Tag: fibromyalgia symptoms
A night in the life of… an insomniac living with fibromyalgia
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Monday 4 October 2021, 1.27am Luckily for me I don’t have work later today, because it is 1.27am and I am wide awake. I am sleepy, tired even, but wide awake. If I had work, all now I’d be dreadfully accepting that if sleep didn’t come and soon, I’d have…
‘Thought I was going crazy’ – fibromyalgia patients on the impact of not being able to regulate their own body temperature
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[Feature image: Yes that is me sweating like I\’ve run a marathon. No I didn\’t] People living with fibromyalgia have described how the often overlooked and embarrassing symptom of temperature dysregulation negatively impacts their day to day life, in a survey conducted by this blog – The Invisible F.
Hot weather & swollen limbs (4 Ways to reduce swelling in the Summer)
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I must confess. I have a love-hate relationship with Summer (please don\’t smack me). After much consideration, I decided to risk writing this. Of course I don\’t want to offend all the summer lovers who count down the days to the season. I feel guilty. But the awful truth is that I…
Mop me up
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This evening was warm but I was felt I was appropriately dressed in a short dress and stockings, so I didn’t take a handkerchief. Twas a mistake I will never repeat! Those of you friends who also live with fibromyalgia might also experience the crazy changes in body temperature that…
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