Sleepless nights - trying Lyrica

I feel so very tired every morning when I get up. That's because every night I toss and turn because of my pain. I can't lay on either side for more than 10 minutes so I flip from side to side, then from back to front. When I get up it takes me at least 30 minutes (or more) to wake up some and get the body moving.

I am tired or groggy all day long because of lack of sleep. I did try Ambien and Lunesta but I felt very weird on both of them so I stopped taking them. They made me have nightmares, plus I was not sleeping any more than without them. I tried several anti-depressants and will never take another one again. My body cannot handle them I guess. I felt foggy and disoriented all the time on them and dizzy a lot. They didn't help me sleep any either.

I am now trying Lyrica. The doctor started me on 75mg twice a day. It was making me sleepy during the day so my doc said to try 2 at night. I did that for a while and I was still too sleepy during the day. I take one at night and that seems to help with the pain some (enough to help me sleep a little more) , but when I'm awake the pain is just as intense as ever. I do have to take two Lyrica when I am in real severe pain just to get some sleep but then the next day I am so tired.

I am so hoping that someday soon Fibromyalgia patients like me will have something to take for severe muscle pain every day for during the day that won't make us sleepy and groggy. We need something to ease the pain yet keep us alert. For now I have to stick with Lyrica.

Have a Wonderful day everyone
God Bless
Nancy