I always assumed the pain that came later in the day was caused by overuse. Resting for a little while helps.

In my case the meds have won off. I take my meds in the morning so that I'm able to move through out the day.

In my case the meds have won off. I take my meds in the morning so that I'm able to move through out the day.

I too find that it's worse later in the day. It must be from overuse. I'm definitely stiff in the morning. It's hard to get up and walk, etc. As the day goes on, my joints loosen but they really start to hurt. Like the breath catching pain of moving too fast- ouch!

Meds have worn off for me by later in the day. I take Advil to get the swelling down slightly in the evenings , then try to get a good nights sleep (rare). Hope you find relief .

Meds have worn off for me by later in the day. I take Advil to get the swelling down slightly in the evenings , then try to get a good nights sleep (rare). Hope you find relief .

Rest, ice packs, and ibuprophen. It's wonderful how much help a five minute rest can provide.

Nativenew,
Do you mean your pain meds have worn off? What pain meds are you taking?
Advil and all those types of meds do nothing for me. I guess that is quite typical of people w/ fibromyalgia. Rest - I come home exhausted and fall asleep for an hour or so. Yea, I probably overdo what my joints want. But how to do the job?

I do not work, but I sew and I know that if I spend a lot of time working w/ my hands then they do hurt more at the end of the day.

Garden work, etc are OUT. I do not even attempt them.

I think the ice pack altered w/ heat therapy (paraffin) might help. I take tramadol for pain.

xo Sun

I think that this is a pretty common occurance. I'm always at my best first thing in the morning when all I have is a little stiffness. Catch me at the end of the day however, and I suddenly have what I call hurt dog syndrom.

Don't touch me, don't annoy me, and keep a safe distance, because I will bite. The reason for this is the pain. I've pushed all I can. All my strength and tolerance has been used up, and all I want is my bed. I do find though, that taking it easy helps greatly, but not all of us can do that. I'm the mother of three kids, there is no rest. EVER! LOL

If it's possible for you, don't push so hard and try to take a few breaks to rest a bit.

-Tanya

Melissean....I take Prednisone 7mgs (23 yrs.) generic Voltaren, Ultram
(for pain). Some days I need to take Vicodin for pain when it's really bad. I was on almost every biologic and I haven't tried Orencia
which I am going to try next.

Always in the afternoon too, I wear out and hurt. 4:00-5:00 pm. But my pill is wearing off about that time, or even if I don't take one. I Always poop out. I plan my day around it. I'm best an hour after I wake up, till that time. I take etodalac, once a day. It's for twice a day, but taking orencia and mtx, I try to keep my pain pill taking down. I worry about my liver.

Lin

Oh, Tanya, I don't comprehend how you can manage RA with little ones. Children take so much effort. I loved raising mine and they turned out fine, but I was always exhausted with the efforts of a very demanding job, getting another master's degree (OK my own idea) and a husband who expected me to look pretty serving homemade dinner to parties of political associates (he was a politician). I cannot imagine doing it now ( I am twenty years older) with RA and not so pretty any more. I can barely get through my own day. Life changes. I am just trying to adjust to the limitations of RA and OA. Oh, and facing a hip replacement (after two knee replacements). Don't cry for me. People have it far worse. I can hobble and some Vets have no limbs to hobble on. God. Life is hard and pain hurts. But we carry on and try to help one another through the hard patches.

My pain is diffently worse in the evening, usually from over use. The worse part is it prevents me from going to sleep so I call in late to work at least twice a week. Thank god I have an amazing boss. Do you wear braces in the evening? I find it helps if I have typed to much during the day.

Stephanie,
I don't wear braces at night. Are these similar to those worn for carpal tunnel? What are the purposes of the braces?
I am currently taking Tramadol. My Dr. said to only take it when I had significant pain, but it has been nearly daily for two weeks. NSAIDS don't do anything for me - I guess this is a common thing for people w/ Fibromyalgia.