WHY in the lords name does everything hurt more in the winter?!

[KrisGreen]

Just woke up this morning and my sciatica is going down both my legs. It’s mild to moderate on and off throughout the warmer days. It only hurts this much after I’ve done too much physical activity. Once the air becomes cold the pain seems to intensify.

I’ve heard of people having other ailments like osteoarthritis say they feel worse in the winter too for some reason. I Don’t feel this way “When it’s gonna rain.” It’s always the worst in the morning regardless.

 

[azanallover]

I have moderate to severe arthritis and winter sucks for me. Summer isn't too bad but winter sucks. Only pain meds the doctors want to give me are liver killer NSAID class drugs or one of the monoclonal antibody drugs which I refuse, Yeah like I am going to take a MAB so I can end up with cancer. Thank's but I'll just suffer.

 

[TickTockMan]

My ex pain clinic said it is from atmospheric pressure.



Winters kill me. My knees, back and shoulders.

 

[Kulindahr]

Two things:

Reduced sunlight results in reduced production by the body of vitamin D and a few other things. Reductions in those mean the body is less capable of fighting disease and pain.

Colder temperatures without vigorous exercise makes the immune system less effective. This can be a vicious cycle because getting ill means less exercise, which makes you more vulnerable...


So, taking a good vitamin D supplement may help; fish oil can also benefit.

On top of that, the evidence has been accumulating that Pauling was right, and that vitamin C in the winter promotes general health via some cellular processes I'm not going to pretend to understand.