stressful personalities

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Hi Gita;

I so relate to your post. I am also the same in the manner that when I was able

to work it was full on or nothing and my body as well as my mind at times just

couldn't keep up. Yes, I think the prednisone might be keeping you up but I

also did the same for many years while off of Prednisone just because there were

so many things that were going on in my life and like you say the body doesn't

keep up but the mind just does not stop. Mental therapy helped me with this.

Years of counseling and changing lifestyle patterns and sometimes even a light

sleep medication might help.

Anyway, it is good to hear from you and thank you for your post.

Melt

----- Original Message -----

From: Gita S

Now, I'm fatigued ALL the time (does anyone else feel

this)? But, at night I have real trouble sleeping.

I'm constantly itchy, and have lots of rashes.

Further, my joints just don't feel too hot, but I'm

mostly bothered by the fact that I'm tired 24/7 but

also always an insomniac at night. It makes no sense.

I'm on prednisone (only 10mg now),prevacid, humira

(which helps so much), naproxen, mtx (only 7,5 now).

Is the prednisone keeping me up? Plus, are there any

other type A personalities out there who find it hard

to deal with this disease because I feel like my body

is betraying me? My mind is all over the place, but

it's like my body can't keep up.