{"id":229,"date":"2016-04-08T19:23:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T19:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithfibromyalgia.net\/?p=229"},"modified":"2017-10-08T15:44:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T15:44:12","slug":"sleep-disorders-fibro-how-to-get-restful-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibromyalgiacause.com\/sleep-disorders-fibro-how-to-get-restful-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Disorders & Fibro: How to Get Restful Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the most common symptoms of the condition of fibromyalgia are disturbances in sleep.<\/p>\n
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that has an effect on the brain and spinal cord and results in symptoms that manifest as fatigue, pain, and difficulty with concentration- as well as problems with sleep.<\/p>\n
In the past few years, medical research has revealed that treating sleep disturbances related to fibro can help reduce the overall symptoms of fibro as well.<\/p>\n
1- It is thought that somewhere between 2-10 percent of the world\u2019s population suffers from the condition of fibro. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 2- Approximately \u00be of individuals with the condition of fibro report disturbances in their sleep- the most common being not able to get restful, restorative sleep. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 3- Insomnia is extremely common in fibro- this is the inability to fall and stay asleep. This can be treated with good sleep hygiene and\/or cognitive behavioral therapy. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 4- Individuals with fibro have an increase in the lighter sleep stages, a decrease in deep sleep stages, and wake more frequently in the night than others. Many of the medications for fibro help to increase the deep sleep stages. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 5- Studies have shown that disrupting the sleep of normal sleepers every night for 7-14 days does result in symptoms that are exactly like those of an individual with fibro. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 6- Restless leg syndrome has been indicated in over 50 percent of individuals with the condition of fibro, as opposed to only 7 percent in the general population. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Individuals with RLS and fibro report an improvement in symptoms and sleep when the RLS is treated. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 7- One study revealed that sleep apnea in those individuals with fibro has been found in approximately 61 percent of men and 32 percent of women. Treating sleep apnea can help to improve the fatigue and pain that is associated with fibro.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Chances are if you have the condition of fibro, you also have many problems with sleeping- whether that means you can\u2019t fall asleep or stay asleep. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Many people with this condition complain that they are unable to achieve restful sleep. Even if you sleep a lot, it\u2019s not at all restful. Following are some tips to help you get more restful, restorative sleep. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Some of the most common fibro-associated sleep problems include the condition of insomnia, which describes a difficulty with falling or staying asleep. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n You most likely are awakened frequently during the night and are able to remember it the next day. On the other hand, you will more frequently experience awakenings that you don\u2019t remember the following day- but you know that they definitely affected your deep sleep stages. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nDo You Have Trouble Sleeping?<\/span><\/h2>\n
Common Fibro Sleep Problems<\/span><\/h2>\n