Sleep Problems

I am having the worst time getting a good nights sleep!  It feels like I'm always half awake.  I don't think I ever "really" go to sleep.  I toss and turn all night and I constantly feel the urge to stretch and just feel achy.  I've also noticed when I'm laying down and do stretch I "pop" a lot.  Then in the mornings my feet hurt.  It feels like I've been standing on them all night (wearing heels!) .  Anyone else experience this???

[wonko]

I think sleep disturbance is common with Lyme.  It is a chain reaction:  You don't sleep well because of symptoms, which wears you down more, which makes you more sick, leading to more/worsened symptoms, and even less/lower quality sleep.

I am not currently taking it, but when I was on neurontin the medication helped me sleep more continuously, and I quickly benefited from it.  It also helped with some of the paresthesias, but I first noticed the impact on my sleep.    

I often get up every few hours due to symptoms.  When dealing with fatigue, which has been high on my list the last several weeks, I also wake up feeling exhausted, not rested at all.  

All of my symptoms are worse lying down for reasons that I don't fully understand.  When I wake up, I usually feel vary stiff, have leg/foot pain, my hands feel stiff/burning, I can have a lot of tingling, and more.  During my worst times, I've attempted to seep sitting up or partially reclined..

[margypops]

Yes I havent slept properly in years and I mean years...my feet hurt when I get up round the shin and bottom of my feet

[patsy10]

For me it has also been years since I slept well.