How to deal with a fibro flare

The first time you get a fibro flare it can be scary. You are going along in your day to day life trying to cope with your fibro symptoms of fatigue, pain, brain fog, sleep problems etc etc and suddenly you feel like you have been run over by a bus. It's a flare!

At first you wonder if it was something you did, or some extra stress or even an extra illness rearing it's ugly head... but you need to know that this shall pass. 

Exactly what is a Fibro flare?

A fibro flare as a sudden increase in symptoms that hinders the ability to carry out daily.

In some people a flare can mean an intense increase in the regular symptons they experience and in others it can bring a sudden onset of completely new symptoms on top of their old ones. It is helpful to work out which kind of flare you get so that it helps for quick identification in the future. This can save lots of visits to the doctors office.

In the meantime here are some great articles from the fibro bloggers here at the directory all of whom have experienced fibro flares. These are articles that will give you more insight into flares and help you cope with a fibro flare: 

• What does a Fibromyalgia Flare feel like? by Sue at Fibro Daze

• How to stay creative through a Fibro Flare by Susan at Creatively Fibro

• Did you say flare? I heard care. by Kooki at I'm Okay

• How to handle a flare up: 5 tips from Donna at February Stars

• 5 tips for getting through a Fibro Flare by Julie at Counting My Spoons

• 3 Ways to Describe a Fibro Flare by Kathleen at FibroWorks

• Tips to Avoid a Holiday Fibro Flare by Cynthia at My Inspired Fibro Life

• ABC's of Bouncing Back from a Flare by Julie at Counting My Spoons

• My Fibromyalgia Flare Survival Kit by Carrie at My Several Worlds

• When A Pain flare is Overwhelming by Beverley Butterfly at Blooming Mindfulness

• Easy Activities for Your kids When You're in a Fibromyalgia Flare by Melissa at Going My Own Pace

• STOP That Holiday Flare Now! by Sue at Rebuilding Wellness

• Over 40 Fibromyalgia Flare Fighting Products by Cynthia at The Disabled Diva