Sleepy Head

gilly1957

Hi

Ok ive got OA and im on meds for that and other things:

175mcg thyroxinne
10mg ramipril...blood pressure
citalopram...anti-depressant
150mg tramadol,slow release twice a day
20 mg nortriptylene at night....

I was on celebrex,10 days ago GP stopped this to try something new as i was in so much pain.

Im now on 50mg diclofelx 3 times a day, and im so tired that i keep having to go to bed in afternoon and early to bed at night to. In the morning i struggle (apart from the pain) to come to and get going.

Has this medication had this effect on anyone else?

Gill

JuliaHod12

Hi Gill

I know how you feel, I also have OA (both knees) and am taking;

150mcg Thyroxine
Methocarbamol
Vascalpha - for BP
Ramipril - for BP
Co-Dydramol
Paracetamol
Tmolol - Eye drops
Pilocarpine - Eye drops

I'm still working full time and feel the tiredness too.........i have to take my Methocarbamol or Co-Dydramol no later than 6 or 7pm or else it makes me dopey the whole of the next morning!
Cant manage withiut it though and have to rely on Paracetamol/ Ibuprofen to top me up during the day so i can at least function at work!

best of luck x

freesia

I too am hypothyroid with OA - and also get very tired in the afternoons.. Not too sure whether its the condition, or meds, or just a combination...

Guess it's something I gotta live with :roll:

gilly1957

Hi Julia,
I also top up with paracetamol.
Well done you for working,id be falling asleep all over the place lol.

gilly1957

Hi Freesia

guess its a combination of things, iv not been this bad though till my meds were changed...

It annoys me not being able to stay awake, i slept for 2 hours this afternoon.....must be a sign of old age lol

JuliaHod12

Hi Gill

It is a challenge believe me! ;-)

Only downside is that when i get home i have virtually no energy left and as a consequence my days of being houseproud & OCD are over! :-)

SteveBurns

I'm 62 and have OA in both knees. Take some pain killers but only Tramadol and paracetamol.

My wife is a bit younger than me and is diabetic and on insulin and other tabs.

We both get a 3pm slump and are really knackered, but have to keep going as we have two children (10 and 14).

I believe our pm tiredness is our age and the fact we are very busy during the day.

skezier

Hi Gill,

Its evil isn't it?! I am never sure what is making me tired but something is and just now some of mine is drug related cus since they upped the oxy's i am either wired up and can't sleep or auditioning for the part of the dormouse again.....

I try to fight it but sometimes you have to give in to it as it gets you sort of unawares :roll: I do this unscheduled armchair duties and it drives me mad as well as causes a lot of pain cus the chair isn't that comfortable.

I am lucky cus I am self employed but some days are just so hard and I feel like I have been filled up with concrete.

If its drug related it does normally sort out as you get used to it..... I keep telling my self that I hope you have a decent night and tomorrow is kind to you. Cris x

dreamdaisy

I thnk it's a combination of the meds and the OA. When one is in constant pain every thing you do takes a much greater effort than for those without pain. The dullers themselves are opiates and thus have a sedating effect but if they are what you need to cope better with the pain then that is what has to be done. I too slump at about 3pm which is a blasted nuisance as I start work at 3.40! DD

My meds.

1 Ramopril 10mg daily
1 Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg daily
Sulph 2 x 3 tablets (500mg) twice daily
1 Citalopram 20mg daily
Folic Acid 1 tablet three days per week
1 meth imjection 15ml once weekly
1 Humira injection 40ml once fortnightly
4 30/500 cocos daily.

traluvie

I too believe it could be due to combination of meds and our conditions.
I have informed my Gp so that they are aware..

I take:
Lansaprazole
Tramadol
Gabapentin
Naproxen
Amitriptyline
Calcichew
Senokat
Hydroxychloroquine
VitaminB12 injections
Steroid injects every 12 wks

gilly1957

Thank you everyone for your replies,its nice to know im not the only one that rattles and feels exhausted in the afternoon.

Though some are taking more meds than me.

Managed to stay awake so far today lol... zzzzzzzzzzz

PollySid

SteveBurns wrote:

We both get a 3pm slump .

Ah yes, the 3pm slump - I know it well
It was terrible when I was still working and all I wanted to do was curl up in a ball and go to sleep.

stickywicket

Omeprazole 20 mgs 2 x daily
Methotrexate 15 mgs weekly
Hydroxychloroquine 200mgs daily
Folic Acid 2 x weekly
Cocodamol 2 x 8/500 usually only at night
Low dose Inhalers

I only really feel ‘sleepy tired’ during the day if I take a lot of paindullers or if I’m ill with a bad cold or something – or drink too much wine :oops: I try not to take any paindullers during the day and, if I must, try to keep it to paracetamol. (I kind of know, now, when I can’t.) I can feel tired in the ‘exhausted joints and muscles’ sense but I don’t think that’s what you mean.

I think I’m extremely lucky in that I’ve never had a problem sleeping. When the kids were young and my RA and OA were at their combined worst, pre-TKRs, I was so shattered at night I slept regardless of pain. (Getting up was another story though :roll: ) Now it’s unusual for me to have pain at night that won’t be solved by a couple of low strength cocos. I’m sure I’d feel much different during the day if I didn’t sleep well at night.

sbolam

i know what you mean, I am constantly tired due to the medication, I take tramadol, cocodamol, diclofenic. I do find I am getting up at strange hours and having to sleep in the afternoon and off to bed early in the evening. I have never been a one for early nights so going to bed at 9.30 is a head mess...

I think with the strenght of these pills i kind of know what was coming.


stephen.