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...

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trishcorsi 08/05/2013

Any suggestions for getting to sleep that doesn't leave you feeling like a zombie the next day. My pc gave me an rx of transform, but omg the next day was awful. I am so tired of seeing 2 & 3am when I go yo bed at 10!

tootsiesmom 08/05/2013

Trish,
My rheumy gave me flexaril for sleep. 1/2 a pill before bed each night.
It puts me out within an hour, but usually 4 hours later I am awake, and then it is too late to take another before I have to get up for the day.
So, I am with you, something that would last about 6 or 7 hours without being groggy in the morning would be wonderful.
Have a great day.
Kim

deleted_user 08/05/2013

I'm part of the sleep deprived club too, but not on any meds for it yet (notice the yet). My problem stems from my neck and shoulders; have to sleep on my back and it's hard to stay like that all night. I've gone through a whole wardrobe of pillows (my neck has been an issue for a while) and just started using a buckwheat pillow to see if it will work. Why are specialty pillows so darned expensive? (Guess I answered my own question...).

GrammyKat 08/05/2013

I too have sleep problems. I can usually go to sleep right away. The 60 to 90 minutes later, I am wide awake and it takes hours to get back to sleep. I keep my tablet next to the bed so that I can read, hoping my eyes will get sleepy. It helps but not much. I too take a full Flexaril at night. It doesn't seem to help any more.

deleted_user 08/05/2013

Hi Trish - ugh, nothing worse than insomnia! If you want to go the non-pharmaceutical route, there's Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Tea. Also I believe a supplement called Melatonin is helpful for some (my mom takes it and swears by it); another friend takes Kava.

However, I'd be cautious and investigate interactions with herbal supplements as much as with prescriptions - lots of sites have drug interaction tools - here's one:
http://reference.medscape.com/drug-interactionchecker

Hope some of this helps - AND hopefully you'll have sweet dreams soon! ; )

Kimberley97 08/05/2013

RAsally where do you get calms forte?

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