Re: Not being able to sleep questions about RA flare up

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In a message dated 5/3/06 3:23:07 PM, lindayeakel@... writes:

> Is anyone losing sleep due to pain? If so what do you do or what meds

> do you take.  Lately I have been in a huge flare up.  I wake up about

> 3:30am in such pain. 

>

Clonezepham.....(sp)

It lets you " naturally " relax, and is like valium with the next day side

effects.

A GREAT drug for RA people....IMHO.

There is a drug that lets you sleep longer, but it is $4 bucks a pill...

Pris

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One of the first thing my rhuemy did was give a sleeping pill to use during

sleepless or bad times. She said it is important to get enough sleep.

lindayeakel <lindayeakel@...> wrote: Is anyone losing sleep due to pain?

If so what do you do or what meds

do you take. Lately I have been in a huge flare up. I wake up about

3:30am in such pain. The pain is all over, but mainly in my neck and

shoulders. My hands ache so badly and are so weak that I can't pull

the covers over, so I lay there in mega pain and brrrr,cold. When I

can't stand it anymore I crawl out of bed usually about 5:30am.

Takes forever as I have so much joint pain. Knees, feet ankles.

Shoulders and neck still hurt along with hands. Has anyone been like

this????? I can't take my meds without food, so I am up for the day.

I am seeing my Rheumy tomorrow. I just don't know what to due to snap

out of this flare-up, worst ever. I usually feel so much better later

in the day. Yesterday I felt pretty good. Went shopping for

groceries at Wal-mart and today I am paying for it. Because I can't

get a complete nights sleep I am constantly tired. I hope I feel

better soon. This is the absolute pits.

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> One of the first thing my rhuemy did was give a sleeping pill to use during

> sleepless or bad times. She said it is important to get enough sleep.

>

WHAT is it?

Pris

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In a message dated 5/3/06 5:51:26 PM, mchertling@... writes:

> Aw , I know how you feel. Ive been there many

> times, but thankfully am not at the moment.  I have

> one anwer that has always been my savior.....vicoden.

>                     Feel better soon!!!!!

>

Don't you get a tolerance to it?

How much do you take a day?

I have to use it sparingly, or the effect wears off, and I refuse to increase

the dose.

We all know where that leads!

Pris

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Thank you for your quick reply, I will mention sleeping pills to my

rhuemy tomorrow. Sure hope he can help me.

susan smith <bizzare48@...> wrote: One of the first thing my rhuemy did

was give a sleeping pill to use during sleepless or bad times. She said it is

important to get enough sleep.

lindayeakel <lindayeakel@...> wrote: Is anyone losing sleep due to pain?

If so what do you do or what meds

do you take. Lately I have been in a huge flare up. I wake up about

3:30am in such pain. The pain is all over, but mainly in my neck and

shoulders. My hands ache so badly and are so weak that I can't pull

the covers over, so I lay there in mega pain and brrrr,cold. When I

can't stand it anymore I crawl out of bed usually about 5:30am.

Takes forever as I have so much joint pain. Knees, feet ankles.

Shoulders and neck still hurt along with hands. Has anyone been like

this????? I can't take my meds without food, so I am up for the day.

I am seeing my Rheumy tomorrow. I just don't know what to due to snap

out of this flare-up, worst ever. I usually feel so much better later

in the day. Yesterday I felt pretty good. Went shopping for

groceries at Wal-mart and today I am paying for it. Because I can't

get a complete nights sleep I am constantly tired. I hope I feel

better soon. This is the absolute pits.

[Guest guest]

Aw , I know how you feel. Ive been there many

times, but thankfully am not at the moment. I have

one anwer that has always been my savior.....vicoden.

Feel better soon!!!!!

melanie

--- lindayeakel <lindayeakel@...> wrote:

> Is anyone losing sleep due to pain? If so what do

> you do or what meds

> do you take. Lately I have been in a huge flare up.

> I wake up about

> 3:30am in such pain. The pain is all over, but

> mainly in my neck and

> shoulders. My hands ache so badly and are so weak

> that I can't pull

> the covers over, so I lay there in mega pain and

> brrrr,cold. When I

> can't stand it anymore I crawl out of bed usually

> about 5:30am.

