Sleep is such a hard thing to come by when you suffer from FM. You can have problems falling asleep, problems staying asleep, insomnia and even sleep apnea. One of my biggest problems was that I would go to bed at night and wake up the next morning feeling like I never went to sleep. I would either have so much pain that I couldn't go to sleep or stay asleep or I would be in this weird half asleep/half awake state all night. This would cause me to wake up still tired and have absolutely no energy.
A lot of people who suffer from FM have sleep disorders. People with fibromyalgia lack the deep, restorative level of sleep, called "non-rapid-eye-movement" (non-REM) sleep. They are not able to go into the deep REM sleep that our bodies so desperately need. When you are in the REM state, that's when our bodies repairs and replenshes themselves. So most doctors choose to try to focus on getting you sleeping better first.
Once I was able to get my sleeping under control, I started feeling better. Now of course, with children sleeping can still sometimes be difficult and I still wake up with no energy on certain days. But at least now I have medicine that can help me to fall asleep and stay asleep.
And even if you don't have FM, sleep is such a huge thing for us. So get your sleeping under control. It will make for a happier you and a happier mommy and wife.
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