Is there a Reason ur Not sleeping in bed ? is it cause you will keep ur hubby awake ?? I would Try the bed...so you can Sprawl Out...my Hubbys recliner is COMFY...but if I fall asleep in it, I wake up Terribly Stiff and sore...If not in the same room as ur Hubby, then at least in na spare room...or even a blow up mattress for the floor...

Awww Hon...I Hope you can get this resolved, sorry I have No Med advise for you !! But sending an Understanding Hug !!

I can relate about not sleeping well....I never did either, and my rheumy immediately started me on Flexeril, which relaxes muscles and makes me sleep all night....most research supports the thinking that good, deep sleep is critical for bodies to repair themselves, so I take the meds....

Hope this helps, and HUGS

I hope you find something that makes you sleep well in bed. If your medications are ones that make you sleepy, try taking them at night. Xanax works well for me.

I take nighttime meds but even then I still have problems sleepingat times.

I am so sorry about you not being able to sleep. I can really relate. I agree with DakotaRose maybe a different type of bed or maybe one in a different room so you can strech out. I do take a sleeping med but I still have a hard time sleeping from time to time. Maybe it could be from your other meds to. I know lortab makes it hard for me to get into that REM sleep that is so important.I do take Ambian to help me. Althought the Ambian CR is better my insurance won't pay for it. I hope this has helped a little bit.
Sending you a Big sleepy timy HUG!!

I don't know. My brother is one of those that can fall asleep any where. Most nights he either sleeps in the recliner or on the couch. My mom did private duty nursing for an elderly couple and they both slept in recliners.

I've tried all kinds of meds to try and help me sleep and natural alternatives and nothing seems to work for me but everyone is different.

I'd try different things out and do whatever works best for you.

Hugs

Also the idea of sleeping next to the one you love is nice when you have health problems it's not always possible. If your matress is to hard they have all kinds of foam padding and air mattress and my grandmother even had a water mattress that you could put on top of the existing mattress to prevent bed sores and stiffness(she was very tiny and frail in her old age ninties).

I take Lunesta at night. My doc says it doesn't interfere with my other med, and I sleep good with it most of the time.
Hope you find something that works.

God Bless

HI:
Boy can I relate to not sleeping. I take Ambien and have for many years. It helps a little I think. But I also take one Flexeril and now Tramadol too.
I agree, that sleep is neccessary for our bodies in many ways. I have not gotten more than 2-3 hours for a year now. Not good.
I've also heard of some natural supplements that can help people, but as of yet I haven't tried any.
I think once we have serious insomnia, it's hard for our bodies to know how to sleep properly.
One docotr of mine said eventually he'd order a sleep study. I'm trying to work on the sleep problem before I have to plunk down a few hundred dollars for that to be done though.
Best of luck to you,
Hugs,
Robin

My mother was dx'd with CFS in the early 80's. She couldn't breathe if she was lying in a bed so she spend a little over a year in a recliner in the living room.

We got her one of those Craft-matic adjustable beds so she could enjoy the privacy of her own room. She never did go back to sleeping with my Dad, but that was because she caught him cheating. Those beds come double-sized but they're so expensive.

I take Ambien CR and it seems to work well for me most of the time. I just don't like that I wouldn't wake up if the house were on fire or there was an earthquake. I wouldn't be able to take it if I had small children.

I hope you find an answer soon.

i take melatonin when i really have sleep trouble; i'm thinking of starting on a new natural supplement by enzymatic therapy, but i'm still researching. i'm one of those crazy parents that allows my toddler to sleep with me (yes, one of them), so, my sleep is interrupted for more reasons than fibro. but, even when i have the rare opportunity to sleep only with my husband or by myself, i still find that i wake up on a few occasions (even with melatonin, etc...). the only thing that's been able to put me out is flexeril, but i pay for it the next day when i can barely wake up and function. after 1/2 a flexeril, i might feel alert by noon on a good day. a whole one has me off-kilter for about a full day or so. if i didn't have to work, i would pop 1/2 of those each night.

I got very lucky at one time in my life because I was able to buy a sleep number bed...that and sleep meds allows me to sleep much better than in the past...good luck!

Also Sweet Dreams is a mixture of valerian, skullcap, passion flower, hops, lemon balm, melatonin, kava, senega, sawia, jujube seed, gaba, and cayenne...has helped a lot!

I dont sleep well either my hubby does snore but only bothers me now that I have to lay awake all night listening to him getting great sleep! For me its the pain that wakes me mostly and I have tried some meds to help but they dont work for me, on the other hand I have a friend that they do work for so I think its a personal thing.

I was told by a specialist that you have to have a strict routine everyday for going to sleep to get your body clock working, things like avoiding drinks with sugar or caffeine before bed and going in to bed the same time every night. I was also told that an hour before going in I should do something restfull to wind down like read a book or take a bath, having said all that it still doesn't really help me maybe it will help[ you.

I can relate to sleep issues. I was just diagnosed with central moderate to severe complex sleep apnea. I was waking up 25 times per hour. I haven't had a good night sleep for 3 and a half years which made my pain that much worse. I got a bi-pap machine yesterday finally and finally had a good night sleep. Maybey you could get a sleep study so they can see what's keeping you awake. I wish you the best. Love Cris