DOES FIBROMYALGIA MAKE TAKING A SHOWER ANOTHER EXHAUSTING ACTIVITY?

For most people who don’t live with chronic pain conditions, a shower in the morning helps them feel refreshed, fully awake and ready for the day. Unfortunately, this isn’t the experience that many fibromyalgia sufferers have. It seems like such a small thing, but when you’re living with this condition, even taking a morning shower can be exhausting.Donate Car to Charity California

A shower can be very physically demanding for someone struggling with fibromyalgia, causing pain, fatigue and making it difficult to do anything else but recover for the rest of the day.Donate Car to Charity California

THERE ARE FOUR REASONS WHY TAKING A SHOWER CAN CAUSE EXHAUSTION IN FIBROMYALGIA SUFFERERS:

Physical Exertion: People with fibromyalgia struggle with nearly constant fatigue and even the simplest physical activities can be extremely taking. Showering involves more physical exertion than most people would assume. Think about it: you’re standing, stretching, bending, reaching and so on. For someone with fibromyalgia, it can be very difficult.Donate Car to Charity California

Relaxation: A hot shower can be relaxing, but if you’re fighting fatigue and having a hard time waking up in the first place, relaxation may be exactly what you don’t need.Donate Car to Charity California
Temperature Sensitivity: Temperature sensitivity is a common symptom of fibromyalgia and getting into a hot shower could throw off your temperature balance and make it hard to cool back down, leaving you sweating and exhausted afterwards.Donate Car to Charity California

Vertigo: Dizziness is another frequent problem for people with fibro and moving around in the shower combined with the hot water can make it very hard to keep your balance. No one wants to have a dizzy spell or take a fall when they’re in the shower, which can be a truly frightening experience.Donate Car to Charity California

Sensitive Nerves: If you have an overactive nervous system (which you do, if you have fibro), the sensation of water hitting you in the shower could be painful in itself or cause you to be especially sensitive for the rest of the day, leading to pain all over your body.Donate Car to Charity California