How do I fix my sleep pattern?

Question

I have Lupus/Fibromyalgia so I am always fatigue. I fall asleep early evening and wake up around 1am...stay awake til 5 or 6am and sleep til noon. Absolutley horrible! Should I take sleep meds?

Answer 1

don't let yourself fall asleep in the early evening.

whenever my sleep schedule needs to get back on track i alaways "pull an all nighter" or something close- so that when the next day comes around i'm tired and can go to bed at the right time. Try scheduling something in the early evening- you'll be tired- but go out somewhere- even if its for a drive in the car or sitting in the park or inviting someone over for company- and then after they leave/you're done THEN you can go to bed- and you'll be nice and tired by then.
Also if it's possible take a nap during the day so you don't go to bed so early?

Answer 2

i do the same thing sometimes. it's hard. just do whatever you can not to fall asleep in the evening. i know you want an easy answer (like a pill) but that's the healthiest, best way to fix it. and also, if you're not already, try to exercise at least 3-4 times a week. it will raise your energy level.

if you ever HAVE to take a nap, make sure to either have someone wake you up or set an alarm (like on your cell phone) so you will still be able to sleep at night.

Answer 3

Sleepmeds are only useful if you lack sleep or are unable to go to sleep.

The only way is to fix your sleep rhythm to normal. One way is to skip a night. It is really hard but it works. Set your alarm clock so you sleep 8 hours at night. No sleeping in (maybe 1 time on a Sunday) Daytime naps no longer than 20 minutes to 30 minutes. Use an alarm clock every time.

It takes a bout a week or two to get your body used to the rhythm but after that you WILL feel much better.

Answer 4

take a nap before you do something stressfull and a nap after wards. should prevent you from falling asleep. (naps have someone wake you up)

cure the problem not the effects - get more energy
you dont need sleep meds

although some sleep meds are addictively good try NYQUIL
or a shot of wine, you should be asleep when you should be asleep.

Answer 5

You could take sleep meds, but beings you have medical problems you should probably ask your Dr. about it first...You should make yourself go to bed at the time you feel would be a good time...Make yourself so tired that there's no way you can't fall asleep, and go to be every night at that same time...Eventually your body will get used to that time and you will automatically want to sleep then...You just have to condition yourself to your perfect sleep time

Answer 6

Fibromyalgia is a common nonarticular disorder of unknown cause characterized by achy pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles, areas of tendon insertions, and adjacent soft tissues. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment includes exercise, local heat, and drugs for pain and sleep.

Excerpt above from the second source below...see all three sites for insights into your conditions.

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PERSONAL NOTE: I cannot function normally without adequate sleep...period...exclamation point. Inadequate sleep may affect your responses in an emergency situation, as well as, your ability to navigate a vehical properly. The normal reflex/response time is affected by lack of rest. I hope that you find a way to improve your ability to obtain proper rest. Surprisingly, when I complaint of insomnia and was prescribed a sleep aid, I felt rested and alert for the first time in a long time. Also see the excerpt below for some information on the topic of depression...with all the other conditions...it may be difficult to keep the energy and enthusiasm up with or without sleep...

Symptoms and Signs

Depression causes cognitive, psychomotor, and other types of dysfunction (eg, poor concentration, fatigue, loss of sexual desire, menstrual abnormalities) as well as a depressed mood. Other mental symptoms or disorders (eg, anxiety and panic attacks) commonly coexist, sometimes complicating diagnosis and treatment. Patients with all forms of depression are more likely to abuse alcohol or other recreational drugs in an attempt to self-treat sleep disturbances or anxiety symptoms; however, depression is a less common cause of alcoholism and drug abuse than was once thought. Patients are also more likely to become heavy smokers and to neglect their health, increasing their risk of development or progression of other disorders (eg, COPD). Depression may reduce protective immune responses. Depression increases risk of MIs and stroke because cytokines and factors that increase blood clotting are released during depression.

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Take care and feel better soon...

Answer 7

You just gotta fight off the urge to sleep in the mornings for a couple days drink coffee whatever it takes your mind is a powerfull thing mind over matter