Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:02 PM

hedgehog (30,406 posts)

Question about sleep patterns :

I'm coming out of a severe flare of Sjogren's (think Lupus lite). The medication I'm on has resolved the fatigue and breathlessness. In general, I'm out of condition but am working on regaining my strength. Here's the question: I'm sleeping well, but I'm sleeping 11-12 hours a night. Is this my body healing itself after the flare?

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Question about sleep patterns : (Original post)	hedgehog	Sep 2012	OP
Pretty much. I've been averaging 10 hours on the nights I can sleep	Warpy	Sep 2012	#1
i sleep those kinds of hours pretty regularly.	mopinko	Sep 2012	#2
i've been having similar problems	shireen	Sep 2012	#3
Lucky. I keep waking after 4 hours	NightWatcher	Sep 2012	#4
That is what it sounds like to me.	dogday	Sep 2012	#5
Update - I'm back down to 9 hours! Yay!	hedgehog	Sep 2012	#6

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Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:22 PM

Warpy (69,137 posts)

1. Pretty much. I've been averaging 10 hours on the nights I can sleep

which is most of them now that I've given up trying to be normal. When I'm in a serious flare, I go anywhere from 12 to 20 at a crack.

Dealing with this means dealing with a lot of stuff healthy people don't have to worry about, like having fewer waking hours in the day.

You sleep as much as you need to.

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Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:47 PM

mopinko (39,650 posts)

2. i sleep those kinds of hours pretty regularly.

it sucks. it does tend to go along with other symptoms, like pain. even pain from an injury will put me away.

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Thu Sep 13, 2012, 03:02 AM

shireen (7,472 posts)

3. i've been having similar problems

with sleep. Not just dealing with Lupus and Sjogrens, but also sleep apnea. Sometimes, i'm amazed i function at all and feel mad at myself for sleeping so much (even tho' the quality is awful). It's comforting to know i'm not alone in needing more sleep.

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Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:19 PM

NightWatcher (20,429 posts)

4. Lucky. I keep waking after 4 hours

and struggle to get back to sleep. I dont know if its the plaquenil or the prednisone, but it's getting old. I finally slept all night Monday, then I caught a cold that has me coughing and waking up. I just buried my head in the pillow and walked to the guest room where my coughing wouldnt disturb anyone else.

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Sat Sep 15, 2012, 07:22 AM

dogday (23,997 posts)

5. That is what it sounds like to me.

I sleep those types of hours when I am healing. Having a weak heart makes it easy to sleep any where and any time... I just don't feel myself without at least a12 hour night's sleep.

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Sun Sep 23, 2012, 11:43 AM

hedgehog (30,406 posts)

6. Update - I'm back down to 9 hours! Yay!

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