How are sleep disturbances related to fibromyalgia?
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Celeste Cooper answered:Disordered sleep is prevalent in both fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis. Loss of sleep and ineffective sleep patterns affect our mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health and weaken our immune response.
Sleep disorders are characterized by different circumstances. Sleep apnea for instance is an obstructive sleep disorder, and can co-exist with FM and CFS/ME. When this happens a person is deprived of oxygen, which is needed for cellular metabolism and energy. Disordered sleep, meaning that the normal cycles of sleep are not present, not maintaining sleep, and delayed sleep onset have been consistently reported by fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) patients.
Read more at “Snooze News - The conundrum of sleep deprivation”
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All blogs, posts and answers are based on the work in Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by Celeste Cooper, RN, and Jeff Miller, PhD. 2010, Vermont: Healing Arts press and are not meant to replace medical advice. http://www.thesethree.com
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