Poor sleep is synonymous with both ME/CFS and fibromyalgia. We know it produces fatigue, pain, irritation and mood issues but recent studies suggest that may just be the beginning of the problem. In fact, they suggest that poor sleep may have profound effects on our...
Sleep deprivation is common in fibromyalgia and it doesn’t just cause fatigue. Studies show that losing sleep increases your pain sensitivity as well, and quickly; it took just two nights of fragmented sleep to significantly increase pain sensitivity in healthy...
It sounds absolutely crazy, but some people swear that sleeping or lying on “beds of nails”; i.e. acupressure mats embedded with thousands of hard plastic points – actually improves their energy, helps them to relax and to sleep better. . In fact,...
Almost 80% of ME/CFS and FM patients reported that insomnia was a major or moderate problem in Health Rising’s Sleep Survey. They also often report feeling “wired and tired”. Could the two be connected? And if they are, is there anything to be done...
Health Rising’s Sleep Center for ME/CFS and FM is the first of a series of resource centers Health Rising will create. These Centers are designed to be a kind of one stop shops where people with ME/CFS and FM can go to learn about and find help with sleep, pain,...
Health Rising’s 2014 Sleep Survey asked people with ME/CFS/FM to rate how effective many drugs, supplements, and sleep practices were. Hundreds of comments on the drugs surveyed – as well as other drugs – flowed in. They’ve now been...