4.35am Mon...anybody awake?

[MrsValentine]

Usual for me....2nd time I have woken up 2nite with terrible pains everywhere.....

Just had toast and meds.....watching deal or no deal....then when sleepy I will put on paul Mckenna sleep cd. ZzZzZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[debz0705]

Yes, wide awake at 5.45, my back killing me so no chance of going back to sleep. Got a very busy week as well making cakes! I will have a snooze later :0)

Debz xx

[rowantree]

Oh poor you. I was awake at 5 uncomfortable n achy. Couldn't sleep. Didn't think to go on here. Good idea. Next time I will! Perhaps there should be a awake-in-the-middle-of-the-night forum, that we could take off daily digest. Hope you can nap today to catch up a bit.

[MrsValentine in reply to rowantree]

i used to reply to facebook messages in middle of night but I found out that I was waking up lots of people.....oops lol

This is a great page rowantree dont feel so isolated.

Hope u are feeling better soon.

Thanks. Speak soon x

[Hidden]

Know how you feel been up since three hope you soon feel in less pain hugs x

[MrsValentine in reply to Hidden]

Better now thanks. Got docs at 2pm. Hope ur feeling better yourself?

[Dixiesdaughter]

Same here been awake since 3.20 this morning ibs has flared up and ive burning cramps in my stomach to occupy myself and detract from the pain I've played a few games of candy crush via facebook, watched a few episodes of charmed on netflix. Its now almost 9am and I just decided to check my emails (seen this and had to vent lol) b4 settling back down to read my Martina Cole book. Thank god I dont have to work today i'm bloody xhausted lol x

Dixie

[MrsValentine in reply to Dixiesdaughter]

hope u feel better now?

I have a book at side of bed -called the WOMAN who stayed in bed for a year.

havent started yet as have just got new glasses (wrong prescription)

Got a magazine at wknd and have managed to look at the big pics....not been able to read for years. Gave away hundreds of unread books to charity shops before i moved house. Keeeeeeep reading : )

[knellykim in reply to MrsValentine]

Have just finished this book, its brilliant, try and read it if you can. I struggled to read for years with the lack of concentration and memory lapses after being an avid reader so i kept trying to get back into it. Can't read as quickly as i used to and sometimes have to re-read last paragraph from night before but i'm so glad i persevered. It's suprising how many chapters you can get through when you're awake most of the night.

[loz59]

I finally managed to get to sleep at around 4 am and woke again at 4.55 am. I do all of the things recommended to aid a good nights sleep, take a plethora of prescribed medication, take Zivadol and use an Alpha Sim micro-current stimulator. Nothing works! I frequently go 48 hours without sleep and then only sleep for around 3 hours when I do finally nod off. The dangerous consequence of this chronic lack of sleep is that I keep falling asleep, instantaneously, without warning, whilst standing up and have had some nasty falls!

[MrsValentine in reply to loz59]

like yourself i can go for days without sleep....then sleep fpr days/weeks at a time.

Got many a bruise from falls! You take care loz x

[MrsValentine]

how does one find out if others are online without going into email page?

[Hidden]

You know I have no idea but there just always seems to be some around...it's a very big and popular forum

VG x

[fairysyndrome]

I've had trouble sleeping too and this morning the pain was awful...i wonder if it's got anything to do with the weather? I heard it can be worse around adverse weather patterns, I'm not sure why....

[aura2]

I was thinking that also fairy .. Yesterday i was in bed as pain and fatique very high .today moderate. awoke at 4.30 .. Looking at the snow xx

[rowantree]

Mrsvalentine - I read the woman who went to bed for a year. It wasn't very good but was very easy reading, so good to read as distraction from pain.

Has anyone read 'overcoming chronic pain'? Any good? It's CBT based.

[Fibrofoggiest]

Hi I feel I'm answering this too late and too early..... I got about 2 hours sleep last night and know that the same thing will happen again tonight. Pain levels all over the place and I have tinnitus which is nearly driving me up the wall as no matter what I do or don't do, it's there, a high pitched ringing/buzzing. Does anyone else get this? If so what is there that you can do or the to stop or ease it, at this rate I will be locked up soon, as its really driving me mad, put that together with lack of sleep and I really am at the end of my tether . sorry for the whinge, and hope you all have a better night tonight. F...iest

[dollydoodle]

i dont sleep longer than two hours in one go ive tried lot of different sleeping tablets to no avail the pain clinic says dont nap during the day i dont i just fall asleep where ever i am ie sat in the window of the local cafe mind conversation, toilet at work(embarrasing).i also catch up with facebook etc in the night . i am glad ive found this site as i dont feel quite as alone now

[pjmain]

I too had a crap night/morning......I thi nk I actually slept at 6am, then stayed in bed until 11, been knackered all day and in pain everywhere.......

[sylviajones]

it is 10.20pm and i will not go to bed tonite because i don,t sleep much i usually kip on chair through the day.mind you i have had the family up for the last weeek and my partner decided he was going fishing,great. my back is killing me tonite and my knees are giving me alot of gip. fell on saturday. am alright. have to be my partner is never here much.,he said if he was not going to get care aoolance he is not careing for me,mind he never did much for me any way.if i had the streght i would walk away. but guesss we all have to put up with things we don,t want

[Voutton]

Looks like a lot of us are awake at this time in the morning Missed you yesterday but assume you will be awake now The steroids keep me awake so I try to read to nod off again but doesn't always work Thus iPad keeps me amused Sorry to hear about your situation sylva I think you may be better off without someone who does not care for you I'm sure the stress of that must tell on your health Thinking of you

[MrsValentine]

had a great nights sleep last night....1st time in ages (making myself out to be a fibber)