Illusive Sleep

With chronic illness comes chronic sleepless nights. For a while the Lyrica and Cymbalta were both helping me sleep. But I've noticed a pattern where the Lyrica will help for 2-3 weeks, then it's like I've adjusted to it and it doesn't help as much anymore.

The neuropathy in my legs and pain in my joints (toes, back, shoulders) keeps me up at night. I sleep with a Fitbit and although not 100% accurate I always feel it's pretty darn close. I can tell easily when I don't get enough deep sleep or REM sleep, or both.

This was last night's report:

SLEEEP! Why you no work!?

And this was about 3 weeks ago when the Lyrica was really helping:

I like how you can see the average "benchmark" range.

I pretty quickly went from hitting my sleep goals to being "atypical" even at night. Darn. Now I did just start a new job, but honestly I don't feel like that's affecting my sleep. In fact if anything I should be sleeping BETTER because I'm chronically exhausted.

On days I don't work it's less of a big deal because I can nap. But soon my 2 days a week will move up to 4 and then I'm worried. I have a message out to my neurologist asking about a dose increase, but once again it's been 4 days and I still haven't heard back. -sigh- They don't call us "patients" for nothing, right?