Naps ( short or long)

[Caro-1973]

Does it happen to anyone that napping makes their symptoms worse?

[Kniped]

I personally need my afternoon nap,yes I do get stiff but soon come good 🙏🤩

[Zscaleplanet]

I’m just the opposite. A quick 15-30 minute siesta makes my symptoms better. Specifically my gaite improves. Now it’s not every time, but more often than not. I’ve even found short power-naps (10 minutes or so) also help.

[SAGoodman]

If I overdue it physically, I'll take a nap, the positive benefit is it helps my back pain, negative is just a little imbalance problem when I first wake.

[Giovi1960]

Yes, they make my symptoms worse

[tothl]

Yes. I feel worse after a nap...like I am in some weird altered state of reality.

[pdpatient]

Caro-1973 . Good observation. Happens to me every time I take a nap during the day. I find it so bizarre that I haven't broached the subject with anyone.

I theorized that it may be due to the very effective sleep benefit that I get when I sleep for 8 hours or so. After 8 hours of sleep, I am able to wake up and have a great 4 hours with no symptoms. So, something is happening behind the scenes, so to speak, and the process takes time.

My theory is that napping interferes with the process because the sleep duration is short. That seems like the most logical explanation to me.

Let me know if you also experience the sleep benefit

[Caro-1973 in reply to pdpatient]

Hello pdpatient! yes the same thing happens to me. I sleep very well at night. generally 8 hours without interruption. I dream a lot, but they are not nightmares or vivid dreams. I don't always feel as good as you when I wake up, but naps, usually no more than 45 minutes, ruin me. and although my main symptom is stiffness, the nap mostly adds tremor. Total mystery!

[LAJ12345 in reply to Caro-1973]

Sleep cycles are around 90 minutes so you would wake half way through one. I’d say try a 90 minute nap or none at all.

[Caro-1973 in reply to LAJ12345]

I'ĺl try. Tysm

[cceelen]

Naps help my strength and sort of of "reset" me if my symptoms are bad. I'm unmedicated so that may make a difference in my response compared to those on medication.

[gomelgo]

I remember hearing somewhere that napping for more than 15 minutes in the afternoon could interfere with your sleep that night.

[cceelen in reply to gomelgo]

I sleep well at night, whether or not I nap... a blessing