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Had Nightmare Again 😭

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Rugby Warwickshire

I hate nightmares 😭why do we get them so vivid with fibro

December 31, 2024
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Members connected over the distressing experience of vivid nightmares common with fibromyalgia, with one member suggesting clonidine, a... Read more

Members connected over the distressing experience of vivid nightmares common with fibromyalgia, with one member suggesting clonidine, a medication prescribed for PTSD, which works by calming the overactive sympathetic nervous system and had the added benefit of mildly reducing their pain. Others offered emotional support and practical suggestions, including reviewing medications with a doctor to see if any could be triggering nightmares, engaging in lighthearted activities before bed like playing card games or singing to shift mood, and creating a more comfortable sleep environment. A recurring theme was the importance of finding small comforts and coping strategies to ease the emotional toll of sleep disturbances while also supporting one another with warmth and understanding.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Do something funny b4 u go to sleep, like play a game off snap its a
card game Lucy's play snakes & ladders its good 4 yr mental health it
makes u laugh, sing happy funny songs 🎡

January 2, 2025 (edited)
A MyFibroTeam Member

Happy New Year, friend πŸ’›πŸ€—

Sorry you are having nightmares again. Wishing you restful and restorative sleep. πŸ’œπŸ’πŸ’œ

January 1, 2025
A MyFibroTeam Member

Have you tried colonidine? It stops my nightmares. They prescribe it for PTSD because of this. It helps reduce the sympathetic nervous system over activity or whatever the smart people call it. This happens with fibro too.
I tried taking it twice a day, but that's too hard on my blood pressure. It was having some effect on my pain. Normally in this kind of humidity and unstable air pressure, I need to be on heavy narcotics to be functional. This is the first non narcotic to have a mild/moderate effect on my pain level. Not in a functional way but still. Could be useful to someone less sensitive than me.

January 1, 2025
A MyFibroTeam Member

I suffer with the same, but I don't know what can help us, sorry. Wish good dreams for you.

January 1, 2025
A MyFibroTeam Member

I’m sorry Lucy, nightmares are icky. I rarely have them, thank goodness.

December 31, 2024

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