Guest guest Posted October 4, 2000 Report Share Posted October 4, 2000 I don't have much of a problem with depression, but the fatigue is horrible! I fall asleep every afternoon(around 2:00)while I'm trying to read.If I don't take a nap, I doze off after dinner while watching TV.The fatigue is worse now than ever, but I'm at the peak of a flare.Hopefully, both will be easing soon. Good luck and God bless. Diane C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2002 Report Share Posted April 10, 2002 Mac will be 4 (tomorrow) and he will USUALLY take a 2-3 hour nap everyday. Jill > is almost 5 and still takes a 3-4 hour nap per day. > > Kym...Proud Mom to 4, including 4 1/2 year old with DS > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for messages to go to the sender of the message. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2002 Report Share Posted April 10, 2002 's medications have changed him. He takes naps almost every day at school. I took in that cheap fold up tent I found at Wal-Mart for $10 so he could rest more peacefully. He sleeps at least an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2002 Report Share Posted April 11, 2002 is almost 5 and still takes a 3-4 hour nap per day. Kym...Proud Mom to 4, including 4 1/2 year old with DS ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi Nina, I've read similar things, but I guess it shouldn't be all that surprising because very little is " natural " about life in 2005, especially if you live in a fast-paced, crowded, polluted city. I feel so much better when I nap, so when I'm working I leave naps for the weekends. Take care, Judy Nina Moliver <ninalynn@...> wrote: I recently read that human beings are the only creatures that don't nap. No other species sleeps for one long stretch and stays awake for the rest. Many humans don't either - afternoon naps and siestas are the norm in many cultures, at least the ones that haven't been devoured by the globalization Tower of Babel. 2-3 hours in the afternoon and 5-6 hours at night are good. I love napping. I consider myself very fortunate to get in one afternoon nap per week. When I do, I feel so much more human. Nina <<I don't know if you take naps, but I find that while doing the candida cleanse that's been very beneficial. I'm going back to work tomorrow after taking a few days off, and it's going to be interesting to see how I can make it through the day without them. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I too like my siestas and have missed them since my g'daughter has been keeping me company the past three weeks. School starts Wednesday so can get back to my siestas. However I don't crave them nearly as much now that I'm not eating the bad carbs. When I was first diagnosed 14 years ago I had uncontrollable sleepy spells where no matter how important/interesting a thing I was doing all I could think to do was lie down on the floor and go to sleep!! Sure glad that has passed. To Natural Health Bobbi naps I recently read that human beings are the only creatures that don't nap. No other species sleeps for one long stretch and stays awake for the rest. Many humans don't either - afternoon naps and siestas are the norm in many cultures, at least the ones that haven't been devoured by the globalization Tower of Babel. 2-3 hours in the afternoon and 5-6 hours at night are good. I love napping. I consider myself very fortunate to get in one afternoon nap per week. When I do, I feel so much more human. Nina <<I don't know if you take naps, but I find that while doing the candida cleanse that's been very beneficial. I'm going back to work tomorrow after taking a few days off, and it's going to be interesting to see how I can make it through the day without them. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hello everyone, I hope all of you are well and flare free (I'm not). I wanted to see how many of you take naps during the day. I have had RA for 8 years, fibromyalgia for 6. I was taking provigil to help combat the fatigue and it worked wonders, but I have to pay out of pocket for it and I haven't been able to afford it for the past few months. My husband gets upset with me when I take naps during the day, espeically when I I don't do anything that day. (He doesn't mind when I do something and come home tired and take a short nap). He gets angry with me when I get up, have breakfast, stay up for about an hour or 2 and go back to bed. He used to be really understanding, but when I got approved for SSDI and I don't " work " , then I shouldn't have a reason to be so tired espeically since I get about 10-12 hrs of sleep a night. He has been out of town the past few weeks and I have been taking advantage of sleeping when I need too and when I want too. I was wondering if any of you take naps and take naps on days you don't do anything. I don't know what to do when he comes back. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 , I'm retired and can sleep as late as I want to, unless I have an appointment or something. I usually don't get up till 10 or 10:30; therefore, I don't need a nap during the day. Sue On Mar 12, 2009, at 6:23 PM, wrote: > > He has been out of town the past few weeks and I have been taking > advantage of sleeping when I need too and when I want too. I was > wondering if any of you take naps and take naps on days you don't do > anything. I don't know what to do when he comes back. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 , if you need a nap around 2, then by all means take it. Your husband cannot really know how you feel. After I get up at 10 or 10:30, I'm usually good until 12:30 or 1:00 that night. I do pace myself and do housework and yard work as I feel like it, stopping when I get too tired. I'm on Enbrel, and it's such a good medication for me. Besides keeping the pain and inflammation away, I guess it keeps me less fatigued. I'm really thankful that it keeps on working so well, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will continue to do so. I wish for you the same good luck. In the meantime, get the rest you need. And cheers for doing the yoga. Sue On Mar 12, 2009, at 11:13 PM, wrote: > Sue, > > I normally don't get up untill 11-1130 and I want a nap around 2. I > tend to make my appointments until the afternoon, but I am exhausted > whenever I get home. I always schedule things every other day, > because after doing something, I need a day to recover. The only > thing that I do relgiously is going to yoga M, W, F. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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