I am having trouble

I do have Fibro. but lately I can't seem to get out of bed. I drink energy drinks and anything eles I can get my hands on, but nothing works.

I know part of Fibro. is being tired.  I wonder if  any of you have spells where it is just so hard to get out of bed.  I take tons of vit. and do exactly what the Dc. says, but it doesn't work.  I feel lazy and it's got to stop.  That is no way to live.

Does anybody know if there is something out there that I can ask my Dc. about.

Seriously,

Marilyn

I'm the same.

Had to start taking sleeping meds or I never would be able to get out of bed.

Have you tried sleepy time tea. It helps you relax and sleep.

I know alot of people who use it.

Just thought I'd offer this up to you.

I use Melatonin at night to help me sleep.

I have to get out of bed to go to work...often I tell myself each morning "This is the worst you are going to feel all day, so just get going." It is true too, my pain, stiffness and fatigue are all almost always the worst first thing in the morning. I give myself a half hour longer to get ready than I did before I had fm. I hate bras...I really hate being big busted so I have no choice but to wear a bra.

It helps that I enjoy my job, that I like the people I work with and that I have the most amazing supervisor in the world. But I know for a fact (I spent most of 1992 in bed after being laid off of work) that if I didn't have that job to force me out of bed in the morning...I'd never get up.

I also find that when I force myself to exercise that I find more energy, even when part of my mind is saying "are you crazy? you don't have the energy for this."

That said, there are days when I drive through somewhere for dinner and collapse the minute I walk in the door. I just keep trying to keep going because my kids deserve better.

One thing to look into is whether you might also be having issues with depression, that will also zap your energy.

Joy

Marilyn, that is the catch-22...when we worry about our medical problem flaring up, that causes stress which causes the flare up.

I totally know how you feel. My own sleeping pattern is very much disturbed. I use the sleepy time tea that Megosun mentioned. I buy the local Belgian brand.
And since i'm taking the amitriptyline i do go off to sleep a little bit easier but i still wake up middle of the night so when morning comes i often feel more tired then when i go off to bed. I take a good 2 hours in the morning to get up, awake and dress and even still... Sometimes i still feel like a zombie on my way to work.
The fatigue always gets to me more than the pain too.

I guess it could be a flare yes, i've just had a couple of realy rough days and was more tired than ussual all through the flare, so yeah i guess it could make sense.

Fiona