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Posted 12/7/2012 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
I always experience pain, mostly in my joints. However, I've noticed that if I take a nap during the day I wake up feeling achy all over, almost like I have the flu. It doesn't matter if the nap is five minutes or an hour, whether I'm sitting up or lying down...the same thing happens. Does any one else experience this? Is there an explanation?
Posted 12/7/2012 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
I've never quite understood this either. A nap will almost always do me more harm than good. God help me if I fall asleep riding in the car; I wake up in a state somewhere between flesh-starved zombie and drugged out torture victim, writhing around and moaning/choking/sputtering until the fog clears.

My best guess these days is that the same symptom increases/fluctuations that force me to pass out during the day are the cause of the increased pain and problems upon waking. The only difference is that if I succumb and sleep through the wind up, I get blindsided by everything when waking up. If I force myself to stay awake then I'm experiencing the worsening gradually and can get used to it, making it seem less catastrophic.
Posted 12/7/2012 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
Spall , I like your description ... and its unfortunately exactly how I feel :-( too
Posted 12/7/2012 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
What a brilliant description,what I don't understand is,when I get up in the morning it isn't as painful as getting up after a short rest!

It just doesn't make sense
Posted 12/7/2012 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
Loved that description of what you feel like when waking, Spall!!! Giggle!

I only wish I could nap on a regular basis! I've been battling insomnia since 2007! :shock: When I wake, I'm usually battling to actually wake up enough to smack that alarm off and actually sit up in bed, not just slide off the edge onto the floor in a lump! Then I have to remember why I decided to use an alarm and that I really do need to get out of my bed.

Usually I win and make it out of bed, but once in a while, devil I do turn over and go back to sleep - even for just a few more minutes!! LOL!!!

I have yet to find a good scientific explanation for why we go through this, but it's nice to know that I'm not alone in this either!
Posted 12/8/2012 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks so much hishorselover for asking the question and to all who have answered. I have always never understood why everyone in my family and my in-laws, can take a cat nap or a 2 hour one and wake up refreshed and able to function as if they got the greatest shot of energy. Me on the other hand avoids naps at all cost. If I take one I might as well just sleep for the rest of the day (but if I did that I'd never sleep at night). Glad to know that I'm not alone. Just figured I wasn't meant to nap!
Posted 12/8/2012 6:40 PM (GMT 0)
You might want to try just laying very still for 20 to 30 minutes to rest. I've found this to be the best way for me to get through some tough days when I can't nap.

Just a thought. :-)
Posted 12/9/2012 1:18 AM (GMT 0)
I feel worse after napping also. No idea why!
Posted 12/9/2012 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
I feel worse too!

My body feels swollen, my stomach is upset, and my joints feel like they're welded together.

Posted 12/9/2012 8:42 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting...and for a moment I thought I was crazy :(

Traveler...I would LOVE to be able to just lay still for a short while but if I sit down, I'm asleep...it doesn't take much that's for sure! I am grateful that I seem to feel better than many on this forum. I'm definitely going to ask the LLMD this question when I see him in February...
Posted 12/9/2012 9:13 PM (GMT 0)
OH! Yes, that would make it quite difficult to lay still for a while without going to sleep! LOL!! I remember I went through a period like that. Boy, was it frustrating! It meant that I couldn't sit still to even rest my poor aching feet!

Please do let us know what your doc has to say about this! Thanks!
Posted 12/9/2012 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
I will for sure Traveler!!! I almost didn't even put this question out here but I'm beginning to realize that just about every symptom I feel is related to Lyme. In the meantime, I just have to keep as busy as I can :)
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