Fibromyalgia Support Group

You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.

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butterflii410 03/06/2013

Does anyone feel like crap the day after they take a sleeping pill or melatonin?

I am ultra sensitive to sleeping pills. The next day, I'm completely drained of energy and I don't feel myself. I feel odd and out of place. I'm not sure if I'm allergic or what.

On Monday, my doctor told me to try melatonin. I figured since it's also a hormone we produce, it shouldn't be a problem. Now I tried them before but I couldn't remember why I stopped taking them. I thought maybe they didn't help. Well, I remember it caused me to have horrible dreams so I stopped taking them. But I had already taken one Monday night and last night before I remembered it did that.

Today, I am not feeling well. I feel like I mentioned before but I also feel like I'm going to be sick to my stomach which isn't helping when I need to write a grocery list. I am not going to take any pills tonight and see what happens tomorrow.

Anyway, I was just curious if anyone has gone through the same thing.

deleted_user 03/07/2013

I tried taking melatonin but I always woke up feeling depressed.

I have been on the same low dose of tamezepam (it's a benzo) for a number of years and I always wake up clear, or at least clear after a few minutes- no drug hangover.

We all respond differently. I didn't do as well on ambien.

aussiej 03/07/2013

I take sleepers and melatonin and wake up ok, we all respond differently to our meds, my Dr suggests that I give a tab a chance before I give up on them, I do enjoy my dreams tho, they make the night interesting. I hope you find something that helps you. j

deleted_user 03/07/2013

There is a wonderful over the counter sleep med I have found that actually works for me. I am seriously allergic to all anti-hystamines and all sleep meds have some form of it in them....except one.

I take Alteril. It is an all natuaral med. I only take for the nights I need a good recovery sleep.

fibrolizzy 03/07/2013

I'm like you..so sensitive to meds. I tried and stopped melatonin, too, and I can't remember why. But what works well for me is a fairly mild muscle relaxer, called skelaxin. I also take 1/2 a xanax at night. I wake up with no drugged, hungover feeling.

Good luck!

deleted_user 03/07/2013

I used to take melatonin but found that my body got immune to them and felt that I had to keep increasing the amount to get the same affect. That's why I stopped taking them because eventually I felt that my body was just not responding to the melatonin. My rheumy put me on ambien and I started hallucinating and not remembering anything that happened the night before. Now I take 50 mg of amitriptyline and that seems to be working ok. Why is it the finding something to help us sleep is so hard when those of us who have fibro need the most sleep?!?!?

LynnJ55 03/07/2013

I had the same problems with melatonin, even at the smallest doses. Horrible nightmares, and the next day had no energy. It might have interacted with my celexa for depression as well, because my depression got worse.

deleted_user 03/07/2013

I take 1/2 abmbien. I don't have any problems. I don't sleep all night, it helps me sleep at least 5 hours. Thats more than I would get without it. I don't have any dreams and I wake up feeling druged.
Melatonin made me sick to the stomach. Also tried several OTC sleep aid, put never really helped.

I have learn, that if I don't get sleep I have much more pain. Sleep is very importand with us that have Fibro. I will take what I have to get my sleep.

Hope you find what helps you. Good luck....

deleted_user 03/07/2013

Sorry, I mean I wake up NOT feeling druged.

Abotsd 03/07/2013

I'm still using Xyrem for deep and restorative sleep. I've been using it for over six years by prescription from my sleep specialist. I also use my vpap machine and mask. Anything to get good sleep. Without it, my life was full of pain and illness.

deleted_user 03/08/2013

Melatonin and most sleeping pills cause horrible depression the next day for me. I get almost suicidal from any of the sleep aids.

PeaceN2You 08/08/2013

Anybody else notice these sales messages lately are word for word the same except they're for different products?

This is the second one I've seen this week.

Cocoa1 08/08/2013

I have tried many herbal preparations, but still wake up unrefreshed. Cortisol Manager knocks me out; but I'm still not refreshed. I just completed an in-home sleep study because my insurance would not approve an in-lab sudy without ruling out sleep apnea first. Well the home study showed that I do not have sleep apnea; so the sleep doctor said the overnight study is necessary. I'm still waiting for approval from my insurance.

deleted_user 08/08/2013

Dream Water well help you sleep had same problem and i found this stuff and its great. Lisa

deleted_user 10/14/2013

I take Temazepam and trazodone, and progesterone bio-identical hormones. and Banadryll for my allergies...that all helps me sleep....it's one big sleeping pill cocktail all at once. for pain I take Cyclobenzeprine along with baclofen....they are both muscle relaxants for my fibo. put those two sets of drugs together...and they all work like a charm...nothing else out there works otherwise....been taking all these pills for years.

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