facial flushing?

Sorry to ask so many questions tonight.....is facial flushing a symptom of fibro? My cheeks feel burning hot and they look flushed. I can feel the my pulse in my cheeks if that makes sense.

I get like that sometimes...fibromites sometimes feel like they have
problems with their "internal thermostat"...it can feel like it's broken,
and at times we feel unusually super hot or cold. Fibro is crazy!!!

Hope you feel better soon!

Hugs, Robin

Sorry to hear you are having troubles. Im pretty newly diagnosed but suffering for years. For me yes there is facial flushing/redness/tenderness. That is anywhere in the body for me and as I've read for other people as well. There are as I'm learning a lot of different symptoms/issues pertaining to skin problems. I feel that for me if there is a new symptom I get a little anxious and when I get anxious of course my blood pressure raises slightly which can makes my cheeks flushed..also some medications and my hormones. But definately fibro as well. What helps me with the skin problems is taking an oatmeal bath. I just take about half a cup of quaker oats and tie them up in a coffee filter and let it float around while the water is running and then while I'm in the bath (its relaxing as well) then before I get out I take the coffee filter filled oatmeal and light rub it over my skin and rinse then pat myself dry. I do that about 3-4 times a week and it helps my skin sensitivity/pain/itching/dryness a lot. Hope this helps and that you feel better. *soft hugs*

A light bulb just went on for me. I go between being so cold, I cover up in wool blankets to being so hot it almost makes me sick. I had no idea this was caused by the Fibro. I have not mentioned it to the doctor, just took it in stride along w/all the rest of the "weirdness". Sorry you all have this, too, but happy to know I am not alone. Hope everyone is doing well today.

Peace,
V

I thought mine was from my hysterectomy too Denise. I wear a jacket around the house that can easily be taken off when the hot spells hit. When Im at home I wear just a band on my head to keep my ears warm and there are alot of times where that goes flying off too. lol

The worst thing is to get one of the hot flashes in a public place.

Gentle Hugs
Shirley

Hey folks - on the up side, we don't need to spend $$ on a sauna!

I'm sorry others are having the same problem but I am also very relieved. Sometimes I can go weeks with no flushing but when it starts it can happen 10 times a day and last for days and days. I hate going out in public looking like a tomato face. My husband says its not that bad but I look like the Campbell's soup kid with bright red cheeks. My face feels so hot. It almost feels like windburn or sunburn. Anyways I just found this site today and I'm already glad I did.  My tomato face...lol 

Yup, I too go from icy cold, to sweating hot. I find it worse when I am in flare mode...When I get cold, my shoulders hunch up and I curl into a little ball... That's all well and good, but then my back and neck muscles start spasming, then I get hot, and shed everything off and ten minutes later it all starts again :(
I hear ya... and the face flushing is the worst! It gets bad after I eat, or right in the middle of a conversation..makes people think you are trying to hide something ;)