What do people use for bed comforts? Not long after this Fibro arrived in my life, I ended up buying a mattress topper as I was getting so uncomfortable during the night and tossing and turning too many times. I'd end up so tired in the morning.
This has helped quite a bit, but towards the end of last year I started getting the burning (thighs) mentioned in another post, so I bought a bed pillow from Argos. I just admit it has been very good at re-aligning my body. I still have to turn over because there are only so many positions I can sleep in.
For me the night for pain can be just as bad as during the day, so are there any other useful sleeping tips? I just wish I could get a decent nights sleep, but I guess that'll never happen with Fibro.
Oh, and I do take Melatonin when I need knocked out!
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Comfortable mattress, supportive pillows at the right height for side-lying and a pillow between my knees. I do also have Hypermobility Syndrome, which was worsened slightly by pregnancy.
Are you not on any regular treatments to improve sleep quality? This should be a priority with treating Fibro.
i too have suffered with this. i have now bought a memory foam mattress topper. absolute bliss. however my best nights sleep are in my daughters bed - which is a memory foam mattress from 'Dreams' in Newbury. i went there and laid on every combination of mattress and topper - i had a great time and came out very relaxed!! Staff were really helpful. xx
i can't afford to buy one of the memory foam matresses, my solution is to sleep on a quilt that is under the bottom sheet on the bed, just on my side. I also take a wheat pack to bed with me in the winter, the heat does help me get settled, I did mention to my partner that a microwave upstairs might be could so i could keep warming it up !!! I think you thought i was joking
I was told in a bed shop that if you get very warm in the night the memory foam matresses is not for you and they make you quite hot.
I am surprised you take co-codamol and not co-dydramol. I had the first one and moved onto co-dydramol which helps with any breakthough pain. I am on Lyrica, one twice a day and now 200mg, but its the Amytriptyline 25mg I have at night that helps with my burning and restlesss legs. I am also epileptic so have tegretol and the combination helps me sleep. Maybe this combination could help you?
I wanted a cushion for my wheelchair and went to see someone at a habadashery [sorry about spelling] and the man there used to work in a bed shop. He advised against these special beds as he says they are a normal mattress with a thick topper and you would do better to get the memory foam itself or to buy a topper from a place like his where they could get you a better price. I realise he wanted the custom but if it solves the problems and is cheaper I don't mind! My problem is I sleep with my husband in a kingsize bed and that would be so expensive! So far I am coping, but its good to know and hope it helps you too.
I think that's the problem for me too, as I work full-time and I am so tired and exhausted, take too much pain stuff. But I use mindfulness to get through the day. It's a difficult one isn't it...xx
That's funny nutty (not literally) as it just shows how different we respond to things that help us. Heat for me makes it much worse and while I suffer from the cold terribly, heat makes my pain 'throb' if that makes sense. I'm glad you've found it really useful
Hi I have a kingsize Sensaform airflow pocket sprung memory foam mattress. The memory foam is on top of the pocket springs. The airflow makes it breathable & keeps you from over heating. It is quite a soft mattress, but you can get others that are firmer. This mattress has really improved my comfort levels & given me better sleep. I bought it in a Dreams sale & it was £299 & as it was on offer, the kingsize was actually cheaper than the single!
I have just bought my daugher a Silentnight pocketsprung with airflow memory foam single mattress from mattressexpress.co.uk. It was delivered next day & cost £199. It is a much firmer mattress than mine but still very comfortable.
Online prices are cheaper. Just try some out in stores & make a note of the ones you like & then find the same ones online, usually much cheaper!
Make sure you get an airflow/breathable one or you will be very hot. It does take around 2 weeks to get used to one but I would never be without mine now! No more backaches & much improvement in comfort when lying on tenderspots.
I found that investing some money in the best feather quilt I could get (goose not duck which can have sharp pointy bits in it) and it was the best money I think I could spend - warm in winter, cool in summer and ALWAYS comfortable. Also don't buy poly-cotton sheets - the sensitivity you get with CFS/ME makes poly-cotton sheets irritating and stingy. Try to get percale or Egyptian cotton. I know it's a cost but once you have them they last a lifetime and are SOOTHING to the skin at night. And let's face it, we have enough of a job sleeping as it is!!
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