Have you asked your doctor for a prescription of Lunesta? Muscle relaxants help us (mind and muscles) relax but they're not really designed to specifically put us to sleep.
A prescription for Lunesta, which is non-habit-forming, might help you get some real sleep and get back on track.
Hi all. I've lived with fibromyalgia since 2014 (diagnosed) and like since 2010 undiagnosed. I'm a mom to a 10 month old baby. I'm a freelance writer, working about 15 hours a week. And a wife. In my pre-fibro life, I used to be a competitive weightlifting athlete, power-yoga teacher and...
YES! I had this today -- no kidding. As I tried to think of how to describe to my husband, I said, "OHH, it's like a basketball just hit my fingers instead of catching it properly." Jammed finger. It went away eventually, during the next hour or two I think.
I'm on the verge of leaving my part-time work after having a baby. Baby + work = too much with fibro. Before fibro, I think I could've totally handled working part-time while being a full-time stay-at-home mom but as soon I started working again my fibro went to a new level.
YUP: I started training in powerlifting and teaching 7 yoga classes a week. I felt AWESOME for two years, set 14 records in powerlifting, and had one of the most popular yoga classes. Then gradually each joint started hurting and 4 years later...well, you all know how the rest of the story goes.
Thank you, everyone. (And thank you for the reminder that we don't need to be "super mom" or "super wife"....what I really want, when I'm honest with myself, and what I know I need, is to not work at all and just focus on being a good mom and a good wife -- these things would make me happy and...
I had my baby girl at the end of January, and during my two months of maternity leave I actually felt great. I was going to the gym every day and power walking then doing some body-weight exercises for 10 minutes, no flare-ups, felt great.
As soon as I started back to work part-time (I work...