Sleep troubles - Fibromyalgia Message Board

Orelisa · 09-04-2008, 02:32 AM

Hello everybody Frenchy Girl needs you again

For those who didn't read me yet I'm a french fibro girl who looks forward informations about it because in France this disease is a "mind illness" (for doctors and for other persons) and so I have fibro but I'm not really inform by it.
I had sleep trouble a little bit before the diagnostic fell but now it's more and more present and i would like to know if it's fibro or not :
I go to bed for example at 9:30 or 10 pm i sleep without problem (as i'm often tired) but when mornig comes i'm as tired than yesterday and sometimes more ! Do you have this too ? If It's the case : What can help me to have a good sleep ?

I expect your answers see you later

I apologize for grammar and vocabulary again

Paddy55 · 09-04-2008, 07:51 AM

Orelisa - Welcome to the board!
Fatigue is a common symptom of fibro. It is because the fibro somehow deprives us of restorative sleep, meaning we sleep and sleep, but we can never get the right kind of sleep. We could sleep all night and wake up exhausted - that is very common.
Some doctors prescribe amitryptaline (branded Elavil here) for improving your sleep. I take 3 - 10 mg tablets about 2 hours before bed, and it has really helped. I wake up less from the pain. There are other medications but this one is common. It is used in larger doses for depression, but at these small doses seems to help with sleep.
Hopes this helps.
Wishing you peace and comfort,
Paddy

TexMom85 · 09-04-2008, 11:47 AM

Orelisa,

Have you noticed if you snore (breathe abnormally) or if your feet thrash about while you are sleeping? If so, your fatigue (which is very normal for Fibromyalgia patients) could be made worse by either sleep apnea (where the body stops breathing for short moments due to obstruction in the soft tissue in the throat) and/or Restless Legs Syndrome, where the feet and legs move involuntarily and can cause disruptions to the sleep. Do you have a partner who has observed you sleeping who can tell if you are restless?

J'espere que tu dormires (sp?) ce soir (I hope you sleep tonight).

There are things you can take that might help with your energy but you must be careful not to overstimulate yourself, then sleep will be hard to achieve.

I think amitriptylline is an option, but be careful, as many people gain weight on it.

Let us know how you are doing.

Blessings,
TexMom

Orelisa · 09-05-2008, 12:36 AM

Dear TexMom 85,

I don't snore or have feet trash that can explicate this fatigue but the only little rumor I ear will wake me up I will sleep again but not as well as before. But the thing that retains my attention is that in the weekend I can have a well night sleep without being waking up by something I'm also so tired ! I can't make It up ! And with 3 children It's sometimes very hard to support.

I think I will try to stop tea to see If It's a little bit better. But What can I take If I'm tired during the day can I take things like orange juice, fruits or vitamins ?

Orelisa · 09-05-2008, 03:38 AM

I didn't know its existence what you others think about this idea ? Some have already tested It before ?