Re: does the weather severely affect your RA?

[Guest guest]

Liz I too! have difficulty with cold and rainy days I use the hot pad alot and I

soak in a hot tub alot I keep it extra warm in the house it helps

lizzy138_2001 <lizzy138_2001@...> wrote: please let me know if it

does. i have found that when it rains or there

is a cold front i find myself in terrible amounts of pain. i hate to

sound like i am complaining all the time but i have never really vented

or spoken to anyone with RA or JRA. are there anyways to soothe the

pain when a flare up comes? let me know if you have any ideas just to

make things a little easier.

-Liz

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[Guest guest]

Yes, the weather definitely can make your RA worse!!!! Rain, cold, barometric

pressure changes, humidity. Extra warmth, hot pads, increase the pain meds

until the weather changes and be prepared for everything to be harder and take

longer.

<jultep@...> wrote:

Liz I too! have difficulty with cold and rainy days I use the hot pad

alot and I soak in a hot tub alot I keep it extra warm in the house it helps

lizzy138_2001 <lizzy138_2001@...> wrote: please let me know if it does. i

have found that when it rains or there

is a cold front i find myself in terrible amounts of pain. i hate to

sound like i am complaining all the time but i have never really vented

or spoken to anyone with RA or JRA. are there anyways to soothe the

pain when a flare up comes? let me know if you have any ideas just to

make things a little easier.

-Liz

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[Guest guest]

please let me know if it does. i have found that when it rains or

there

> is a cold front i find myself in terrible amounts of pain. i hate to

> sound like i am complaining all the time but i have never really

vented

> or spoken to anyone with RA or JRA. are there anyways to soothe the

> pain when a flare up comes? let me know if you have any ideas just

to

> make things a little easier.

For me, its the opposite, when its cold and raining I feel great, now when

the heat and humidity hit, I am horrible. I actually thought I was nuts till I

talked to my doc and he said that some are affected by the heat and humidity

vrs the cold and wet. When we lived in WA state I felt so much better than I

have since being down here in Mississippi. Of course I did not have allergy

problems up there either and now I am on shots plus meds for that every day

and I am sure that the RA with the allegies makes me feel a lot worse.

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[Guest guest]

wow i didn't know that. so if it rains and or a cold front comes in

you feel fine?

Yes, I feel great in the cooler weather and when it rains, I love the rain.

Hate the humidity

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lizzy138_2001@... writes:

wow i didn't know that. so if it rains and or a cold front comes in

you feel fine?

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[Guest guest]

Hi, I think this is my first post. I tend to read a lot:-) But the last 4 days

we have had rain and more rain. I have been feeling terrible. I have sciatica,

along with fibromyalgia. Does it help if you keep the moisture out...as in shut

windows and the heater turned up? I have learned a lot from all your posts, and

I thank you.

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[Guest guest]

Liz,

I tend to hurt when there is an extreme change in weather. I thought

for the longest time that the humidity played a part in it, but it

doesn't. I lived in Los Angeles for about 10 years and my RA flare-

ups were occasional. I relocated to Denver, thinking that the low

humidity would help me, but I have more flare-ups and I am in worse

pain then I was when I lived in LA.

If I have a really bad flare-up, I usually get a medrol dose pak from

my rheumatologist. It helps alittle bit. Hope this helps. Take care.

--- In , " lizzy138_2001 " <lizzy138_2001@...>

wrote:

>

> please let me know if it does. i have found that when it rains or

there

> is a cold front i find myself in terrible amounts of pain. i hate to

> sound like i am complaining all the time but i have never really

vented

> or spoken to anyone with RA or JRA. are there anyways to soothe the

> pain when a flare up comes? let me know if you have any ideas just

to

> make things a little easier.

>

> -Liz

>

[Guest guest]

wow i didn't know that. so if it rains and or a cold front comes in

you feel fine?

>

> please let me know if it does. i have found that when it rains or

> there

> > is a cold front i find myself in terrible amounts of pain. i hate

to

> > sound like i am complaining all the time but i have never really

> vented

> > or spoken to anyone with RA or JRA. are there anyways to soothe

the

> > pain when a flare up comes? let me know if you have any ideas

just

> to

> > make things a little easier.

>

>

>

> For me, its the opposite, when its cold and raining I feel great,

now when

> the heat and humidity hit, I am horrible. I actually thought I was

nuts till I

> talked to my doc and he said that some are affected by the heat and

humidity

> vrs the cold and wet. When we lived in WA state I felt so much

better than I

> have since being down here in Mississippi. Of course I did not

have allergy

> problems up there either and now I am on shots plus meds for that

every day

> and I am sure that the RA with the allegies makes me feel a lot

worse.

>

>

>

>

>

> **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL

Music.

> (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?

NCID=aolcmp003000000025

> 48)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

yes for me heat helps alot. i usually take hot showers about as hot

as i can bare. what kind of pain are you experiencing? is it stiffness

or that weird burning slash anxious feeling or just pain in general?

sometimes i find distractions work no matter what kind of pain it is. i

use small amounts of bengay near the area and usually the burn takes

away from the pain but you will be cold so have the heater on

>

> Hi, I think this is my first post. I tend to read a lot:-) But the

last 4 days we have had rain and more rain. I have been feeling

terrible. I have sciatica, along with fibromyalgia. Does it help if you

keep the moisture out...as in shut windows and the heater turned up? I

have learned a lot from all your posts, and I thank you.

>

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[Guest guest]

yes that is the same medication they gave me but as soon as it ran

out i was back in the same position. humidity doesn't affect mine

either and thank goodness too because i live in houston and the

humidity levels can be pretty high. i am seriously considering moving

somewhere where the climate isn't so unpredictable and calmer

> >

> > please let me know if it does. i have found that when it rains or

> there

> > is a cold front i find myself in terrible amounts of pain. i hate

to

> > sound like i am complaining all the time but i have never really

> vented

> > or spoken to anyone with RA or JRA. are there anyways to soothe

the

> > pain when a flare up comes? let me know if you have any ideas

just

> to

> > make things a little easier.

> >

> > -Liz

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Wow!! Someone else who does better in the cold and rain!! I seem to suffer

the most in the hot humid weather in the summer!! The cold really does not

bother me much, but the dampness can get to me. When it gets humid in the summer

months, it takes a few days of pain before my body seems to adapt to it, then

I'm ok. Guess we are all different, huh?

Jill in michigan

" When I can't ride anymore, I shall keep horses as long as I can hobble along

with a bucket and a wheelbarrow. When I can't hobble, I shall roll my wheelchair

out by the fence of the field where my horses graze, and watch them. " ~

Dickens

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[Guest guest]

please let me

know if it does. i have found that when it rains or there

> is a cold front i find myself in terrible amounts of pain. i hate

to

> sound like i am complaining all the time but i have never really

vented

> or spoken to anyone with RA or JRA. are there anyways to soothe the

> pain when a flare up comes? let me know if you have any ideas just

to

> make things a little easier.

>

> -Liz

>

> julie the weather bothers everbody some worse some not. since the

ra has gotten worse i cant get warm. brenda

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