Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Sierra, My doctor put me on Neurontin due to my shoulders hurting so bad and they felt like they were coming out of their sockets. It has helped me a whole lot. Also, I have learned how to sleep on my back but I now can sleep on my side some too. Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Sierra, I had to resort to teaching myself how to sleep on my back. It works for me. I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] Sleeping comfort > Hi! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to avoid sore shoulders > that come from sleeping on one's side? Poofier pillows? Eggshell > mattress? Ways of arranging things? I realized this morning that the > rest of my body is starting to feel better from Plaquenil, but the > nighttime pressure on my shoulders is a problem. Do tell your secrets! > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Wanda, I am also on Neurontin - just started - 200 mg 3 x per day - it really helps the pain, but it makes me a bit loopy and not able to drive - they say I will get used to it - but it has been a week and not difference. How has it affected you? Gentle Hugs, Carol M. in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 We have one of those egg crate things on the mattress - and I make sure I have at least two pillows so I don't compress my neck too much. I, too, sometimes wake up with a sore shoulder. My husband bought me one of those tempurpedic pillows - we call it the "meat" pillow since it feels like a slab of meat - but I didn't find it very helpful. He loves it though! I like a more firm support in the mattress, so I'm not a fan of air beds. But I find that the egg crate things just makes it enough softer without losing the firmness. gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 For me, it is my hips that hurt the most, when I sleep on my side. I'm trying to do the back thing, but my problem there is that when I sleep on my back, I snore so loudly that I wake myself up. geez. Noreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 In a message dated 2/8/2004 4:29:28 PM Central Standard Time, Dandcmayer@... writes: > Wanda, > I am also on Neurontin - just started - 200 mg 3 x per day - it really helps > > the pain, but it makes me a bit loopy and not able to drive - they say I > will > get used to it - but it has been a week and not difference. How has it > affected you? > Gentle Hugs, > Carol M. in CA Dear Carol, My doctor put me on 200 mg too once a day. I have been on it since October of last year but I take mine at night. My doctor had me take 100 mg for first couple of weeks and then increase to 200 mg as that is what she prescribed but it made me so loopy I decided to only take the 100 mg because I was coming home from work and eating supper and taking Neurontin and not able to much of anything except go straight to bed. I couldn't even talk right and my kids would say " Mom you need to go to bed. " My speech was slurred and I couldn't even walk to bed without the assistance of my husband. Basically, I couldn't function and I had to have some control. So I decreased my dosage to 100 mg and told my RA on my next visit. I also take Clonazepam 10 mg before I go to bed to help me sleep due to the prednisone I take during the day. I will say with the 100 mg Neurontin, It took a little while for me not feel loopy on that amount but now I don't even know that I have taken it except that I can sleep without much pain. Hope this info helps...........sorry for such a long reply. Love and hugs, Wanda in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 I have the same problem. My favorite way to sleep is on my side, yet my hip hurts now when I do. I can't sleep on my back because I can't straighten my legs out. Sigh... Arianne In , " Noreen Saukko " <nsaukko@r...> wrote: > For me, it is my hips that hurt the most, when I sleep on my side. I'm trying to do the back thing, but my problem there is that when I sleep on my back, I snore so loudly that I wake myself up. geez. > > Noreen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 I can't sleep on my back because I can't > straighten my legs out. > Sigh... > Arianne Have you tried placing a bolster pillow (tube-shaped) under your knees to lift them while lying on your back? Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Hi, Sierra, I got some lidocaine patches that you peel off and stick on wherever you hurt. It really helped me! It is prescription and doc wrote me a prescription. Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: " snowdrift52003 " <snowdrift52003@...> <Rheumatoid Arthritis > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 2:10 PM Subject: Sleeping comfort > Hi! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to avoid sore shoulders > that come from sleeping on one's side? Poofier pillows? Eggshell > mattress? Ways of arranging things? I realized this morning that the > rest of my body is starting to feel better from Plaquenil, but the > nighttime pressure on my shoulders is a problem. Do tell your secrets! > > Sierra > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 My pain is hips and shoulders and I also had to teach myself to sleep on my back. My husband makes fun of all my pillows but I keep a king size pillow to put between my legs if I do end up on my side (for my hips) and a regular sized pillow for under my knees if I'm on my back helps with back pain). Also if you have problems with snoring. My husband is the king of snoring and I read about the new over the counter spray (it is sprayed in the mouth onto the back of the throat) were made of herbs and worked. I was skeptical, but anything was worth trying. I finally got my husband to try it and it did work! He still snores sometimes but it is much quieter and very much less often. Ronny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 > I can't sleep on my back because I can't > > straighten my legs out. > > Sigh... > > Arianne > > Have you tried placing a bolster pillow (tube-shaped) under your > knees to lift them while lying on your back? > > Sierra Yes I have tried that and when my knees were propped up, my bad leg got a charlie horse. Also, I seem to automatically turn to my side in my sleep. If I can go to sleep on my left side, I am Ok. It's my right hip, knee and ankle that bother me. I also have a deviated septum (nose), so some nights My left nostril is blocked and I have to turn onto my right side in order to breathe. Funny but once I get to sleep, any pain that I had prior to sleep doesn't wake me. I am grateful for that. There are so many people on this site and others, who have pain waking them at night or keeping them awake. I also wake up pain free in the morning. Grateful for that also. Arianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 I too have trouble sleeping- getting in a comfortable position. I tried a down mattress- too soft - pillows under knees- between knees- bunches of pillows under my head, etc. BUT the best was when I purchased a 3 " " magic foam " mattress topper. It is one of those spongy things that the contour pillows are made out of. When you go to bed, the heat of your body settles you in to comfort the body. It really helps. Carol M. in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 My husband and I (both sufferers) have never slept better since we got our water bed.It is always warm and comfortable. Not everyone's choice but it is magic for us! Lynn > Hi! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to avoid sore shoulders > that come from sleeping on one's side? Poofier pillows? Eggshell > mattress? Ways of arranging things? I realized this morning that the > rest of my body is starting to feel better from Plaquenil, but the > nighttime pressure on my shoulders is a problem. Do tell your secrets! > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 --- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , " Lynn " <spin462002@y...> wrote: > My husband and I (both sufferers) have never slept better since we > got our water bed.It is always warm and comfortable. Not everyone's > choice but it is magic for us! > > Lynn Oh, wow, I used to have a waterbed, and you're right--they are wonderfully warm and comfy! We got rid of it in the latter months of my pregnancy (14 years ago). I'm definitely keeping that in mind as a possibility for our next bed. Thanks! Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 i loved my water bed, too, but i out lived it!! when it had to be replaced, i knew i was on the verge of selling my place and relocating, and didn't feel like having to move a water bed... so i got a beautiful pillow top Beauty rest and it too, is great. it's not to firm, nor too soft. but i still have to have a lot of pillows to keep my upper end elevated <G>.. just wish my internal clock would let me sleep over 5 hours! no matter what time i go to bed, in at least 5 hrs i wake up. habits are reaLLY HARD TO BREAK! i take care of the shoulders by exercising them.. gentle stretching, and placing pillows in strategic places. nothing is perfect, but it helps.love.. granny lee ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 5:11 PM Subject: Re: Sleeping comfort My husband and I (both sufferers) have never slept better since we got our water bed.It is always warm and comfortable. Not everyone's choice but it is magic for us!Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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