Fibromyalgia and OSA connection

NeedinZs · Post by **NeedinZs** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:48 am

I am new here, so this may have been discussed here previously....but wondering if others have an experience with MyoFascial Pain or Fibromyalgia symptoms being caused by underlying sleep disorders????

sharon1965 · Post by **sharon1965** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:19 am

hi needinzs

i was diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome 13 years ago and was told then that it was likely caused by fragmented sleep...unfortunately at the time i didn't know i should pursue it further and find out why my sleep was so poor; i only knew that i had been an abnormal sleeper my whole life and chalked it up to that; i finally received a Dx of severe OSA and severe PLMD six months ago and was told that during my psg i never moved out of light sleep; i fully believe that a serious lack of restorative sleep for so many years was the reason i began to present with fms symptoms...apathetic physicians and crappy health care system are the reasons it took so long to get to the bottom of my condition...still struggling with getting good results after 6 months on cpap, but i can say that though i don't feel more rested or energetic, i haven't had any major increase of pain symptoms either...the global pain is always present, but the sudden debilitating flare ups that meant 3 or 4 days on the couch or in bed have become a thing of the past--so far, anyway

sharon1965

sharon1965 · Post by **sharon1965** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:54 pm

http://tinyurl.com/3d7mcy

needinzs
you may have read lots of this stuff before, but i just came across this one

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:12 pm

Thanks, Sharon1965!
I was not familiar with that site.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:26 pm

One of the contributing causes to fibromyalgia can be toxicity. Lack of oxygen creates an acid system which would be to varing degrees, depending on the individual of course, a toxic system. According to my Dr. more oxygen=more alkaline system=better immune funtion. So, I would think that as your body regains a healthy function it would be able to start turning it's attention back to maintanace, like processing toxins, instead of the more critical crisis issues brought on by OSA. Could be there is a "logical" relationship??? I know my recovery from fibromyalgia was a combination of hormone balance & 1 1/2 years of slow gentle cleansing. I'm not a hose head but my husband is and showed huge improvement in skin, hair ect., all things that were related to toxicity, when he was on oxygen initially a few month ago. I'll will be interested in seeing if just his CPAP alone maintains it. J

laurals · Post by **laurals** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:10 pm

I have been hoping for improvement in my fibromyalgia and tendonitis with the cpap, but I'm not really getting better sleep yet. And oxygen saturation was not a problem, even during an event, in my sleep study - they recorded no drop. I'm still having trouble getting used to the cpap for all night - between trying to sleep on my back to minimize gas (not used to it, plus more pressure on my hips) and the nasal pillows irritating my nose. So I'm still not using it all night. And still tired all the time.

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:37 pm

I was tested for fibromyalgia and was told I was at risk for it, but didn't have it. . . yet. It took about a year more to discover that I had apnea. Now most of my pain is gone because my body gets a chance to heal itself while I sleep. I feel very, very lucky in that regard.

Jen

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:38 pm

Of all the irony...

Guess who sent me in for a sleep study?

The rheumatologist...she couldn't find anything "rheumatological" wrong with me.

We got to talking about my fatigue and body aches, and I mentioned deviated septum and sleep apnea, since my dad has both.

She asked me if I'd ever had a sleep study.

Here I am.