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(Message started by: kimmeesue on Mar 21^st, 2005, 7:54pm)

Title: Weather and CH
Post by kimmeesue on Mar 21^st, 2005, 7:54pm

It's that time of year in Kansas and I'm having a harder time keeping the monster at bay. I can predict storms far better than the weatherman. My husband thinks it is just part of my cycle but I think it is definitely relates to the weather itself. Anyone else have a harder time during storms or prior to them?

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by Kris_in_SJ on Mar 21^st, 2005, 8:33pm

I can always tell when the barometric pressure is changing because I wake up with that tell-tale pressure in my cluster eye. Lucky for me, it doesn't mean a cycle is starting, just that the weather is changing ... strange, but true.

Maybe it's a bit like old war wounds that start hurting when it's going to rain. Regardless, I'm getting pretty good at predicting rain and snow storms.

Kris

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by BarbaraD on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 12:21pm

I've always thought the HAs had something to do with the barometer. Hate Spring and Fall.... especially....

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by jokrs2 on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 12:59pm

Oh yeah! Low pressure can be Hell :-X . All of my relatives ask me if it's going to snow. I get pressure on whichever side of my head is being attacked at the time. I have some arthritus as well so it performs the double whammy on me. :-/. You are not alone. Joe

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by sandie99 on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 1:34pm

Not storms, no. But freezing wheather does trigger mine sometimes. Sometimes it helps... Go figure this beast out! ;;D

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by Belle on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 4:31pm

My cycles usually start when there is a drastic change in the weather. I'm alright if we ease into a season, but when it goes from -20c to +2 in a day my head usually freaks. Ive often thought about moving to a country where the weather stays the same all the time but I just love Canada too much!

Belle
::)

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by survivor13 on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 5:58pm

Living in the Souteast I too am the weather man! actually they are my worst and biggest trigger. hurricane season almost kills me. During the aftermath's of hurricane storms, I will sometimes get them everyother hour for two to five days in a row. :'(

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by TonyG1 on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 7:42pm

on 03/21/05 at 20:33:09, Kris_in_SJ wrote:

Ditto to that Kris --- it doesn't mean a cycle is starting for me but I can sure tell when the weather is about to change... kinda like that saying "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes... " [smiley=sgrin.gif] -- I saw that on some movie somewhere...

Survivor -- I too am in the South East ... last season Francis and Ivan came through my backyard .... it was not pretty as I recall.

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by Karla on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 8:12pm

Any time it rains or snows I get a ha. I can feel it comming before it hits.

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by BlueMeanie on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 9:15pm

Cold is o.k., it's the heat that's the trigger. Not sure about day to day pressures. Rain doesn't make a difference to me. Change of seasons do seem to have an effect on cycles starting.

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by Redneck on Mar 22^nd, 2005, 10:30pm

Weather don't do a thing for me, get them in heat, cold, rain, dry, any season. Keeps life interesting >:(. This 2 week break then back into cycle has me a bit "tempermental" :)

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by PCMCCK on Mar 23^rd, 2005, 12:12am

Sometimes a cold wind hitting my face causes my pain to increase, other times not and then again the pain will be just as bad when the weather is warm and dry, warm and wet, cold and dry, cold and wet-go figure!

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by Renee on Mar 23^rd, 2005, 6:10am

A rapid baro pressure drop will bring a big hit on for me every time. Same thing with a rapid baro pressure rise.

My non-ch friends call me a walking weatherperson! ;)

edit for spelling cause I can't spell today!

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by PerryGR on Mar 23^rd, 2005, 12:51pm

on 03/23/05 at 06:10:10, Renee wrote:

A rapid baro pressure drop will bring a big hit on for me every time. Same thing with a rapid baro pressure rise.

Ditto. Rapid changes in barometric pressure bring on series of severe hits. So does warm and wet weather.

PFDAN to all,
Perry.

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by AussieBrian on Mar 23^rd, 2005, 10:49pm

Always been aware of barometric changes and CH. Oddly driving up or down mountains, or flying, has never made a blind bit of difference.

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by survivor13 on Mar 23^rd, 2005, 11:45pm

try drinking a beer while your flying! From Atlanta to Cleveland! had a major hit during the whole flight! I thought they thought i was a terrosist fixin" to nut up!

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by Gator on Mar 24^th, 2005, 10:21am

Yup. Changes in barometric pressure do me in. So does heat and humidity.

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by Kim Y. on Mar 25^th, 2005, 11:19am

HHUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM...

This is very interesting being the fact that the last week the weather has been cloudy, wet and cold except for Wed. CH has been a beast and a half starting Monday, Tues. (9 kip) & on Wed. was mild 2-3 kip. Then Thurs. needed O2 and Imitrex like Mon. and Tues. Today it continues at a 4-5 kip. :-/ I never really related it to the weather now I will pay closer attention.

Thanks for the information.

Title: Re: Weather and CH
Post by Frank_W on Mar 27^th, 2005, 8:43pm

Ditto on the barometric pressure changes, when they are sudden, if I am in cycle. WHAM!! :-/