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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deleted_user 10/30/2007

We all know that our sleep is somehow messed up with this whole fibro thing. but has anyone else found that if they are up past a certain time, they can't actually fall asleep for another couple of hours, no matter how tired they are?

I don't stay up this late often, but i have found that if i stay up past 2 a.m. i can't actually go to sleep until after 4, no matter how hard i try. i'm tired but very awake. but as long as i'm in bed by 1:30, i have no problem going to sleep. the funny part is, that this is the time of night when my sleep cycle went crazy when i had my sleep study. the rest of the night was better than normal, then for about a 2 hour period, i went from REM to awake about 6 times. (one sleep tech said this is why i'm always tired, the other just said that part doesn't really matter since i was in all stages as long as i was supposed to be, and i now of a diagnosis of narcolepsy added to my list)

Thanks!
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deleted_user 10/30/2007

That is odd. However I seem to have a similar problem. I can fall asleep anytime before 12:00(midnight) but after midnight I cant seem to sleep at all...hmmmm..maybe im a werewolf or a vampire? I have been waking up alot lately, which is something Ive never done in the past. I used to sleep like I was in a coma and now I wake up every few hours for no obvious reason. I wonder if I have sleep apnea or whatever it's called. Hmmm now you got me wondering.

deleted_user 10/30/2007

Thought it was just me. Stay up past midnight, then I'm up until 5 or 6am. Then of couse I'm exhausted, have to nap, the cycle goes on. I'm trying to get a regular schedule. I say trying, because I usually sit here on DS all night..

deleted_user 10/30/2007

I sleep..I can pretty much sleep anywhere anytime...I sleep for 5 hours a day.plus all damn night...whether I am getting good sleep is questionable...lol....I must not be since I am always drained.

deleted_user 10/30/2007

msboni, you sound like me! i get a full nights rest, plus as many naps as possible! 30-60 minutes before lunch (unfortunately that's all i can get) and 3-6 hours in the afternoon.

deleted_user 10/30/2007

Oh, that sounds familiar. If i don't sleep early, I am up til the sun comes up..it is soo weird.
I can be sooo tired , i cannot stop yawning but yep, if i don't fall asleep by 1am which i usually don't, then i am up all thru the dark hours.LOL

deleted_user 10/30/2007

Wow, I never made the connection before, but that describes me to a "T". The only way I can sleep is to take an Ambien or Benedryl...which makes me groggy the next day...and most times it also makes me late for work as my alarm goes off at 5:00 am and then again at 6:00 am (if I'm really pushing it). Thanks for your post, it really gives me something to think about.

deleted_user 10/30/2007

YES! Wow you never know what to bring up. You just feel like you are just weird and then someone brings up a new topic and it explains exactly what I go thru also. Yes, If I get past 2am then I am up til at least 4:30-5a and then it is a restlest sleep. I have been trying the last few days to get in bed by 11p to see if that helps this daytime fatigue.. still working on that one.

deleted_user 10/30/2007

I have terrible sleep problems. I don't drop off to sleep for a long time and then I keep waking up and when I need to get up I'm so tired that I can't get up! I feel like a nap everyday but can't due to my job but nat weekends if I nap Im up all night - I give in with it and just try to sleep at night if I can. I would love some advice on this too.

deleted_user 10/30/2007

I have that "second wind" thing happen also. If I'm up late it is like my body is beat but my mind won't shut off.

deleted_user 10/30/2007

SO THAT'S MY TEE-SHIRT!!! I JUST COULDN'T OUT MY FINGER ON IT...THANKS...HELEN

deleted_user 10/31/2007

bbjjbb-you just waking up cause your g-string is to tight. Take it off to sleep girl. Be free

deleted_user 10/31/2007

Yes I have problems with sleep, if I don't get to sleep by 12 I am awake half the night, also if I wake up at about 2 or 3am then I find it hard to get back to sleep. I am sure its what contributes to fibro

deleted_user 10/31/2007

My sleep pattern is just weird. Sometimes I sleep well, others not so well. But, I sure see a difference in the way I function the next day when I do not sleep well. One wonders if we could get the sleep thing completely under control, if more of the symptoms would disappear. Weird it what it is. Prayers and hugs.

deleted_user 10/31/2007

I have had Fibro for years and my sleep has always been an issue (as well as depression) but lately my depression has changed some how and my sleep cycle has shifted too. Seems to be a connection with sleep/seretonin/depression. Maybe if we can get the sleep thing situated the rest will fall in line...we can only dream...scuse the pun :)

deleted_user 10/31/2007

My Gosh you guys I must be old!!!!I am in bed most nights between 8-9 pm!Pain usually drives me there.Any later Though and it will take two or three hours to get to sleep.Sleep is always broken several times at night.Oh how I long for sleep! marilyn

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