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In Remission- should I still require so much sleep?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 10, 2023 | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
Hello @codatime, Welcome to Connect. I'm not sure your PMR is in remission if you are still taking Methotrexate. It's good to hear your pain is way down and you aren't having any problems except sleep. I think as we get older 9 or 10 hours of sleep is not a bad thing. I try to get a minimum of 8 hours a night.
Do you think you are getting quality sleep? Do you wake up a lot during the night?
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Good morning, I am 16 months into PMR and down to 3 mg of prednisone and about to reduce to 2 mg. My pain level is minor, but I too am turning into Rip Van Winkle! I get a solid 8-10 hours of sleep each night, get up and drink strong coffee full of caffeine and immediately go back to sleep for sometimes up to 2 hours. I then have a problem waking up and could probably sleep for longer. By the middle of the afternoon, I am nodding off again! Having said all of this, sleep is a blessing and much preferable to pain. As the amount of prednisone I am taking is small, I have to attribute this sleepiness to PMR. The only way I am getting around it is by staying on the move and not giving in to the temptation of my head on a pillow. Good luck to you; you sound as if you are doing really well.