@zinniagal Welcome to Mayo Connect! I love your screen name 🙂
Having had fibro for many years I find that the cold damp weather or any change of weather trigger a flare. It would be terrific if you could share your story with us to get to know you better. When were you diagnosed with fibromyalgia? Have you taken other meds for it?

25 yrs ago I started having what I called my "aching & fatigue attacks" We had moved onto 5 acres & every minute I wasn't taking care of our son I spent working on landscaping. I also had serious depression issues during the winter here in Minnesota. My dr at Mayo said I "most likely" had fibro though the trigger points are not consistent for me- (seem to be present one minute & then absent the next) nor have I been able to identify more than a few of them at a time. Stress & overdoing physical activity - and in more recent years a change to cold, wet weather trigger flare ups. Hot showers & the aqua massage ( the higher the pressure the better) at DAHLC offer the most relief. A flare feels like I have a flu but the aching is different - it feels like it's coming from my bones & radiating out. And I am exhausted- usually lasts a cple days. 

@zinniagal weather definitely affects me and the fibro of one of my friends, as well. Spring and autumn aren't always the funnest times of years for us living in western NY.

I take cymbalta 60 mg daily for crps from bilateral total knee surgery. I'm not sure it helps with the pain, but it has helped with the anxiety & some depression that sometimes goes along with chronic pain. I'm still constantly searching for an answer for my pain.

@zinniagal
I always get flare-ups tied to the weather. The cold and damp generally is not good but any time there is a drastic change in tempature I get flare-ups, like now, it was mid 60s yesterday snow flurries today. Not a part of my body that doesn't hurt !!
I have taken Cymbalta for many years, started out I was taking it for my depression and it really seemed to help. This was before my DX of Fibro but lucky me it was already masking some of the pain maybe that is one of the reasons it took so long to get diagnosed.
I am sure most here can relate to how long it takes to get a DX of FIBRO.
You will learn a lot on this site a lot of people ready to help.

Thank you for your reply - please see my response to Colleen. Tomorrow I start the 12 week course offered by Mayo and I hope I find some answers. Pain is not a good thing. I admire you for having the knee surgery - that took a great deal of courage.

Thank you for talking about flare-ups. I realize now this is one of reasons why April has always been such a challenge "mood-wise" & why facilitating groups was so physically exhausting. Working kept my mind off the aching but being "upbeat and supportive" was an important part of job. Couldn't do it anymore so retired last yr. Hip joints are painful & stiff every morning right now- need to see doc & find out if something else is going on. Also random shooting pain in joints occasionally now. Fibro isn't supposed to be progressive- right?

I also have flares with weather changes and if the Cymbalta does work maybe the flare would be worse? Just a thought. My flares are bad, keeping me in bed 2-3 days out of 5-6 days. Don't know if this helps. I'm new to this group.

Absolutely, cold or rainy weather affects my fibro and arthritis. Stress causes my pain to flare up, sometimes very badly. I take Cymbalta and Lyrica and Nortriptyline, for many years Also take Tizanidine, a muscle relaxer, for quality sleep. I am always happier when the days get longer, with more sunshine. I use a Happy Light, aka bright light therapy, which helps my depression. I have never had any bad side effects from any of the meds I listed here. I hope this helps some of you! It is a daily struggle when you have Fibro. When I am having a terrible flare up, I try to say to myself, this too shall pass, or I hope tomorrow will be a better day, I also take different vitamins and supplements that I believe help me. I find learning all about Fibro, has helped me cope with it.