Guest guest Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I too hate to wake up in the morning. It's so hard to get out of bed. I was dreaming this awful dream last night, where something had a vice like grip on my arm, and then stuck a needle in me. Dang, I couldn t get out of the dream. When I finally did wake up, there was my sweet kitty, Goodness, sleeping on my arm, and one of her little claws was stuck in me !! I got up, staggered into the living room, took my pain meds and crawled back into bed. I have slept so much lately, I am not sure why so much now. I too hate to sleep my life away. Last summer, when my Dercum's disease really kicked in, I sllept so much. There were days I didn't get out of bed. I am sorry you are having so much pain. Mine has been ongoing for about 15 years now, I have been on SOME kind of pain medicine. My doctor regularly takes blood test to make sure everything is ok, all my organs and stuff. Think about getting on some meds for depression. It really can be helpful. I am on cymbalta, and I had not taken it for two days (was just sick of swallowing pills !), but there is a difference. of course, my advice, like always, would be to talk to your dr about this before starting anything new. Depression is a very real illness, and can be brought on by all those things you mentioned. To be truthful, I never much believed when people said they were depressed. Until I slid down that long black tube and couldn't get out. I was there for several months before I sought care. Big hugs, nice to meet you, and take care Calle Hello Is anyone out there? There just haven't been very many posts lately. And I do read the posts, but just haven't been responding much and I apologize. I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected and even better!! I'm fighting severe depression myself. Due to the economy, my son being in bootcamp, my health and a few other issues that I'm battling with. Pain bites me every morning and through out the day. I hate waking up in the morning because it hurts too bad. I would rather just not sleep at all. But here lately, with the depression, I've been sleeping the better part of 12-14 hrs per night. My usual is 4-7 hrs per night. I hate to sleep my life away. It's just too short. I guess when you have so many illnesses and then a rare lung disease recently added, you want to be awake as much as possible. I don't want to miss anything. But then again, does it really matter? I mean we can't take the time or memories with us, right? Anyway, I just wanted to check in and see if anyone else is out there lurking. Have a nice evening : ~Tommie~ www.myspace.com/tommiejj PH, CFS, FMS, Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Restless Leg Syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Jena, You should look for a Fibro Support group in your area and drag Darrell there. I know he won't come on here and read posts. He's afraid he might actually be WRONG. MEN. Can't stand them. They can be such uncaring idiots. I'm so glad I don't have one anymore. They suck!! No offense to anyone here, just my personal opinion. I just don't know what to tell you about Darrell, but he does make me mad the way he treats you and his lack of even TRYING to understand you are sick. Darn it! Oh just let me at him. lol I'll straighten him out! I'd even be nice in the beginning!! I wish you the best with him, that's for sure! And I do hope your neck gets better. I put up with my ex for the first 1-1/2 yrs of me being sick and him belittling me, telling me I had fooled the doctors and all this crap. Telling me how worthless I was now that I couldn't work. I put his butt out! I didn't care. I had all I could take. When I asked him what happened to " In sickness and in Health " and he replied " Those are just rituals that everyone says at their weddings " . I about fell out of my chair and I had spent 20 yrs with this man. I knew then it was OVER. Good luck sweetie, Hugs! Tommie Hello Is anyone out there? There just haven't been very many posts lately. And I do read the posts, but just haven't been responding much and I apologize. I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected and even better!! I'm fighting severe depression myself. Due to the economy, my son being in bootcamp, my health and a few other issues that I'm battling with. Pain bites me every morning and through out the day. I hate waking up in the morning because it hurts too bad. I would rather just not sleep at all. But here lately, with the depression, I've been sleeping the better part of 12-14 hrs per night. My usual is 4-7 hrs per night. I hate to sleep my life away. It's just too short. I guess when you have so many illnesses and then a rare lung disease recently added, you want to be awake as much as possible. I don't want to miss anything. But then again, does it really matter? I mean we can't take the time or memories with us, right? Anyway, I just wanted to check in and see if anyone else is out there lurking. Have a nice evening : ~Tommie~ www.myspace.com/tommiejj PH, CFS, FMS, Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Restless Leg Syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hello Calle, I'm