My brain goes into research mode

I had a very restful night, despite six hours of sleep and mild fibro pain. No flare. This made me happy.
Random thoughts made me plunge into research last night.

"The primary symptom of fibromyalgia is widespread, diffuse pain, often including heightened sensitivity of the skin (Allodynia), achiness around joints, and nerve pain. Chronic sleep disturbances are also characteristic of fibromyalgia, and some studies suggest that these sleep disturbances are the result of a sleep disorder called Alpha Wave Interrupted Sleep Pattern, a condition in which deep sleep is frequently interrupted by bursts of brain activity similar to wakefulness."
(http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Fibromyalgia)

I am currently looking into whether or not fibro is primarily a pain disorder with sleep disturbances, or a sleep disorder with pain. All my doctors and specialists -- all four of them -- have assured me that it's pain first, sleep second. Chronic pain disorder with major sleep disturbance symptoms, they told me. But, but! It's a cycle. Poor or interrupted stage 4 sleep (or no stage 4 sleep) begets fatigue and that run-over-by-a-truck feeling. This begets pain and achiness and stiffness and stress and all that. All that begets poor sleep. And so on and so on and so on and pull your hair out.
The sleep disturbance theory is expanded on here and makes a ton of sense:
http://www.painbustersclinic.com.au/fms/fibromyalgia.htm

I am looking at all my supplements to see which ones I can eliminate and which ones work best. Some of them might even be aggravating my symptoms, which I shall look into. Also, I'm rarely taking Soma anymore -- basically once a week, on the weekend, to help my muscles relax from the grip of the cerebral palsy. And that's a whole other bitch of a thing, the CP. Having CP and fibro is brutal.

http://www.associatedconditionsofcerebralpalsy.com/
http://www.originsofcerebralpalsy.com/03-index-conditions.html


I am actually doing really well. My pain levels have been at five or below for a while now.

(This was inspired by a phone call from James, who touched my heart. Thanks, James. Really, I'm doing great.)

My brain goes into research mode

I had a very restful night, despite six hours of sleep and mild fibro pain. No flare. This made me happy.
Random thoughts made me plunge into research last night.

"The primary symptom of fibromyalgia is widespread, diffuse pain, often including heightened sensitivity of the skin (Allodynia), achiness around joints, and nerve pain. Chronic sleep disturbances are also characteristic of fibromyalgia, and some studies suggest that these sleep disturbances are the result of a sleep disorder called Alpha Wave Interrupted Sleep Pattern, a condition in which deep sleep is frequently interrupted by bursts of brain activity similar to wakefulness."
(http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Fibromyalgia)

I am currently looking into whether or not fibro is primarily a pain disorder with sleep disturbances, or a sleep disorder with pain. All my doctors and specialists -- all four of them -- have assured me that it's pain first, sleep second. Chronic pain disorder with major sleep disturbance symptoms, they told me. But, but! It's a cycle. Poor or interrupted stage 4 sleep (or no stage 4 sleep) begets fatigue and that run-over-by-a-truck feeling. This begets pain and achiness and stiffness and stress and all that. All that begets poor sleep. And so on and so on and so on and pull your hair out.
The sleep disturbance theory is expanded on here and makes a ton of sense:
http://www.painbustersclinic.com.au/fms/fibromyalgia.htm

I am looking at all my supplements to see which ones I can eliminate and which ones work best. Some of them might even be aggravating my symptoms, which I shall look into. Also, I'm rarely taking Soma anymore -- basically once a week, on the weekend, to help my muscles relax from the grip of the cerebral palsy. And that's a whole other bitch of a thing, the CP. Having CP and fibro is brutal.

http://www.associatedconditionsofcerebralpalsy.com/
http://www.originsofcerebralpalsy.com/03-index-conditions.html


I am actually doing really well. My pain levels have been at five or below for a while now.

(This was inspired by a phone call from James, who touched my heart. Thanks, James. Really, I'm doing great.)

My brain goes into research mode

I had a very restful night, despite six hours of sleep and mild fibro pain. No flare. This made me happy.
Random thoughts made me plunge into research last night.

"The primary symptom of fibromyalgia is widespread, diffuse pain, often including heightened sensitivity of the skin (Allodynia), achiness around joints, and nerve pain. Chronic sleep disturbances are also characteristic of fibromyalgia, and some studies suggest that these sleep disturbances are the result of a sleep disorder called Alpha Wave Interrupted Sleep Pattern, a condition in which deep sleep is frequently interrupted by bursts of brain activity similar to wakefulness."
(http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Fibromyalgia)

I am currently looking into whether or not fibro is primarily a pain disorder with sleep disturbances, or a sleep disorder with pain. All my doctors and specialists -- all four of them -- have assured me that it's pain first, sleep second. Chronic pain disorder with major sleep disturbance symptoms, they told me. But, but! It's a cycle. Poor or interrupted stage 4 sleep (or no stage 4 sleep) begets fatigue and that run-over-by-a-truck feeling. This begets pain and achiness and stiffness and stress and all that. All that begets poor sleep. And so on and so on and so on and pull your hair out.
The sleep disturbance theory is expanded on here and makes a ton of sense:
http://www.painbustersclinic.com.au/fms/fibromyalgia.htm

I am looking at all my supplements to see which ones I can eliminate and which ones work best. Some of them might even be aggravating my symptoms, which I shall look into. Also, I'm rarely taking Soma anymore -- basically once a week, on the weekend, to help my muscles relax from the grip of the cerebral palsy. And that's a whole other bitch of a thing, the CP. Having CP and fibro is brutal.

http://www.associatedconditionsofcerebralpalsy.com/
http://www.originsofcerebralpalsy.com/03-index-conditions.html


I am actually doing really well. My pain levels have been at five or below for a while now.

(This was inspired by a phone call from James, who touched my heart. Thanks, James. Really, I'm doing great.)