I see sleep problems seem to be high on the fibro list but i have no problems with sleep. I can nap during the day and still go to sleep at 10pm. I am a light sleeper and im easily woken but i just fall back to sleep straight away.
Does this mean i dont have fibro? Im still not convinced i do.
My other symptoms:
Fatigue
IBS
Depression/anxiety
Years of facial/dental pain
Wrist pain
Hip/groin/back pain
Dizzy
Growing pains / restless leg
Sinus problems
Aching joints
These were all my symptoms and after heaps of tests and going to the physician, i was diagnosed with fibro then left to it! Im still confused and dont think it is fibro....
Hi FlowerFace,
I am the same. I have no problem sleeping at night even if I nap in the day.
I also have other symptoms such as hip/knee/shoulder/elbow stiffness and pain, dizziness, anxiety, brain fog, restless legs, headaches and fatigue (amongst others)....
I often query myself whether it's fibro....
You're not alone but it would be nice to know for sure......
I have the sleep problems but I don't, thankfully, have IBS. I think some people have some of the symptoms and others have others. A couple you haven't mentioned are cold hands and feet, pins and needles in hands and feet and costochondritis. Do you have those?
Yes I often have cold hands and feet. Also I get really hot in the night especially my legs so the pj trousers are off....!
Hi, I think there are quite a few of us who wonder if we really have FM. On good days I start questioning it, then on bad days I think I must be mad to even consider that I might not have it! I was diagnosed by testing positive to most of the 'trigger points' on the chart. Plus my history of course. Have your trigger points been checked? Otherwise your symptoms could all be due to FM. As Bluesman says, we don't ALL have ALL the same symptoms. Hope this helps. xx
Hi Flowerface, it's not the length of sleep which is a factor of fibro but the quality, ie level 4 or deep sleep which our bodies need to repair our muscles during the night when we are relaxed.
I WOULDNT WORRY ABOUT NOT HAVING ALL THE SYMPTOMS theres 26 at the last count .
i have sleep problems but then i also have Aspergers syndrome which also means we sufferr from sleep dep .
Hi FlowerFace
Please do share your secret about sleeping well !!
You do share sypmtoms of Fibro !
I haven't had a decent night sleep over 20 years due to the pains and night sweats.
Please please share !!! 
x
Hi, sorry to hear about your problem. Have you been to see a Rheumatologist to get a proper diagnosis of Fybromyalgia. I was diaganosed in 1996 to have it but know that I have had it since childhood, my Father had it and tests being done in America show that it it genetic. Nothing much being done about it in the UK.
There are 67 different symtoms that you can get I have 38 of them. Being able to sleep is not one of them, in fact NOT being able to sleep is a strong result that you have got Fibro. Go see your GP and ask to be checked for ME/CFS sounds like you are a more likely candidate for that. You can go onto www.meassociation.org.uk to get more information about it. Its very difficult trying to cope especially when you have young children, do try and pace yourself and take rests in between doing anything. Jobs will always be there to do and what doesn't get done today can be done the next when you don't have quite so much pain. Hope you get sorted soon. Regards Anne61685
i brought a water bed thats been the best thing because the mattress gives
Hello Bee, just to say that I, too, suffered night sweats, but my GP put me on a very mild dose of a Beta Blocker ( Propranalol ) which is also recommended for menopausal sweats , anxiety and a whole host of other things. They have worked very well for me.
Hi Bee70
I have many sleepless and restless nights mainly due to night sweats...i bought a memory foam mattress it contours to my shape and is very comfy and I very rarely wake up with back pain
Hi Stephanie I also get cold hands and feet especially at night time I start off freezing cold then through the night I throw the duvet off me cos I'm too hot
have to be careful with memeory foam made me hotter and i found it uncomfortable
my water bed is the best so far for me
Hi Wendy
The thing is I have been checked with my bloods to see if I'm going through the menopause and at the moment I am not. So don't know why I get night sweats.
you could be pre menopause you can get it then as well
i know the joys of being a women
Hi
I was in my thirties when I was diagnosed with FM I also would nap through the day and sleep all night...I am a light sleeper...now I'm in my 50s my sleep pattern has changed...I hope this helps..have a good day...take care
shirl x
Hi Stephanie
i have had similar symptoms in the early years I was diagnosed over 25 yrs ago... Take care
Shirl girl x
