NO SLEEP !

My wife can;t get sleep anymore even with the sleeping bill prescribed ..... All the night continuous nightmares that she feels physically..... what can let her sleep again normally .... we have seen a fibro specialist who gave her blood works to be done and gave her another appointment far away in January .... not sure what can be the case ... she is getting worse and worse and she complains to me and I have nothing to do ..

Is there any one who experience the same sleeping problems in addition to the fibro and the depression and the anxiety ?

Yes, she sees a therapist and she has a sleeping med! I am too worried though as she started to loose the ability to take the med, and as she is adding weight she thought to stop it either ... She is not seeing him regularly and I am advising her to go and talk also but she doesn;t see his talk as powerful... she sees also another one but he is not for med but she asked him about her fibro and he is advising but she started to loose faith in both!

Her mood is too bad and every day screaming and stress and the kids are suffering from this ... I feel that this might get worse and worse as winter and school time is coming!!

who here has same and has found something to help sleeping in addition to the bills ! these nightmares are all the night and she is "waking up" everymorning saying she didnt sleep and tell me a new terrible nightmares ... and she is completely drained of energy ....

Has she been checked for Lyme disease? That has many of the same symptoms as fibro but is caused by the bite of a tick. The reason I ask is that you are saying she is getting worse and worse. Fibro is not considered to be a progressive illness.

We had a member several years ago who continued getting worse so she got a second opinion by a good doctor and it turned out she really had Lyme disease. Doctors do make mistakes. She started getting the proper treatment and started feeling better and better! Igenex Labs in Palo Alto, California is considered the most accurate in diagnosing Lyme from the blood work. Another illness that has many of the same symptoms as fibro is lupus.

Go into Fibro 101...the first thread on the forum...and open the link called What Else Could It Be and you will see other illnesses that have many of the same symptoms as fibromyalgia.

If you do get a second opinion, please let us know what you find out because we really do care about her...and you!

Sherrine

I take a benedryl when I can't sleep and it helps me to sleep and wake in the morning without a hangover. It's OVC and when my doctor told me to try it I thought it couldn't possibly help but I was amazed when it gave me a good, sound sleep.

I hope your Mrs finds the answer to her sleeping problem as well as her anxiety, etc...It sounds like you and your children are all suffering as well. When Mommy or Daddy suffers the children will suffer, too.

Take care...

It sounds like she is seeing a therapist, because you said she was seeing another doc that didn't prescribe meds. I am wondering if the nightmares is something psychological? Has she discussed these with anybody? I wonder if she would need somebody that specializes in that. She can't be getting much rest if she is having night mares nightly. Does she wake up from them? Or does she sleep through them? I often sleep through them, though I have had some that woke me up. I don't really have them anymore.

Maybe she could keep a dream diary and find some patterns. Our dreams are often either our fears or desires.

Though somebody said something about medication causing this which is very possible.

Fibromyalgia and depression can go hand in hand. She might need a different therapist, or maybe she hasn't discussed how much the night mares are effecting her everyday life. I hope it gets better.

Hugs, Karen...

Thanks for all of your helpful replies --- I will keep you posted..... hope we can find any relief....The hardest thing is to see someone suffers and u can do nothing !

I've had nightmares off and on for as long as I can remember. One therapist said I had post traumatic stress disorder from seeing my alcoholic father abuse my mom, hold us hostage with a gun, ect. I'm sure that's part of it sometimes. I have also seen a pastor and truly sought healing from God. The nightmares still come back.

I had an awful one last night. I had to get up and I wanted to cry really bad. But I brought that one on myself. I stayed up way too late and I ate right before bed as well.

Has anyone ever had crazy dreams with distorted colors and sounds when you are suffering from a stomach virus? I also think we can be having bad dreams from being in pain. I take something to help me sleep as well but it also sometimes makes me sleep through severe pain.

I would suggest your wife tries to get a good nighttime routine similar to how we do with our kids (parents get this). Of course she should seek medical help as well but there are some things she can do to help. She should try to go to bed at the same time every night. Maybe take a nice candle lit bath with lavender epsom salt. Read, pray, meditate.. and no serious talks before bed. Turn the t.v. off and listen to soothing music instead. These do help me. It's not a cure all but it helps.

I also feel fibromyalgia is progressive even though it isn't. It sucks and can be very overwhelming and frustrating. I have tremendous guilt over how this is affecting my kids as well. I'm sure she does too. Sometimes she just might need you to listen without trying to fix things. I know that's easier said than done but try it sometimes. I don't think she expects you to save her- just continue supporting her. It sounds as if you are doing an awesome job of that already. I would choose to deal with more pain if my loved ones were half as supportive as you sound!

Keep posting.

Dawn