Fibromyalgia and OSA POLL

This is a poll only for those people diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

I've only been on CPAP for 11 nights so I can't really say there's been any change. I sure am hoping and praying that I will be able to say it's improved a lot soon!

Not a part of the poll, but was suggested by a doc once when they couldn't find cause for my chonic pain that I might have FM. Turns out between diagnosing and treating my OSA and PLMD that my symptoms weren't FM after all.

---But if it is diagnosed as Fibromyalgia, do not expect cpap to cure it.

With chronic conditions (I have Rheumatoid Arthritis - for 20 years - not Fibromyalgia), using cpap will not cure the conditions.

In my experience, cpap has made my sleep better (deeper and more restorative) so I don't wake up with pain much anymore during the night and I am much better able to cope with my chronic condition during the day and get on with the things I need to and want to do.

Fibro has no definitive diagnosis other than the symptoms and the sensitive points on the body. I was told I had fibro by a couple of docs, and I certainly exhibited the symptoms. Since I started my cpap therapy, I have to say the pain has subsided greatly. At my age, though, I still have aches and pains and some arthritis, but I know I am not having the painful sleep patterns anymore. I now sleep solidly for 7 to 8 hours every night with no need to get up. My fatigue level is still greater than I'd like it to be.....working on that due to low vitamin D as well. I am planning to begin a mild walking exercise routine with the new year....hoping that will help me along the path to better health all around.

Just embrace the cpap therapy, and if you reap the benefits of less fibro-related pain and fatigue..... be thankful!

I don't have fibro, my pain is from arthritis and nerve damage, but my pain has reduced significantly since I started cpap. Even though cpap therapy won't cure chronic pain, it's hard to imagine how sleeping well through the night instead of continuously gasping for breath would make pain worse. Less pain is just another great benefit to effective therapy.

I have a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and mixed connective disease. My pain levels have improved dramatically. Not sure if fixing my OSA solved the problem. I do know that fixing some of my chronic vitamin deficiencies made a world of difference.

I am currently in remission and on no meds to treat my fibro on auto-immune diseases.

I started taking Savella about the same time I started using a CPAP, so I don't know which has been the more helpful. I have never slept well so I take a sleeping pill, currently alternating between Lunesta and Ambien. Complicating the FMS and sleep disorder is the fact that I have an extremely stressful job. Each of these contribute to the pain issue. I do sleep better with the CPAP. After nine months of nightly use, I wouldn't even consider going to bed without it.

So...my pain has improved a bit, some days better than others, but I still usually take at least 2 Vicodin a day. If I weren't having bi-weekly massage therapy, I'd probably be taking more.