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No sleep problems for me..

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FlowerFace
FlowerFace

I see sleep problems seem to be high on the fibro list but i have no problems with sleep. I can nap during the day and still go to sleep at 10pm. I am a light sleeper and im easily woken but i just fall back to sleep straight away.

Does this mean i dont have fibro? Im still not convinced i do.

My other symptoms:

Fatigue

IBS

Depression/anxiety

Years of facial/dental pain

Wrist pain

Hip/groin/back pain

Dizzy

Growing pains / restless leg

Sinus problems

Aching joints

These were all my symptoms and after heaps of tests and going to the physician, i was diagnosed with fibro then left to it! Im still confused and dont think it is fibro....

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  • stephanie1972
    stephanie1972 FlowerFace

    Posted

    Hi FlowerFace,

    I am the same. I have no problem sleeping at night even if I nap in the day.

    I also have other symptoms such as hip/knee/shoulder/elbow stiffness and pain, dizziness, anxiety, brain fog, restless legs, headaches and fatigue (amongst others)....

    I often query myself whether it's fibro....

    You're not alone but it would be nice to know for sure......

    • shirl21730
      shirl21730 stephanie1972

      Posted

      Hi Stephanie

      i have had similar symptoms in the early years I was diagnosed over 25 yrs ago... Take care 

      Shirl girl x

  • bluesman
    bluesman FlowerFace

    Posted

    I have the sleep problems but I don't, thankfully, have IBS. I think some people have some of the symptoms and others have others. A couple you haven't mentioned are cold hands and feet, pins and needles in hands and feet and costochondritis. Do you have those?
    • stephanie1972
      stephanie1972 bluesman

      Posted

      Yes I often have cold hands and feet. Also I get really hot in the night especially my legs so the pj trousers are off....!
    • shirl21730
      shirl21730 stephanie1972

      Posted

      Hi Stephanie I also get cold hands and feet especially at night time I start off freezing cold then through the night I throw the duvet off me cos I'm too hot
  • jeanne81532
    jeanne81532 FlowerFace

    Posted

    Hi, I think there are quite a few of us who wonder if we really have FM. On good days I start questioning it, then on bad days I think I must be mad to even consider that I might not have it! I was diagnosed by testing positive to most of the 'trigger points' on the chart. Plus my history of course. Have your trigger points been checked? Otherwise your symptoms could all be due to FM. As Bluesman says, we don't ALL have ALL the same symptoms. Hope this helps. xx
  • caroline271
    caroline271 FlowerFace

    Posted

    Hi Flowerface, it's not the length of sleep which is a factor of fibro but the quality, ie level 4 or deep sleep which our bodies need to repair our muscles during the night when we are relaxed.
  • tiswas24537
    tiswas24537 FlowerFace

    Posted

    I WOULDNT WORRY ABOUT NOT HAVING ALL THE SYMPTOMS theres 26 at the last count . 

    i have sleep problems  but then i also have Aspergers syndrome which also means we sufferr from sleep dep .

     

  • Bee70
    Bee70 FlowerFace

    Posted

    Hi FlowerFace

    Please do share your secret about sleeping well !!

    You do share sypmtoms of Fibro !

    I haven't had a decent night sleep over 20 years due to the pains and night sweats. 

    Please please share !!! wink x

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 Bee70

      Posted

      i brought a water bed thats been the best thing because the mattress gives 
    • wendy22970
      wendy22970 Bee70

      Posted

      Hello Bee, just to say that I, too, suffered night sweats, but my GP put me on a very mild dose of a Beta Blocker ( Propranalol ) which is also recommended for menopausal sweats , anxiety and a whole host of other things. They have worked very well for me.
    • shirl21730
      shirl21730 Bee70

      Posted

      Hi Bee70 

      I have many sleepless and restless nights mainly due to night sweats...i bought a memory foam mattress it contours to my shape and is very comfy and I very rarely wake up with back pain 

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 shirl21730

      Posted

      have to be careful with memeory foam made me hotter and i found it uncomfortable 

      my water bed is the best so far for me

    • Bee70
      Bee70 wendy22970

      Posted

      Hi Wendy

      The thing is I have been checked with my bloods to see if I'm going through the menopause and at the moment I am not. So don't know why I get night sweats.

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 Bee70

      Posted

      you could be pre menopause you can get it then as well
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