Does your pain get worse with changing weather?

Posted by januaryjane @januaryjane, 3 days ago

It's been a couple of stormy days here and that equals bad pain for me.
For the past few years spring has been awful. My joints ache but I also have terrible inflammation.
Winter isn't as bad for some reason although I still have stiffness but my peripheral neuropathy is more painful in warmer weather.
Just wanting to hear from anyone willing to share their experiences with pain and weather.
What helps your pain the most?

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Oh does it ever! And the older you get the harder it is to function and I can't get any pain medication because of my epilepsy. But they don't work anyway. What does work is medical Marijuana.

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@januaryjane
I get headaches when it is going to rain and my joints and neuropathy also hurt more in warmer weather. I think the change in atmospheric pressure and warmer weather affect blood vessels and nerves with compression and expansion of surrounding tissues/vessels.

Cooler room temperatures and air conditioning plus cool wash cloths and ice packs help me.

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Try ZAZZEE. Tart cherry capsules. Buy a bottle for $20 on Amazon. I’ve had arthritis for 30 years or I should say arthritis pain. YESYESYES the weather changes bring the worst, inflammatory pain to me. It turns out that after all the specialist repeated that I had OA the OA, although my body is filled to capacity with it is not causing the inflammatory pain. That was being caused by high uric acid levels in my blood, which is responsible for gout. Gout arthritis gives me pain. It stops me in my tracks along with the weather change. Now there’s no doubt when it’s gonna rain and when the weather is gonna change, although the old adage about feeling in my knees and shins stopped when I had my hips replaced. Now my body just slows down to an absolute crawl or stops entirely. I take low-dose opioid so I can maximize the exercise so I can stop or slow down the deterioration. But when that weather changes, I’m a goner! I will add in some Celebrex or some Tylenol but mostly I stop being hard on myself at 68 and I just grab a book and wait. Once all the cloud cover comes and it rains I’m much better. Wind is my worst enemy as well windy days just course through my body causing havoc. A doctor told me long ago. It is due to barometric pressure change. That’s what bothers people the most with osteoarthritis. I found that to be true over half a lifetime dealing with arthritis and having ancestors that dealt with it too. Try acupuncture massage sauna all the lovely things that help ease the pain. Don’t forget to exercise before the barometric pressure changed so you can relax into it when you’re suffering. Good luck.

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I have been trying to figure this out for a while now. Nothing makes sense. Pain seems to ramp up willy nilly. No rhyme or reason. Really bad on some stormy days, but not so much other days. Not so bad some good weather days, but can be really bad other good days. It's a coin toss.

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I definitely feel it in my joints when the weather changes like it does up here in the PNW. The winters here really suck, 6 months of clouds, rain, dampness, fog, and occasionally snow down at sea level where we live.
I can even feel it if my wife opens one of the windows in the house to let in some fresh air when it's still cold and damp outside, I feel it in my hips. It's supposed to be Spring right now, but it's raining at the moment, and it rained all day yesterday after 2 beautiful sunny days.
Typical for NW Washington state.

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Absolutely! Dropping barometric pressure triggers my C-spine.

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@stephanie78

Oh does it ever! And the older you get the harder it is to function and I can't get any pain medication because of my epilepsy. But they don't work anyway. What does work is medical Marijuana.

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Ahh. I'm glad that works for you!

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@rodturner

Absolutely! Dropping barometric pressure triggers my C-spine.

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Me too!

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@mrmacabre

I definitely feel it in my joints when the weather changes like it does up here in the PNW. The winters here really suck, 6 months of clouds, rain, dampness, fog, and occasionally snow down at sea level where we live.
I can even feel it if my wife opens one of the windows in the house to let in some fresh air when it's still cold and damp outside, I feel it in my hips. It's supposed to be Spring right now, but it's raining at the moment, and it rained all day yesterday after 2 beautiful sunny days.
Typical for NW Washington state.

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Rainy days are bad for me too. Sorry you have to endure those bad winters! Thanks for your comment

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@heisenberg34

I have been trying to figure this out for a while now. Nothing makes sense. Pain seems to ramp up willy nilly. No rhyme or reason. Really bad on some stormy days, but not so much other days. Not so bad some good weather days, but can be really bad other good days. It's a coin toss.

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Are you diagnosed with anything?

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