I have fibromialga & neuropathy along with my RA. Most of my nights are miserable. With insomnia, body cramps, nausea & this ringing in my ears, there's no rest. I try to get comfortable but it doesn't last long. And does anyone else pee ALL night? Like every hour & a half to 2 hours. I'm new at all this & I'm kinda at loss. I don't know what is what. All I know is I'm tired of being miserable & missing my old me.
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I take a magnesium pill every night and don't have problems with leg cramps.
I have had problems with sleeping at night due to pain, leg cramps, etc. There are times that I wake up during the night and I go back to bed. I am lucky if I am able to get a full 8 hours of sleep. I discovered that when I get cramps in my legs, I drink a full glass of tomato juice or V8 juice. It seems to help with the leg cramps. I also discovered that changing my diet by cutting back on caffeine also helps. When I get stressed out I knit or crochet before bed and it helps me to relax and meditate.
I can relate o some of this as definitely need to get up at least twice a night. I also have insomnia and night sweats and can only have half a sleeping tablet occasionally because of other drugs I takes do nothing for now get sweats because of same issue. I also have tinictus think it’s the side effects of the tablets which makes me miserable and depressed. I se a white noise machine to block it out but over the years doesn’t bother me as much ch. I hope you find some solutions that might improve your quality of life.
Try a white noise machine to block out unwanted noises in your ears when sleeping
@A myRAteam Member H , wow , good for you with the weight loss! I’m a somewhat petite female, so by looking at me, I don’t really fit the profile of a person with sleep apnea . But apparently my small palette, overbite, and other anatomical features caused me to snore like a sailor and stop breathing. Agree , the fatigue is huge, which is what prompted me to see a sleep medicine specialist.