A fibromyalgia flare up is an acute attack when symptoms are more intense. Some flares only last for a day or two but others may continue for several weeks or even months. Just like your symptoms, the causes of your flare-ups can be very specific to you and your condition.

Living with fibromyalgia can be challenging, especially when anticipating a flare-up. Knowing potential warning signs can empower individuals to manage their condition effectively. Recognizing these 7 alarming signs can help take proactive steps before a flare becomes overwhelming. Table of Contents show 1. Increased Fatigue Widespread Muscle Pain 3. Trouble Concentrating 4. Heightened Sensitivity to...

Does this sound anything like your case? When you get exposed to fibromyalgia triggers such as stress, do you experience fluctuating symptoms?

Fibromyalgia flare-ups vary in form, degree, and duration. In this article, The Disabled Diva shares 4 types and how to survive them!

What are the main fibromyalgia symptoms? Anyone living with fibromyalgia will tell you there are so many symptoms. In fact, before I was diagnosed I use to try to remember them all when I went to a new specialist by working through the parts of my body and listing all the symptoms in each part. For example head was scalp pain, blurry vision, tingling in lips and jaw pain and a feeling I could not relax my jaw. As you can see there are a lot of unrelated, unique symptoms and not every person…

What is a fibromyalgia flare up? How do you know you're in one? And what do you do to manage them? I share all I know here

"They think I'm just being rude..."

The Mighty community shares 17 "habits" they have when they feel a fibromyalgia flare coming on.

"What they don’t know is what the two little words — 'flare-up' — actually mean in my life."