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Anyone feel stiff before a storm, but get relief from psoriatic arthritis pain once it starts?

I've always felt fatigued, a little brain fog, headache and eye aches, stiff, achy joints and like I'm really puffy or swollen leading up to a storm, and it clicked for my husband and we finally put 2 & 2 together and realized what was going on a couple of years ago.

Relief during stormy weather

It's like being a human barometer haha. I constantly read and hear stories about people (my mom and sister included) being achy while a storm is brewing and symptoms getting worse when the storm actually hits, but for me, it's backward. The pressure just builds and builds and the symptoms get worse to where I essentially feel like a water balloon being filled while in a closing table vise, until that first storm cloud(mainly rain, sometimes snow) finally bursts and releases that first raindrop, then I feel like it starts to release in me also. I hope that makes sense. There's currently a storm on its way haha.

Does this happen to you? Does it go away or get worse when the storm starts?

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  1. Hi , thank you for sharing your story with us. Many of our members will say that the weather definitely affects how they feel. I am sending over an article with some tips, I hope this can help you.
    Jill, Team Member
    https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living-with-psa/weather-trigger/

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