I wondered if anyone knows much about the connection between lupus and disordered sleep. Is there a connection? I believe I read there was. Any information you can share? Thank you....
Thanks everyone! Denita, wow, I am impressed that you can get up early and get to work early. I know what you mean about resetting the alarm and falling back to sleep...its hell. How do you do it?...
I tried Ambien for the first time last night (10 mg). I think I had a good night sleep. Didn't feel as miserable in the AM and was good until around 3:30 when I needed a nap. My question is...
Hi all--I'm planning to fill the ambien and try it tonight. I read that you aren't supposed to take it for more than a couple of weeks? My Dr. did not mention this....
I'm having a hard time curbing my crankiness at work. I get there and I'm so miserable from the fatigue and pain that is worse in the morning that I have a hard time not letting a little "attitude"...
Any tips? I'm struggling so badly with work. I am missing a lot of time because I am at my very worst in the morning. The other day my mom actually came to my house to get me out of bed and to work...
Lalah--I don't believe I ever had the antibiotic. Curedforreal- Yes, I actually do have mild asthma. It mainly kicks up in the Spring or when I'm sick. Interesting, I'll have to look into that. The...
I've gotten into a bad habit of ordering out because I don't feel up to cooking. But the unhealthy take out food isn't going to help me feel better. I wondered what other people are doing. I'm trying...
My toes turn that strangely white color , or even scarier, they go deep purple. I showed it to my Dr. and he said it was Raynaud's. Haven't noticed it in my hands....
I've read how a lot of us have had sleep studies and have found alpha intrusions preventing us from getting deep sleep. My question is--is there anything but Xyrem that will make you refreshed in the...
I find that I feel the worst in the morning and have troubles throughout the day...and then around 7-8 pm, after dinnertime, I have less pain and more energy for a few hours. Does anyone else follow...
I had one of these done 5 years ago and am going in for another next week. They found that my brain waves kept going into a lighter stage of sleep due to "alpha intrusions" which is common in fibro....
I finally sat down with my Dr. about my test results. My previous Dr. has said I had fibro for years , but I have been wondering if it is something more/in combination. My ANA was weakly positive...
I met with my Dr. today, who has predicted, was hesitant to diagnose me with anything based on my 1:40 ANA "weak" positive. I had posted here before that my SED was 30 and CRP was 1.8 I believe so...
**I forgot to add t hat my BUN/Creatinine ratio was slightly elevated which has me really scared and worrying about kidney function... :(...
I haven't seen my Dr. yet, but have my lab tests here. I am on 90 mg of Armour Thyroid for slight hypothyroidism. My TSH is 1.21 My Thyroxine, Free is .7 and it says "L" for low next to it. Does this...
I got my test results back today. I will be seeing my Dr. next week. All signs point to lupus or MCTD. I have felt lousy for ten years. Bad fatigue that is unrelieved by rest and aches/pains, as well...
Thank you! Lynnwood, I was seeing a rheumatologist for awhile, will start back up with him once I get further test results for him to review. Hopefully he can order more specific tests that are...
Thanks guys. I appreciate the help. I am sitting here at work trying not to just put my head down and go to sleep. It is such a fight every single day. Julie...
I want to know exactly what to request at my Monday Dr. appt. I have a feeling my Dr. will say that my ANA was only 1:40 so we'll monitor it and leave it at that. I've been dealing with pain and...
*I posted this on the Fibromyalgia board, but now that things are looking like possible autoimmune/lupus, I wanted to get your opinions. Is this how any of you have felt before diagnosis?* Hello, I...
I spoke briefly to the Dr. who is covering for my Dr. this week about my bloowork results. He mentioned my bloodwork showing "joing inflammation" and that the ANA test they took came back "abnormal"....
Thanks for the replies! I briefly looked at Fibro 101 just now and there is a lot of good info there. I'm going to go through it in more depth later. Sherrine, you have more will power than I do it...
Hello, I have been having sleep/pain issues for 10 years. It seems that no one really knows what is going on with me but they label it fibromyalgia. I've had tons of blood work done that didn't find...