Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
Sometimes it can correlate directly with depression.
When I was in chronic pain rehab, they wanted us to be able to sleep well because in sleeping well we were better able to deal with our pain.
I would discuss it with your doctors.
I couldn't take ambien, wicked nightmares and headaches.
Trazodone helped, though.