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Posted 2/9/2012 6:42 AM (GMT 0)
Can't sleep because I am too achy. Took a hot bath, and just took a half of hydrocodone. I tried turning off the light several times, but the aches just take over.

I didn't even really do anything today out of the ordinary. Who knows....batty condition.
Posted 2/9/2012 7:38 AM (GMT 0)
I am sorry that you are feeling so bad tonight. I pray your pain medicine works soon and you get some relief.
Posted 2/9/2012 8:16 AM (GMT 0)
I'm with ya sistas...fell asleep for two hours and then wham, I'm up with awful leg cramps and lower back pain. Finally got up and took a hot shower, just stood there with the water beating on me and took a Flexeril for my muscle cramps and yet an hour later, still sleep doesn't come and it's after 2 o'clock. Thank goodness I don't have to work tomorrow, well today...guess I'll try a Melatonin now...
Miriam
Posted 2/9/2012 10:32 AM (GMT 0)
Myself 09,

That's how I would sleep if I didn't take my sleep supplements. The sleep supplements I take knock me out and seem to relax my muscles and my mind. Just to add they don't take away the pain.

I hope you find something that works for you.
Posted 2/9/2012 12:05 PM (GMT 0)
OMG, I have been a column of pain all night too!! Do you ever get that pain that feels like it is in your bones? Both legs and arms have it...dull deep throbbing pain, no massage or heating pad can touchit

Well, I'm off to get coffee and pain pillladies....hope your days get much better
Maggie
Posted 2/9/2012 12:28 PM (GMT 0)
I really hate going to bed.  I'm at my worst at this time and just trying to walk to the bathroom brings tears to my eyes.  I wish I didn't need to sleep at all.  I had a neighbor years ago that only needed three hours a sleep a night and was loaded with energy.  She would go to bed at 3 AM and up at 6 AM.  That would be heaven for me.  I'm thrilled when I see the clock at 5:30 - 6:00 AM.  That means I get up for the day.  Just moving around helps me a lot.

 

I hope you got some rest, Myself.  It's horrible when you have tried everything you know to do and still can't be comfortable at all. 

 

Sherrine

Posted 2/9/2012 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, yaw'l. I take 12.5 of amphitryptiline and 10 mg generic ambien an hour before bed. Generally I take a hot bath with Epsom salts and then read a while. I think I need to stop the reading, especially the seductive call of the IPad. No 'puter no ebooks, but grab instead an old magazine.

Finally, around 3 am I managed to get to sleep, after the hydrocodone kicked in. Some days, the pain is at acceptable levels. Others, I have to pull out the big guns.

The good thing is that I ought to be able to sleep tonight, if past behavior is any indicator.

Happy Thursday, yaw'l.
Posted 2/9/2012 8:41 PM (GMT 0)
I have been having some really bad nights lately. My legs, hips and lower back are so bad that no med and no heating pad will help. And, all this with a sleep aid!

I agree with Sherrine. I would feel better if I didn't have to go to bed at all. I go to bed very late and then just a few hours later this awful ache and pain starts. I cannot get comfortable no matter how hard I try. And then, its morning. bah humbug
Posted 2/10/2012 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
Mmmm, had one of those nights too. My brain wouldn't stop running, I had the twichies, legs moving, 2 dogs that wouldn't potty before bed-didn't want to clean that up! At 2 I was outside, noticed it was a full moon. Does that have anything to do with it? Took a flexeril, sleep at last, but hung over all day. Can't win!
Posted 2/10/2012 4:36 AM (GMT 0)

This site is so helpful for me!!! smilewinkgrin

Although I hate that we are all at times suffering...it so reassuring to know that others have that specific pain that I am experiencing and I am not CRAZY.  The leg and arm problem mentioned earlier is the killer for me.  I am 43 and walk like I am 70, my legs and arms hurt so badly in the bones and it leaves you wondering if this is what bone cancer feels like?  To me it feels like my bones are being chewed of by dull teeth.  My arms and legs do not feel like they are mine.    For a long time I could sleep anywhere as long as I wanted and now I know the madness of insomnia..2 hr of sleep and thats it, I feel like I need more all the time.  So thankful for all the caring people willing to share thier experiences.  It makes it so much easier for me to talk about.  My mom said to me a few weeks ago that I was having a mid-life crisis and needed to get myself together and get back to work!  I wish that I could but...I couldnt possibly and have a hard time dealing with this.  No job, no money, no insurance....no sleep and pain at all times.  How I wish I could have the old me back. 

Thank you to all you wonderful people on this site.  Thank you.

Posted 2/10/2012 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hello, I am new to the forum,

This is very helpful for me as I feel very alone, suffering with Fibro...The nights are the worst, up all night and it feels as if there is something in my legs and arms twisting , stabbing the muscles and nerves. I find if I do take a mild pain reliever (Tylenol 4) it will make my insomnia worse.I can totally relate to you describing your pain and how it feels in your bones. I also have numbing in my feet, always at night. I am 44 BTW!!!
This all happened after a car accident, always had Crohn's, well diagnosed at 24.
I look forward to posting on the site any information that I may come across as well as perusing the site for new information.



Fibromyalgia,Crohn's,IC,Scoliosis,Herniated Discs L4- L5- S1, osteoarthritis,migraines
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"i often think the night is more alive and more richly coloured than the day."
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