DOes any one ever get enough sleep?

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>

I don't know why some of us are better, but I can only hope that I

don't get worse. I was as bad as you describe before I gave up

artificial sweeteners last August. I only hope that was not a

temporary fix. Feel better soon. ~j~

> Good morning my new buddies,

>

> I just got nearly 12 hours of sleep and am still so sleepy. Is there

> ever enough sleep? I think that one of the things that I hate the

most

> of this disease monster is the total fatigue. IT isn't just a

regular

> tired it is the most intent exhaustion. I know that I am still in

the

> more beginning stages of this but have any of you found anything to

help

> with the tired or the need to sleep? I know that last night I fell

in

> the bed so exhausted because I haven't slept in 4 days and my body

was

> making up for lost sleep,

> How do you talk to the Dr about this so that he will understand and

> actually do something to help? I know that taking melatonin can

help me

> sleep better but leaves me so foggy the next day, but it is an

herbal

> med. and I like the herbals, most but most of the time they don't

work

> as well.

> I think that one of the things that I hate the most right now is

the

> tired, I cant convey this to the children they don't understand and

my

> dear husband although he is trying so very hard to get it, he just

> doesn't either. I think he nearly caught on, Sunday when I was

watching

> a movie with him one min. and asleep very deep the next. You know

that

> sleep the one where you cant wake up even when you want too. He is

> beginning to get it howbeit slowly but that is better than nothing.

The

> pain is always there lurking, always in the muscles and the bones.

My

> back often feels like it is completely out of whack, I tried to

describe

> it to my children, by telling them that my muscles tingle like they

are

> asleep all of the time. it is not a pleasant feeling and my bones

hurt

> deep They want to massage me and make it better but some days just

their

> touch can send me into acute pain. I want to be a normal mommy

again, I

> want to hug my children and I want to play with them. Sometimes I

wonder

> why the Lord choose those of us he does to have the trial of this

> disease? Is it because he knows that we are capable of not only

dealing

> with it OR is it because he knows that we can be a great witness

for him

> with it? Whatever his reasoning, like of the bible I wish that

he

> would take this affliction away from me. I want to feel good again<

I

> want to enjoy my children until they are old enough to be on their

own.

> Some days I sit and listen to them talk and the older ones tell the

> younger ones of when I would take them to the park and play with

them or

> we would play different games, like tag or base ball. now it takes

all i

> have some day just to go out of the door. It breaks my heart to heat

> them talk and know that I cant do that with the babies now.

> I always feel so worthless, when my friend comes over to help me,

she

> has Graves disease and Adrenal fatigue and she pushes onward, while

some

> days it takes all I have to just to get out of bed. and not cry for

the

> pain. Why is that some people can push their bodies and others

can't?

> Why is that some bodies can go on through the pain and others just

want

> to stop?

> I am mostly just venting and I hope you don't mind. I hear myself

say

> day after day after day, I am so tired of being tired, and I am so

tried

> of the pain and the feeling of worthlessness. I want to push on and

get

> my houses clean and I wand to do all the things that I used to be

able

> to do and I can't. Some days I wonder why I even get out of the

bed, By

> the time I am dressed and have breakfast ready for the kids, I am

pretty

> much wiped totally out and I want to take a nap. I just wish for

the old

> days and live in the new ones. Oh well thank you all for listening

to

> my ravings. I am so glad that I found this place where even though I

> don't post often I feel like I have a new family that not only

listens

> but understands and will just let me whine.

> Soft hugs to all of you ,

>

>

> Rise " Wampler

> Wife to Rich, mother to 11 Angels straight from God .

> Hebrews 13:2, " Be not forgetful to entertain angels for thereby some

have

> entertained angels unawares. "

> The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the

distance

> between your knees and the floor.

>

>

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Rise,

Do you have a good Dr.? Does he know how to treat fibro? I really think you

need a good dr. You are going thru so much right now! Are you on an anti-d?

I really think you should be. Cymbalta might help with pain, too. Wellbutrin

is supposed to give you a little energy. You also need to be on sleep meds so

can sleep deeper. What about Lyrica...have you tried it? Are you on pain meds?

I know what you mean about your kids! I have so much guilt when it comes to my

twins. I don't understand how I was so blessed just to turn around and become

so ill. How is that fair for them? Or my husband? That's why I have been

treating my fibro so aggressively. I can't accept the fact that this is it for

me.

