Do you feel stiff after resting?

Starburst
Starburst Member Posts: 2,546
edited 14. Dec 2009, 13:53 in Living with Arthritis archive
I know people with OA often get stiff after periods of inactivity but if you have RA/inflammatory arthritis, do you notice it too? I was wondering it was a common symptom. :?: I'm very stiff when I wake up but I notice that if I sit for ages or take a nap during the day, I wake up very stiff too.

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  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi princess

    Unfortunately I think thats how it goes. I have oa and pa and it takes me a bit to get going as well. Never sure which is doing what but so wish both would just go away :wink:

    They tell me its a balance between keeping it mobile and not clobbering it (a word my Rumo tends to use to me a lot) Hope you an find a balance and it backs off a bit for you. take care Cris
  • wibberley
    wibberley Member Posts: 421
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have JIA (at 43 years of age!) and the worst part of the day is getting out of bed in the morning. My feet are agony when I first stand up and both my arms refuse to straighten.

    Am going to ask my husband for a bedpan this Xmas!
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, I can't answer about RA as I have OA, but, the stiffness I get after rest is very intense, I have to be careful how I move or I can loose my balance when a leg gives way.

    Before tramadol and amatriptylne, I used to wake up at about 3am and be in such pain from the stifness that I would have to get out of bed and do a few simple streching exercises and walk downstairs to the kitchen and back to bed, with a biscuit :oops: When I get out of bed you can hear my spine clicking into place one bit after another! Its not too painful, just sore for a while! :shock: :wink:
    Love Sue
  • Starburst
    Starburst Member Posts: 2,546
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The mornings are definitley the worst. I, sometimes, need help dressing myself. :oops: I've just noticed after a short nap or if I've been chilling on the sofa for ages, I'm very stiff and wasn't sure if it was common.
  • janie68
    janie68 Member Posts: 1,186
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Princess

    in a word, yes, it's a symptom of arthritis. I have had RA for 15 years and have had it all through, can't sit down for any length of time, terrible when I get up,chilling , reading are all challenges whilst sitting down.


    Janie
  • jaspercat
    jaspercat Member Posts: 1,238
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Princess, I have RA and always find the mornings and evenings the worst, I am very stiff in the morning and take about 45 minutes to loosen up, the pain is worse too love Jaspercatxx
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I have OA and I'm stiff when I get out of bed; after sitting for long periods - it's impossible for me to stand in one place for for than 10seconds as this makes me stiff too.

    Sharmaine

    princess01 wrote:
    I know people with OA often get stiff after periods of inactivity but if you have RA/inflammatory arthritis, do you notice it too? I was wondering it was a common symptom. :?: I'm very stiff when I wake up but I notice that if I sit for ages or take a nap during the day, I wake up very stiff too.
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Absolutely everytime.I refuse to go back to bed in the daytime because I feel so rubbish trying to back up again.I would rather sit down somewhereand work from there.Having made the effort to get washed,dressed and go through the pain I feel it is a step backwards if I go back to bed.
    In the past I have felt too badto get up at all though and have just stayed in my jim jams only moving to go to the loo or sit up for a tea but they are not enjoyable days.
    Best wishes
    Elizabeth
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    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

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  • Starburst
    Starburst Member Posts: 2,546
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    tkachev wrote:
    I refuse to go back to bed in the daytime because I feel so rubbish trying to back up again.

    I feel rubbish too but I'm soooooo tired after work (I work mornings) and cannot function without a sleep in the afternoon.

    Thank you for the replies. I'm glad it's not just me but, of course, sorry that you all suffer too.

    x
  • theresa4
    theresa4 Member Posts: 696
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    [HIya
    I have RA and I am the same, very stiff and painful in the mornings then if I sit and rest or stay in 1 position too long I stiffen up again. If I keep moving I can keep going but the minute I stop after moving for an extended period I am lucky if I can walk at all. If I have a busy day I pretty much need to stay at home and top up on serious pain relief the next day or two. Although right now my body isnt happy and I am spending alot of time crawling around on my knees and forearms as my ankles and feet are so painful I cant stand up. Hope things improve for you xxx :D
    There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those. --Michael Nolan



    Theresa xxx
  • jordan7j
    jordan7j Bots Posts: 346
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, yes I think that covers all of us!!! I have RA and definitely very stiff after a rest, thats why I have to keep going when working with the babies, if I stop it takes me ages to get going again. Its good to get a day off though, I have today, went out for lunch with OH, very civilised!! Back to normal tomorrow though x :)
  • carol71
    carol71 Member Posts: 131
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have OA and find evenings and mornings the worst.
    Of an evening when the kids are in bed when I relax for the day I come to go to bed and seem to have seazed up on the settee
    Same when I wake in a morning it's like my arms hands etc have to come round before the rest of me can

    Carol xxx