.Now that winter is over I’m feeling a lot better. I’m able to exercise, which makes it easier to sleep, which means I have less pain, I have less pain so I’m happier. Everything is connected with fibro, little things snowball to make me very sick, little things snowball to make me better. Now my idea of better is just feeling like I have the flu, so I won’t be running marathons anytime soon..
This spring has really got me thinking that maybe it’s time to move somewhere without a winter, like Southern Utah or Arizona. I hate to pick up & leave my family, friends, & life, but if it means that I feel better maybe I should? Notice the ? I just don’t know if I will deal better with a hot summer, than I do with winter. I guess I won’t make the decision until fall, but i just don’t know how much climate factors into fibromyalgia. Maybe, I will just be like on that one episode of the Simpsons & have the town moved on trailers to a warmer climate.
I would also love to live somewhere without a winter. Well, without being cold, anyway. Northern Utah is very cold. Southern is better. Though I’d like to get out of Utah all together!
I would caution you against Southern Utah because as warm as some may think it is in the winter, it still can get super cold. I have been snowed on in Eastern Southern Utah in June before. The weather down there is very unpredictable.
If you can stand the heat of AZ, then I would recommend that instead. But if you want no winters and good climate all year round, I have family in California and it is nice there all year long
I did move to south west Florida for the weather. Summers are excruciatingly sticky, but there is the air conditioning. The blue skies and sunshine make up for the humidity. It improves the mental outlook of you and everyone around you. It is also great to be able to step outside anytime without pain from the cold. (Originally from Michigan ‘brown belt’) Best months are from Oct to May with most winter nites being around 50. (Originally from Michigan ‘brown belt’)
I would suggest you take an extended stay during the worst season of wherever it is you are thinking about, and talk to a lot of the ‘natives’ about the weather. Weather seems to affect Fibro a lot so ask if people’s arthritis kicks up. Some areas can have a lot of fronts go through and people who don’t hurt from the weather don’t notice them.