Thread: Why is the pain worse in the evening/late afternoon?
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Old 10-08-2008, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jess18 View Post
I don't know if it is just me, but my pain is lesser in the morning, but by 4 oclock or so, it seems to really flare and burn more, and stays like this for around 4 hours. Do you find that your pain is worse in early evening? Why would this be? do y'all take breakthrough pain meds to deal with this?

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I'm with you... I've heard a lot of different reasons. Your cortisol is lower, and you have fewer distractions are probably the two most common. I have only had one dr. look me straight in the face and say: "In all honesty, we, the medical community, just don't know why this is yet." Maybe someday someone will figure it out, and then they can fix it.
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