when my pain levels are high i have trouble sleeping. any time i try to reposition myself - especially roll over - the pain wakes me up and then it's hard to get back to sleep. that seems to be my biggest problem - getting back to sleep if i'm woken up. i used to be able to get up, feed the cats, hit the bathroom, and go back to sleep. now if i have to wake up to pee, it can be hard to get back to sleep. i'm currently not on any RA meds either.

however, the nausea and night sweats are not something that i've had with RA - only with other illnesses. you may want to call your rheumy for advice or set up an appointment with your GP for testing. is perimenopause a possibility? or have you recently started any other medication, like an antidepressant?

No medications. I am 31. I havent felt right since I had a flare about a month back and was put on prednisone. It made my heart race something fierce. which is when insomnia set it bad. Havent slept good since. I will call my PCP today. I see Rheumy tomorrow.

Prednisone is known to cause insomnia. When I am on 10mg pf prednisone I get so hot and have hot flashes. The nausea could also b prednisone. Jusr some thoughts.

what racerunner said. if you've recently stopped taking the prednisone, it can take some time to get out of your system. predisone is notorious for disturbing sleep, causing night sweats, and can also cause nausea.

One of my biggest problems having RA is not being able to sleep....I know a lot of it is the steroids but pain is the other factor. Like stephgas said, I try to turn over and I scream out in pain and it's hard to go back to sleep. I get maybe 3-4 hours of sleep a night..... I even take a sleep aid, two Lorazepam , sometimes they work and other times they don't.

That's miserable.
I have spurts of sleepless nights. In part the prednisone & in part pain.
Hips wake me a lot & lately my big toe.
If on prednisone I sweat like crazy. Feels like I'm in an oven.

Really should run this by your doctor.
It's more stress not knowing.
Nausea comes with pain for me & some reflux.
Best to be safe. Hope you get some answers & sleep. Hard enough being exhausted with sleep.
Let us know if you get any where with the doctor.
Wishing you luck.
Sammy

Sammy, you blew me away when you talked about your big toe! The pain in my big toe wakes me up at night. I too have night sweats and I am not on prednisone. It's nice to know that I am not alone in what is going on with my body. Thanks!

I know exactly how you feel. I am on a lot of meds, INCLUDING a sleeping med & I still have a really hard time sleeping at night. The pain keeps me from falling asleep and wakes me up in the middle of the night (multiple times) if I toss & turn (and I do A LOT).

I also have to get up to go to the bathroom a lot and every time it's a battle to get back into bed because I know the pain will keep me from sleeping...

Yet, with all of that, I am still SO exhausted that ALL I want to do is sleep :(

I also get night sweats on a regular basis. I wake up and the sheets are soaked! I don't know what to do to make them stop. :/

prednisone causes both nausea and sweating.

Your doctor can prescribe Zofran for terrible nausea and you can take prevacid or similar to help it too.

For the sweating - what time do you take prednisone? Maybe change that. And if you can, decrease how much you take.

If you think it's glucose related, (although prednisone is number 1 suspect), you can eat a small meal before bed (simple carb with protein). that would stave away a dropout of glucose. But this should get checked.