Is Sugar Affecting My Sleep?

I have been trying to figure out why some nights I wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep. I know yesterday I ate a lot of sugar and junk food that I shouldn't have eaten. Is that what caused me to wake up at 3 a.m. this morning.

Now I will have a hard time functioning today. I will have to watch this and see if there is any correlation with the sugar.

I would so like to solve this sleep problem. Have you solved your sleep problem? How did you do it? Leave me a comment below.

Anyone else wake up in the middle of the night?

I usually can go to sleep quite easily, but there are times when I go to sleep and then wake up 4-5 hours later and can't get back to sleep for 2-3 hours. It makes my next day very hard to get through. Also when it seems to happen, I will do that for several nights in a row.

I cannot figure out what is making me wake up, and why I can't go back to sleep quickly.

I used to think that it was because I spent too much time on the computer, but the last few days with Christmas and family visiting, I have not had time to be on the computer, but I still had problems waking up in the middle of the night.

Last night, however, I slept the whole night through. I can't figure out if I did something different or what.

I know that my fibromyalgia is much better when I sleep the whole night through. It is even better when I know that I have been dreaming.

So for me, a good night's sleep is the most valuable thing I can do to not feel the fibromyalgia pain.

What about you? Are you having similar problems?

Dropping Things

I've had a long day without resting in between. Tonight I found that I was having trouble walking, and I kept dropping things -- like my hands would just let go and whatever I was holding was now on the floor. Made a real mess when I was trying to fix dinner.

Do you drop things too?

Do Your Feet Hurt With Fibromyalgia?

I had fibromyalgia a long time before I figured out that the pain in my feet was related to fibromyalgia. I just figured my feet hurt because I had been standing a long time. Then I found a fibromyalgia book that explained that the foot pain was a part of the syndrome.

My mistake yesterday was to wear my dress shoes to work instead of my usual tennis shoes. By last night, the balls of my feet felt like they were on fire!

I usually wear a pair of summer thongs year round around the house. Previously, I would have gone barefoot, but I have found that the thongs give me extra cushion and help with my foot pain. I even wear them in the shower to protect my body from the cold tub floor.

Another technique that I use when my feet hurt is to massage them. That will help to make the pain stop or be less. That is what I did last night.

The other way I help my foot pain is with a foot jacuzzi or foot spa. I bought this at my local discount store. I fill it with warm water. It swirls the water around and also has little bumps in the bottom that you rub your feet on which is like a massage. This works great too for that foot pain.

What do you use to help your foot pain?

Does Fibromyalgia Make You Super Sensitive?

I was just wondering if there are others suffering from fibromyalgia who have become super sensitive?

I find that I can feel my fingernails grow. They actually hurt when they do that. In a day or two it quits. Anyone else out there have this problem?

I find I have sensitive hearing also. Loud volume on music, tv, etc. actually causes my ears to hurt.

I have at times had my skin become so sensitive that anyone touching me even lightly about sends me to the ceiling. Fortunately, I have not had that for a while.

Bright light bothers my eyes. I need to be sure and wear sunglasses year round or my eyes physically hurt.

When I get sick, even the hairs on my head hurt.

Is there anyone else out there like this or am I just unique?

Leave a comment below to let me know how you are super sensitive.