For the past 3+ months I have been having
problems sleeping. Going to bed, I find
no discomfort. After 3-4 hours, i'll
start tossing and turning trying to find a
sleeping position that does not cause
pain. It is painful to support myself to
turn, rotate, move an arm, and getting out
of bed in my lower to middle back. The
pain is not sharp and it feels like a
muscle pain (in my limited knowledge).
It does not seem to matter where I sleep.
I have tried the floor on a mat, on the
couch, and on my normal bed.
Some background information: I am fairly
athletic but not in very good shape. I
am 5'-11" and weigh 200 pounds. I play
tennis regularly along with multiple other
sports. My bed is a stearns & foster
and is less than 3 years old. I am
normally a very deep sleeper and have been
known to sleep through violent storms and
fire alarms and also can typically sleep
anywhere (airplane, car, chair, couch,
sitting up, etc.) this last winter I
pulled two muscles in my back (unsure
which two), but this happened at least 2
months before the pain started (this is my
leading theory but find it difficult the
injury/pain would be so far apart). I've
switched chairs at work (i work in front
of a computer sitting down)
the pain came on slower than I would have
though. Every day one or both of my eyes
will be twitching (from what I believe to
be lack of sleep). I would guess on
average over the past 3+ months I have
gotten an average of 4-5 hours of sleep a
night.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 06-22-06 14:16pm
It would be a good idea to see your
primary care doc and see if they can also
prescribe some kind of a hypnotic for a
couple of weeks. I am currently using
lunesta 3mg and it is a great medicine for
getting a good nights sleep and not being
lethargic when I get up.
Your pcp might give you a prescription for
a mild pain med like lortab/vicodan and a
muscle relaxer for the short term as well.
Hopefully you will also go in for an mri
to see if there are any other problems.
It would seem from what you have said that
the pulling of your muscles is in some way
linked to your sleeping problems and I
agree with brian that you ought to see
your primary care doctor.
Are you still taking part in energetic
sport like tennis - maybe you are
agravating your muscles by lying on them
when you are in bed. Maybe having a break
from sport until you have got to the
bottom of your complaint might be
advisable
