sorry yes do know .but just have to ride it out. gg

I get really tired and achy all over. I just want to sleep usually. Oh, and my jaw and ears really hurt. But now, I'm starting to suspect that it has more to do with a possible arthritic TMJ syndrome than FM!

Yes, usually. With experience, you can about tell what's going to do it. Often what you do depends on cause and possible severity. Painkiller before pain starts. Food before blood sugar drops. Get warm before the cold gets you. Destress before you get too tense. Hot bath sometimes helps. Going to bed can help. If the cause is ongoing, however, the intervention is ongoing, like vitamins and exercise.

I agree with GG...You have to ride it out. Meds and sleep help me alot. I work a full time job and I had to call in last Friday, a rarity for me, but hey I couldn't function. I'm still dealing with the pain and fatigue...I am too stressed out right now, and Its hard to de-stress when its coming at you from all sides!

I take alleve and wrap up in warm blankets or take a hot bath and rest. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

When I feel a flare coming, I start taking my pain pills (ultram) before it fully hits me. I've found that keeps the flare from being too bad. Unfortunately, I don't think there is anything to stop the flares. Heat is always helpful though!

CHACHA hit it right on the head! Good puppy! LOL

I try to take pills before it hits, take a hot bath or shower, toss a blanket in the dryer and cuddle up with that. Most of the time nothing works but on those rare occasions, I am glad it did.

I usually get really tired and achey when a flare comes on. Rest and warmth are usually best when a flare comes on.

Yep, am now able to feel when a flare is starting....not much I can do it's a bit like watching a train wreck, you want to stop it but all you can do is brace yourself & wait for the impact :(
Sleeping as much as I can as soon as I start to crash helps, not always possible though.

I don't get flares or remissions. I've had chronic pain, nerve pain, fatigue, skin, noise and light sensitivities for 23 years.

The only thing that has helped me so far with the overall pain and nerve pain are my vitamin B12 injections for my pernicious anemia. I should have the results of my vitamin D tomorrow.

I usually feel like I'm coming down with the flu..achey, tired, hot & cold, "out of it", headache. I take a hot bath, pain meds, something hot to drink & go to bed with my heating pad. It doesn't stop the flare but doing those things seems to help me to deal with it.

I flare everytime I travel whether I want to be headed toward my destination or not. Stress also sets it off so I pretty much know in advance when its going to hit tho sometimes it does catch me by surprise. There is nothing to do for them but ride them out. I do not get out of bed usually for the first few days of them and have been known to be bed ridden for weeks depending upon the severity of the flare. Xtra heating pads, warm baths ect help and I also smoke more marijuana during a flare, I use the marijuana for break thru pain when not in flare and use it along side the pain meds when I am flarng

Best of luck
Love & Peace

Raven

Just an update. I think I *might* have beaten it this time. Extra sleep, a vitamin B12 injection, got a nagging tooth complaint looked at that I needed antibiotics for, Took double the amount of magnesium and 5HTP I usually take and I am feeling a WHOLE LOT better.

Take Care
Coralie XXX

o i know when they are coming and i can honestly say there is no way to stop it... or atleast i havent found one..

i usually feel really good low pain for 2 days and able to be normal the it hits and i am down ..**hugs**

I can't ALWAYS tell when one is coming but a sure sign is that my upper left eyelid will start twitching...when that happens, it's like MaryAnneR said,...you can see the train, you know it's comin' and you know it's gonna crash, and there's nothing you can do about it but brace yourself. Starting the pain meds at the first sign of flare helps. Everyone reacts so differently to fibro that it's only possible to say what works for us, which doesn't necessarily mean it will work for you.

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