful, and stress messes us up atop the FM, so that can also be part of the issue.

Luck and healing,
Leo

Rachel100 01/04/2015

I don't experience nausea unless I take a medication that is a problem for me.

About having a flare when it's cold...I have learned to keep my house warmer. I feel much better when the temperature is around 74. I tried to keep it lower than 70 for a long time to save money and to help the environment, but I realized how much more I was hurting. Also, I have small electric space heaters in the rooms I use the most...and I use them whenever I'm in those rooms. My muscles feel much more relaxed when I am warm!

calebsmom22 01/11/2015

Thanks guys, I thought I was going crazy when he said this. Everything I've read, and just reread, says cold especially affects it. :)

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