What are your best tips to get sleep with RA?
Getting quality sleep with RA can be challenging. In your experience, what tips have worked for you?
I am typing this on my IPad in bed. Today was a beautiful Spring day in GA. So why do all my joints hurt so much today? A random bone in my foot is throbbing. It feels like a stone bruise. My bad knee hurts even after Meloxicam, Tylenol. I have 2 king size down pillows as lateral support. My bad leg is elevated on a pillow, no relief. The ball of my foot on the pillow hurts. I can not seem to find a pillow that feels right for my head and let me tell you, I have tried many! My reading glasses are lightweight titanium and the nose piece hurts my nose; it feels to heavy, multiple adjustments and still no relief. My husband has been asleep 1 1/2 hrs and I squirm because I can’t get comfortable! No wonder I live exhausted!
This is the life! Anyone got any suggestions? I am desperate for peaceful slumber.WOW I don't think of streching before bed, but now Im going to try it. 
I know it has been a while since you posted this, but have you found some comfortable ways to sleep?
It is crazy how the forum discusses things I'm currently thinking about. I finally started tracking my sleep with my fitbit, since my fatigue is getting the better of me. After tracking my dismal results for 20 days I've decided to sleep in a different room then my husband. He watches TV at night that I fall asleep to, then so does he, but it stays on for hours. I eventually awaken and turn it off but those hours before hand were only light sleep. Also, he snores and I find it incredibly difficult to fall back asleep once awakened. I have a big sectional in the living room that I bought a mattress pad for, Im heading out there for awhile. He will probably be happier too, he wont have to deal with my late night screaming session as some joint pain shocks me awake. 😀
, wow, that is so interesting! Thank you for sharing about how you came across the Cytonight and this particular herbal remedy for insomnia / sleep problems. It sounds like it's really made a difference (aside from your current sleep challenges) for you. Do you happen to remember the name of the documentary? I'm so interested about this. I don't know much about herbal supplements, but did your doctor talk about any potential interactions you needed to worry about with the supplement and other medications? I only ask because I know some home remedies or herbal supplements can have other side effects or interactions with medications. Thank you again for sharing! -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member) 
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. Thanks for sharing. The issue you mention with being able to fall asleep, but not being able to stay asleep sounds familiar. Kelly's tracker that measures the amount of deep sleep usually shows that the limited minutes of deep sleep she has been getting all occur early in the night and then something happens and she doesn't get back into deep sleep for the rest of the night. Have you seen a change in the numbers since you started the using the Cytonight? Best, Richard (Team Member)
Richard, yes my fit bit tracks the sleep at 4 levels, awake, rem, light, and deep. When the TV is on I never reach deep sleep, it's mostly light sleep. It also tracks my blood oxygen saturation, thankfully that is normal for me. The data is tracked on a time line. I've always had the capability to track it but never have so I have no baseline before RA.
thanks so much for sharing the specifics about your fitbit. (I'm tagging here so that we make sure he sees your response also.) It's so interesting and amazing all the things technology can do for us. There are plenty of not-so-great to terrible things technology does for us, that it's nice to have this reminder of some of the positive things it can give us as well. Also, I just wanted to check in, I realize it's only been one day since your original comment but have you had a night in a different area than your spouse (and the tv)? I'm curious if you noticed a difference in your sleep? Sending you gentle hugs and hopes for some restful sleep! -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member)
It's been two nights since my experiment. The first night I reached my fist "good" score, 81. The second night was satisfactory, 78 but I went to sleep late so I suspect it would have been in the 80s again if I went to bed ontime. So far, so good though two nights is definitely not enough data to say for sure.
Just wanted to check in and see if you're still seeing progress since it's been a while since you started your experiment. We'd love to hear more about it! Kindly, Latoya (Team Member) also your subconscious is always listening so it’s not a good idea to have a tv on or music playing in the background at night. It prevents deep, restorative sleep. Your husband could use a timer plug so that the tv shuts down after his shows, allowing 30 minutes extra for any scheduling delays😀
