Hi everyone - I haven't been to this forum for quite a while. It's good to see you all again. I would love for this part of the forum to have a lot more activity as there is so much suffering with severe pain. I shouldn't talk - as I have not posted in quite sometime. Please forgive me.
I have fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis in my knees, depression, anxiety, ocd, sleep apnea, and major sleep problems. For the past almost 4yrs I have only slept for about 3-4 hours per night from pain and just plain insomnia, I guess. I have no problems falling asleep, but staying asleep is another story.
I finally got a doctor to listen to me. He is my new psychiatrist, and he could not believe I wasn't being helped for this, as lack of sleep causes more pain, depression etc.... So, he put me on ambien for at night, and provigil for during the day. I've been on these for 3 days, and am feeling quite a bit better. I've slept for 6 hours every night, and even felt like doing a little work around the house during the day.
Has anyone here had these types of problems and gone on these meds? Just wondering. Thanks.
I have fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis in my knees, depression, anxiety, ocd, sleep apnea, and major sleep problems. For the past almost 4yrs I have only slept for about 3-4 hours per night from pain and just plain insomnia, I guess. I have no problems falling asleep, but staying asleep is another story.
I finally got a doctor to listen to me. He is my new psychiatrist, and he could not believe I wasn't being helped for this, as lack of sleep causes more pain, depression etc.... So, he put me on ambien for at night, and provigil for during the day. I've been on these for 3 days, and am feeling quite a bit better. I've slept for 6 hours every night, and even felt like doing a little work around the house during the day.
Has anyone here had these types of problems and gone on these meds? Just wondering. Thanks.