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Sleeping and rheumatoid arthritis? |
Hi. My mom has had RA for almost 10 years now and recently, I mean beginning this year, she has been very drowsy. She falls asleep quickly and wakes up 30 minutes to an hour later as if she's completely energized, then she goes back to sleep again after another 30 minutes or so. She does this all day and ALL night. She's not taking any RA medications or pain medications. (occasionally she takes hydrocodone when it gets really bad, but she really loathes taking meds now so she just stopped) She just recently started doing this and I was wondering if this could be related to the disease, is it something to be concerned about? Thank you! I've had arthritis and other related conditions for 30 years, but have never experienced any fatigue that hits with that regularity. Plus, when I do get worn out and have to rest, I don't come back with a lot of energy. This sounds like something else is going on. I think you should take her to a doctor and see if they can find out what's going on. It could be chronic fatigue, as someone above mentioned, fibromyalgia, diabetes or a sleep disorder, specifically Narcolepsy. This could be serious so I wouldn't put off getting her some medical attention. If she doesn't get any definitive results and treatment from the mainstream medical community you might want to try an Integrative Medicine team. They work with the patient to a more personal degree, and use treatments from both traditional medicine and from alternative sources that are backed up by science. They've done wonders for me. Hope she feels better soon. Source(s): Chronic Fatigue http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_ato... Diabetes http://www.webmd.com/content/article/101... Fibromyalgia http://www.webmd.com/content/article/78/... Sleep Disorders http://www.webmd.com/diseases_and_condit... Integrative Medicine http://www.webmd.com/content/article/119... keep her outside busy all day so when she get's home she'll crash and burn like a normal person. Chronic fatigue is a common complaint of people with arthritis and rheumatic diseases. Risk factors that may cause or contribute to fatigue include: poor sleep, chronic pain, stress, depression, anxiety, inflammation, inactivity, diet, and drug side effects. Learn more about living and coping with fatigue. See this site for some good info: http://arthritis.about.com/od/fatigue/f/... She needs to be evaluated by a medical docctor as soon as possible. You did not mention her age, but RA is a serious disease that can affect not only the joints but other areas of the body, as you probably already know. Hyrdocodone doe sindeed make one drowsy and she may be over medicating, or it may be something else entirely. She needs to get to the doctor for a complete evaluation.. Hydrocodone is also addicting. yes, |
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