on Cymbalta, 120mg's per day. I've been on it nearly 2 yrs at that dosage and I guess maybe it's just not affective anymore. I've had a lot of life changes recently too, so that is the problem. I've started therapy again. So maybe this will help. I also have a sister who is really trying my nerves. I wanna slap the heck out of her. If I were a violent person, I would do just that. I also have Pulmonary Hypertension now and it's a rare lung disease that has little treatment and is I guess you'd call it " terminal " . I'm going June 9th for a right heart cath to determine which treatment is best for me. At least there is treatment that can slow the progression. It doesn't reverse anything, but it can slow it down, thank God. Yes, I know what it is to take pills, pills and more pills. I have 13 for breakfast not including pain meds, then 4 in the evening and then 6 more before bed, all besides pain meds and shots which I take about 6 of those per day. I use a CPAP machine to sleep as well as oxygen and oxygen 24/7. Get sick of dragging this darn hose around the house. The dogs are constantly stepping on it and they follow me every where I go. Best wishes, Tommie Hello Is anyone out there? There just haven't been very many posts lately. And I do read the posts, but just haven't been responding much and I apologize. I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected and even better!! I'm fighting severe depression myself. Due to the economy, my son being in bootcamp, my health and a few other issues that I'm battling with. Pain bites me every morning and through out the day. I hate waking up in the morning because it hurts too bad. I would rather just not sleep at all. But here lately, with the depression, I've been sleeping the better part of 12-14 hrs per night. My usual is 4-7 hrs per night. I hate to sleep my life away. It's just too short. I guess when you have so many illnesses and then a rare lung disease recently added, you want to be awake as much as possible. I don't want to miss anything. But then again, does it really matter? I mean we can't take the time or memories with us, right? Anyway, I just wanted to check in and see if anyone else is out there lurking. Have a nice evening : ~Tommie~ www.myspace.com/tommiejj PH, CFS, FMS, Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Restless Leg Syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Hey Tommie, I know exactly how you feel. I was going to kick off our memorial day weekend to a good start. I did it alright. I went Brim fishing with Darrell. Something I used to soooo dearly love to do. Well to say the least I think when I tell him I can he will leave it alone from now. I have got my neck so out of whack I went to the ER Sunday and spent most of the Day. X-Rays, a CT gosh I will never get that hospital paid off. Anyways he gave me some ANSAID and to me to see my Spine-Pain Management Dr. ASAP. So ASAP was going to Next Friday. I called voicemail line and got it moved up til Monday 4 days earlier. HEy!!!! for me. I really don't think the ER knew what was wrong but He said he looked at my x-rays and scan and he thought I had a bad case of inflammation in the Soft Tissue. I guess that could be but with all the muscle spasm's I was having in my neck it felt like hard tissue. I can sympathize with you Tommie I think I am getting on thing better and about 3-??? how many jumps on me. It does get very depressing.The thing I hate most is when someone like my husband for instance calls my meds dope and when I am having one of those dead tired days. He accuses my of too much dope....Another thing is his Sister haves Fibro. with most all the problems I have but she always pops a pain pill when she is going to be around him so she is not in that much pain. and she has been lucky for him not to come around when she is having a really bad day. Oh kay, I have yapped enough Beth is waiting for me to put her to bed. Jena Hello Is anyone out there? There just haven't been very many posts lately. And I do read the posts, but just haven't been responding much and I apologize. I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected and even better!! I'm fighting severe depression myself. Due to the economy, my son being in bootcamp, my health and a few other issues that I'm battling with. Pain bites me every morning and through out the day. I hate waking up in the morning because it hurts too bad. I would rather just not sleep at all. But here lately, with the depression, I've been sleeping the better part of 12-14 hrs per night. My usual is 4-7 hrs per night. I hate to sleep my life away. It's just too short. I guess when you have so many illnesses and then a rare lung disease recently added, you want to be awake as much as possible. I don't want to miss anything. But then again, does it really matter? I mean we can't take the time or memories with us, right? Anyway, I just wanted to check in and see if anyone else is out there lurking. Have a nice evening : ~Tommie~ www.myspace.com/tommiejj PH, CFS, FMS, Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Restless Leg Syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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