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Members shared a wide variety of strategies for managing fibromyalgia-related insomnia, with many finding that getting out of bed and doing... Read more
I downloaded the podcast, Sleep With Me. It's story telling by a guy with a very soothing voice. I use one earbud as I sleep on my side. I find this very heloful.
I've got friends who have fibro who get really upset when they can't sleep. For me, I just go with it. If I'm tossing and turning, I just get up, read, watch a little tv, or anything else that helps me relax. When/if i start to feel sleepy, I go back to bed and I am usually able to sleep. The key is to not push trying to sleep. On days when I know I have to get up early for an appointment, I rarely sleep well. I will wake up every hour or so until the alarm goes off. It is part of what is normal for me. If I get 5-7 hours of sleep a night I do ok. Less is a bit more difficult but doable as long as I can sleep most nights. One bad night is no big deal.
I listain to talking books or i have a few text books that can send you to sleep !
i am not great when i can not sleep
This is a quote from the book, Reviving the Broken Marionette by Maja Haavistro. "Benadryl inhibits the reuptake of serotoninand some SSRIs were developed based on diphenhydramine. Serotonin plays a role in pain perception."
I do that!! I put it on the Weather Channel and sometimes it works and then it don't . Thanks you stay bless.