Let us know what you are taking right now and what you have tried in the past.

There are some vitamins and herbs that are helpful, too. But, again, you are

under so much stress right now that if you aren't already, you need to get on an

anti-d.

Take Care,

Jill

DOes any one ever get enough sleep?

Good morning my new buddies,

I just got nearly 12 hours of sleep and am still so sleepy. Is there

ever enough sleep? I think that one of the things that I hate the most

of this disease monster is the total fatigue. IT isn't just a regular

tired it is the most intent exhaustion. I know that I am still in the

more beginning stages of this but have any of you found anything to help

with the tired or the need to sleep? I know that last night I fell in

the bed so exhausted because I haven't slept in 4 days and my body was

making up for lost sleep,

How do you talk to the Dr about this so that he will understand and

actually do something to help? I know that taking melatonin can help me

sleep better but leaves me so foggy the next day, but it is an herbal

med. and I like the herbals, most but most of the time they don't work

as well.

I think that one of the things that I hate the most right now is the

tired, I cant convey this to the children they don't understand and my

dear husband although he is trying so very hard to get it, he just

doesn't either. I think he nearly caught on, Sunday when I was watching

a movie with him one min. and asleep very deep the next. You know that

sleep the one where you cant wake up even when you want too. He is

beginning to get it howbeit slowly but that is better than nothing. The

pain is always there lurking, always in the muscles and the bones. My

back often feels like it is completely out of whack, I tried to describe

it to my children, by telling them that my muscles tingle like they are

asleep all of the time. it is not a pleasant feeling and my bones hurt

deep They want to massage me and make it better but some days just their

touch can send me into acute pain. I want to be a normal mommy again, I

want to hug my children and I want to play with them. Sometimes I wonder

why the Lord choose those of us he does to have the trial of this

disease? Is it because he knows that we are capable of not only dealing

with it OR is it because he knows that we can be a great witness for him

with it? Whatever his reasoning, like of the bible I wish that he

would take this affliction away from me. I want to feel good again< I

want to enjoy my children until they are old enough to be on their own.

Some days I sit and listen to them talk and the older ones tell the

younger ones of when I would take them to the park and play with them or

we would play different games, like tag or base ball. now it takes all i

have some day just to go out of the door. It breaks my heart to heat

them talk and know that I cant do that with the babies now.

I always feel so worthless, when my friend comes over to help me, she

has Graves disease and Adrenal fatigue and she pushes onward, while some

days it takes all I have to just to get out of bed. and not cry for the

pain. Why is that some people can push their bodies and others can't?

Why is that some bodies can go on through the pain and others just want

to stop?

I am mostly just venting and I hope you don't mind. I hear myself say

day after day after day, I am so tired of being tired, and I am so tried

of the pain and the feeling of worthlessness. I want to push on and get

my houses clean and I wand to do all the things that I used to be able

to do and I can't. Some days I wonder why I even get out of the bed, By

the time I am dressed and have breakfast ready for the kids, I am pretty

much wiped totally out and I want to take a nap. I just wish for the old

days and live in the new ones. Oh well thank you all for listening to

my ravings. I am so glad that I found this place where even though I

don't post often I feel like I have a new family that not only listens

but understands and will just let me whine.

Soft hugs to all of you ,

Rise " Wampler

Wife to Rich, mother to 11 Angels straight from God .

Hebrews 13:2, " Be not forgetful to entertain angels for thereby some have

entertained angels unawares. "

The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance

between your knees and the floor.

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> Good morning my new buddies,

>

> I just got nearly 12 hours of sleep and am still so sleepy. Is there

> ever enough sleep? I think that one of the things that I hate the

most

> of this disease monster is the total fatigue. IT isn't just a

regular

> tired it is the most intent exhaustion. I know that I am still in

the

> more beginning stages of this but have any of you found anything to

help

> with the tired or the need to sleep? I know that last night I fell

in

> the bed so exhausted because I haven't slept in 4 days and my body

was

> making up for lost sleep,

> How do you talk to the Dr about this so that he will understand and

> actually do something to help? I know that taking melatonin can

help me

> sleep better but leaves me so foggy the next day, but it is an

herbal

> med. and I like the herbals, most but most of the time they don't

work

> as well.

