I always feel like my body is all bruised and do get the fire feeling a lot. It is miserable i am so sorry you are getting this as well :(

It's so bad sometimes I can't hardly stand my own skin. Lotion periodically through the day helps some with my feet but, I still feel like I'm walking on hot coals!!! And that radiates all the way up to my back sometimes.
I think some of the nerve damage is due to a lot of what I've been through but I know that ain't all of it.
I know why a good bit of my problems with nerve damage is....

Like everything always hurts for no apparent reason. I feel your pain. :(

Yes! exactly! It's difficult to get through the day Sometimes!

I frequently wake up in the morning feeling like I have been sleeping on bruises all night and have to quickly get out of bed because of it.

The electric shock pains happen less frequently for me. The most I have felt those has been while doing exercise. Recently for me it has been feeling a sharp, stabbing pain in various points of my body. My foot has had that for a couple weeks now.

My SI joints, lower back, and hips are just one constant hard ache. I've also been having problems with my feet, so I'm glad to see others have the same issue. I'm trying to be more active but have been sick the last four days. Hopefully tomorrow I'm up to going to the gym and starting back on the attempt to be active every day.

Good luck to everyone!

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry you are having to go through this all the time. It's terrible to be in pain all the time. Have you talked to your doctor about the "being on fire" feeling? I had that thankfully limited to my feet and my doctor recommended "cooling" socks. I can't remember if they were prescription or where exactly we got them from but I do know they work! Also, I spend a few times a day just meditating on soothing and cooling thoughts. I grew up in a very physically demanding sport with bruises all over all the time so I'm grateful that at a young age I learned how to visualize healing and trained my brain to direct thoughts away from the pain and into better thoughts. We're all different but it's always helpful to see what has worked for others and give it a try. I pray you find the relief you need.

Not only do I feel like I have bruises everywhere... but I bruise easy too and look like I fell down the stairs. The sunburn sensations you are feeling is called allodynia... and can often be treated with medications such as gabapentin, lyrica, etc. In the summer I have to have cold packs all over me, but in the winter I feel like a popsicle (even though I live in Hawaii) and survive by my heating pad.

All of the above! And sometimes, the pain will concentrate in one area for a few months (left hip, left shoulder) and then it will go away for 6-12 months! I've had the pain in my feet too--especially if I do a lot of walking in unsupported shoes. Doctor after doctor, no answers. Just more questions and new health scares.

I already take 3200mg daily off Gabapentin, and if I don't take it, it's 1000 times worse! It's relentless!!

Have you had a sleep study done? Some of the bruised feeling may be because your muscles are not getting the restorative sleep that they need to recover from activity. Fibromyalgia interrupts the deep sleep cycle with short bursts of high intensity brain activity. As I said, your muscles require deep sleep in order to repair themselves. Additionally, you should be taking a medication to help you sleep. A sleep study will pinpoint exactly what happens while you are sleeping and which medication/s would be most effective. You may think that you are sleeping well and most of the time that is not the case. Managing the sleep issues associated with Fibromyalgia is a critical part of treatment.

Allydonia will make you very sensitive to any pressure against your skin. Clothing can be problematic.

Do you have a copy of "Fibromyalgia for Dummies?" You can find it on Amazon. It will give you a good overview of this complex illness and a lot of ways to try and manage it. Knowledge is power.
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Take care.

yup. im on fire or freezing. i dont give hugs anymore, just personal messages. hope u have a god day.
i have 20 friends but i hear from like 3 people occasionally. M.