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Symptoms
What Makes Fibromyalgia Worse?
Fibromyalgia patients are often sensitive to odors, loud noises, bright lights, some foods, and prescription medications.1 You may also experience:2,3,4
- non-cardiac chest pain
- acid reflux
- irregular heart beat
- palpitations
- shortness of breath
- numbness
- dizziness
- feeling faint
- nasal congestion
- painful periods
- irritable bladder
- interstitial cystitis
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- profuse sweating
- muscle weakness
- tingling sensations
- chemical sensitivities
- vulvodynia (vulvar pain)
- difficulty focusing eyes
- premenstrual syndrome
- the feeling of swollen extremities
- dry or burning eyes and mouth
- trouble maintaining balance
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Aggravating Factors
Weather (especially cold climates and changes in barometric pressure), cold or drafty environments, hormonal fluctuations (premenstrual and menopausal states), poor quality sleep, stress, depression, anxiety, and over-exertion can all contribute to fibromyalgia symptom flare-ups.5,6
References
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