> I think that one of the things that I hate the most right now is

the

> tired, I cant convey this to the children they don't understand and

my

> dear husband although he is trying so very hard to get it, he just

> doesn't either. I think he nearly caught on, Sunday when I was

watching

> a movie with him one min. and asleep very deep the next. You know

that

> sleep the one where you cant wake up even when you want too. He is

> beginning to get it howbeit slowly but that is better than nothing.

The

> pain is always there lurking, always in the muscles and the bones.

My

> back often feels like it is completely out of whack, I tried to

describe

> it to my children, by telling them that my muscles tingle like they

are

> asleep all of the time. it is not a pleasant feeling and my bones

hurt

> deep They want to massage me and make it better but some days just

their

> touch can send me into acute pain. I want to be a normal mommy

again, I

> want to hug my children and I want to play with them. Sometimes I

wonder

> why the Lord choose those of us he does to have the trial of this

> disease? Is it because he knows that we are capable of not only

dealing

> with it OR is it because he knows that we can be a great witness

for him

> with it? Whatever his reasoning, like of the bible I wish that

he

> would take this affliction away from me. I want to feel good again<

I

> want to enjoy my children until they are old enough to be on their

own.

> Some days I sit and listen to them talk and the older ones tell the

> younger ones of when I would take them to the park and play with

them or

> we would play different games, like tag or base ball. now it takes

all i

> have some day just to go out of the door. It breaks my heart to heat

> them talk and know that I cant do that with the babies now.

> I always feel so worthless, when my friend comes over to help me,

she

> has Graves disease and Adrenal fatigue and she pushes onward, while

some

> days it takes all I have to just to get out of bed. and not cry for

the

> pain. Why is that some people can push their bodies and others

can't?

> Why is that some bodies can go on through the pain and others just

want

> to stop?

> I am mostly just venting and I hope you don't mind. I hear myself

say

> day after day after day, I am so tired of being tired, and I am so

tried

> of the pain and the feeling of worthlessness. I want to push on and

get

> my houses clean and I wand to do all the things that I used to be

able

> to do and I can't. Some days I wonder why I even get out of the

bed, By

> the time I am dressed and have breakfast ready for the kids, I am

pretty

> much wiped totally out and I want to take a nap. I just wish for

the old

> days and live in the new ones. Oh well thank you all for listening

to

> my ravings. I am so glad that I found this place where even though I

> don't post often I feel like I have a new family that not only

listens

> but understands and will just let me whine.

> Soft hugs to all of you ,

>

>

> Rise " Wampler

> Wife to Rich, mother to 11 Angels straight from God .

> Hebrews 13:2, " Be not forgetful to entertain angels for thereby some

have

> entertained angels unawares. "

> The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the

distance

> between your knees and the floor.

>

>

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Hi Angie and Darlene,

On Saturdays my husband usually gets up after I shower and get the

laundery started. If I am not up when my husband gets up the laundry

and our errands get delayed.

On Sundays often I let me DH sleep till 9am and I doze. We go to movies

on Sunday mornings so can't sleep in much anyway. My DH will let me

sleep longer when I am not feeling good.

Debbie L

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Hi Darlene,

I was taking my HCTZ first thing in the morning. Probably drink too

much in the evening that keeps me up at night. Never have had a sleep

study done. Don't think I have sleep agnea but it may be possible.

Right now am taking the antibiotic Cipro which I can't take with all

my calcium doses. So take Cipro around 11pm. Then take it again

around 5am. Also take my Levoxyl at night because of calcium also. I

get worried about taking those 3 pills at night so that's another

reason I am not sleeping good now.

Debbie L

>

> Debbie,

> WHY doesn't your DH let you sleep on the weekends?

>> As for your diuretic, do you take multiple doses throughout the

day?

> Or just in the morning? Because I was on 80 mgs of lasix at one

point

> and didn't get up all night, although the daytime was lots of fun.

> It's possible, if you are waking multiple times at night that you

> could have a sleep disorder; have you ever been checked for sleep

> apnea? I was getting up lots during the night and ended up having

> obstructive sleep apnea. Now, I have a machine (think darth vader,

> only cuter) and I seldom get up in the middle of the night.

>

> I wake up somewhat refreshed, but depending on the day before, of

> course, my pain level varies. Today it's kind of bad, even though I

> don't recall doing much yesterday that would have caused it.

>

> Darlene

>

>