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Posted 3/30/2012 9:31 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone,

Tell me if I'm wrong but I heard that when a person with fibromyalgia is tired near their bedtime they should go to sleep rather than nodding off beforehand.

My b/f is telling me that I should go to bed at the same time at night no matter how tired I am, even if I didn't sleep well the night before. He said that's the best way to handle jet lag. Ah, b/f's.

Thanks for any input.

Posted 3/30/2012 11:18 AM (GMT 0)
I've had insomnia for........shoot like 20 years or so. I take a sleep aid now to help me sleep. But one thing I learned that is if I nod off when I am tired (which is usually late evening/early night), I wake up super early. So if I keep my bed time consistent, I wake at the same time every morning. A regular routine helps my circadian rhythm stay in sync.
Posted 3/30/2012 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
Actually, your BF is right.  That is a sleep schedule.  You go to bed at the same time and get up at the same time every day.  Your body becomes accustomed to this and you will go to sleep nearly every night without problems.  I put myself on this years ago.  If' I'm exhausted, I might take a 20 minute power nap in the afternoon but that's about it.  I want to be tired when my bedtime arrives.

 

Sherrine

Posted 3/31/2012 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
My insomnia runs in cycles, always has since age 10...no rhyme or reason, it just does. I've read that 1/3 of insomniacs had a parent who also had it. My Dad had it and 2 out of 6 kids in our family have it. I don't like it but after living with it for almost 50 years...I guess I'm used to it....NOT :)

Sweet Dreams

Hugs, Robin
Posted 3/31/2012 2:13 AM (GMT 0)
I have tried different ways on my sleeping habits. I think the best way is not nap too much and go to bed near the same time. I have been limiting my caffeine late at night, do a schedule getting ready for bed. I hate taking sleep meds because once I start taking them my body relies on them. I have been doing fairly well without them.
Posted 3/31/2012 11:25 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, everyone, for your input.

It is probably a good idea to go to bed at the same time. I needed to do a check on this because a couple nights ago I had only a couple hours of sleep and the following evening I kept nodding off. I was thinking this can't be good for sleeping tonight....

I tried taking a seratonin supplement last night with my melatonin and l-theanine. My sleep was still problematic but at least I had about 6 hrs. of sleep.

Ah, fibro. Before fibro I slept very well all of my life.

Thanks again.
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