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Sleep and fibromyalgia

fibromyalgia and sleep

Don't you just love that feeling of getting all comfy and snuggling up under the quilt and getting ready for sleep? I think everyone does... but for some people sleep is a problematic thing.

The findings of sleep studies suggest that 70-90 percent of fibromyalgia patients complain of non-restorative sleep, which accentuates pain, musculoskeletal stiffness and fatigue. 
Fausto Salaffi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology - Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.

Many people with Fibromyalgia are insomniacs but Fibro is not just associated with this dreaded sleep affliction of insomnia but with many other conditions as well including sleep apnea, teeth grinding during sleep, NRS which stands for non restorative sleep, restless legs and frequent waking.


In fibromyalgia, all treatments are geared toward helping people sleep better. If we can improve their sleep, patients will get better.  Steven Berney, MD, chief of rheumatology at Temple University Health System in Philadelphia via WebMD.
Here we have some articles about sleep and Fibromyalgia written by people who understand:

  • The fibromyalgia sleep chronicles – Time to (try to) sleep by Sarah at The F Word
  • Poor sleep is not a significant predictor of fibromyalgia pain intensity and duration. Read article here.
  • Fibromyalgia makes my bed my Frienamy! by Susan 
  • Fighting The Sleepless Nights and The Effects of Sleep Deprivation by Barbara
  • Sleep Disorders Common In Fibromyalgia at FibroDaze
Here we have some suggestions for getting a better night's sleep when you have Fibro:

10 comments:

  1. Some great articles here, I'm sure between us all we should be able to help some people get a better nights sleep :)

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    1. Thanks Susan, or at least help someone realize they are not alone in their struggles in the middle of the night when they cannot sleep with Fibromyalgia.

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  2. Shared for you hon ;0) xx

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    1. Thanks so much Jools, sharing is caring!

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  3. I had fibromyalgia for about 20 years. I fortunately had it diagnosed almost immediately by a wonderful male doctor. It was very debilitating at first. I had to rest after cleaning my bathtub, a very painful process, and I was only in my 50s. The pain did not go away. My doctor prescribed aerobic exercise and Flexeril. That drug made a big difference in the amount of sleep I got. I exercised for 20 minutes every day except Sunday. (That was all my pain tolerance would allow.)

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    1. Never heard of Flexeril will have to look that up :0) x

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  4. Anonymous12:36 AM

    I just had the worst night with only a few hours broken up. Nothing solid. Thank you for this information. I will read it and hopefully find something that works for me. <3

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    1. I hope you find something that works for you :0) xx

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  5. I know how things happen with a fibromyalgia patient.So I personally prefer stem cells therapy for improving heath condition taking fibromyalgia treatment at home. Ability to increase concentration, memory problem and other can be improved with the help of this.

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    1. Hi Nusrat, stem cell therapy sounds very interesting, Personally I think it is early days for this treatment and am waiting to see more studies on it. I do appreciate hearing your experience.

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