> Takes forever as I have so much joint pain. Knees,

> feet ankles.

> Shoulders and neck still hurt along with hands. Has

> anyone been like

> this????? I can't take my meds without food, so I am

> up for the day.

> I am seeing my Rheumy tomorrow. I just don't know

> what to due to snap

> out of this flare-up, worst ever. I usually feel so

> much better later

> in the day. Yesterday I felt pretty good. Went

> shopping for

> groceries at Wal-mart and today I am paying for it.

> Because I can't

> get a complete nights sleep I am constantly tired.

> I hope I feel

> better soon. This is the absolute pits.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That sounds like the same cycle I have. I'm sort of OK during the

day, but the longer I'm in bed, the more I hurt, and the less I can

sleep. The pain pills (Tramadol or Percocet) help, (or at least

knock me out) but I can't take them too late in the night, or I'm

too gorped out to function in the morning.

So I seem to live in a constant state of extreme fatigue. Sometimes

I have a hard time staying awake at the wheel when I am driving my

kids around, which is REALLY scary. I try to take a nap during the

day when it gets too bad, but it never seems to be enough. I'm

always exhausted by early evening.

--- In , " lindayeakel " <lindayeakel@...>

wrote:

>

> Is anyone losing sleep due to pain? If so what do you do or what

meds

> do you take. Lately I have been in a huge flare up. I wake up

about

> 3:30am in such pain. The pain is all over, but mainly in my neck

and

> shoulders. My hands ache so badly and are so weak that I can't

pull

> the covers over, so I lay there in mega pain and brrrr,cold. When

I

> can't stand it anymore I crawl out of bed usually about 5:30am.

> Takes forever as I have so much joint pain. Knees, feet ankles.

> Shoulders and neck still hurt along with hands. Has anyone been

like

> this????? I can't take my meds without food, so I am up for the

day.

> I am seeing my Rheumy tomorrow. I just don't know what to due to

snap

> out of this flare-up, worst ever. I usually feel so much better

later

> in the day. Yesterday I felt pretty good. Went shopping for

> groceries at Wal-mart and today I am paying for it. Because I

can't

> get a complete nights sleep I am constantly tired. I hope I feel

> better soon. This is the absolute pits.

>

[Guest guest]

Catch 22. That's what I miss most, a good night sleep.

Randall <krandall@...> wrote:

That sounds like the same cycle I have. I'm sort of OK during the

day, but the longer I'm in bed, the more I hurt, and the less I can

sleep. The pain pills (Tramadol or Percocet) help, (or at least

knock me out) but I can't take them too late in the night, or I'm

too gorped out to function in the morning.

So I seem to live in a constant state of extreme fatigue. Sometimes

I have a hard time staying awake at the wheel when I am driving my

kids around, which is REALLY scary. I try to take a nap during the

day when it gets too bad, but it never seems to be enough. I'm

always exhausted by early evening.

--- In , " lindayeakel " <lindayeakel@...>

wrote:

>

> Is anyone losing sleep due to pain? If so what do you do or what

meds

> do you take. Lately I have been in a huge flare up. I wake up

about

> 3:30am in such pain. The pain is all over, but mainly in my neck

and

> shoulders. My hands ache so badly and are so weak that I can't

pull

> the covers over, so I lay there in mega pain and brrrr,cold. When

I

> can't stand it anymore I crawl out of bed usually about 5:30am.

> Takes forever as I have so much joint pain. Knees, feet ankles.

> Shoulders and neck still hurt along with hands. Has anyone been

like

> this????? I can't take my meds without food, so I am up for the

day.

> I am seeing my Rheumy tomorrow. I just don't know what to due to

snap

> out of this flare-up, worst ever. I usually feel so much better

later

> in the day. Yesterday I felt pretty good. Went shopping for

> groceries at Wal-mart and today I am paying for it. Because I

can't

> get a complete nights sleep I am constantly tired. I hope I feel

> better soon. This is the absolute pits.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I break a Tylenol PM in half and take it before

bedtime...it seems to help me sleep better, but I have

a hangover in the morning that lasts til midmorning.

If I take Oxycodone for pain, I bounce off the walls

for hours, then crash...I can't win for losing! '

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