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Posted 6/13/2015 5:57 AM (GMT -5)
I was wondering if any of you are sensitive about your sleeping temperature.

Because supposedly I have a lot of inflammation in my body, I can't sleep if the air conditioner is set above 70 degrees.

I also have to have the right weight covering. I use a light quilt.

Does anyone else have this?

Thanks.
Posted 6/13/2015 6:04 AM (GMT -5)
The cold causes me much more pain. I keep my air conditioner set at 80 degrees but I also have a ceiling fan over my bed. In the summer months I have the ceiling fan on high and use no covers when I first go to bed. In the middle of the night I have to cover with a sheet and a light blanket.

Sherrine
Posted 6/13/2015 6:07 AM (GMT -5)
Sherrine, have you always slept like this or did it change when you came down with fibromyalgia?

Thanks.
Posted 6/13/2015 6:23 AM (GMT -5)
I changed when I came down with Fibro. My back issues got worse then. I used to sleep on my stomach all of the time. That's out now. If I try to lay flat on my back, my muscles start spasming and it almost feels like my spine is "crunching". But having that pillow behind me allows me to be on my side or partially on my back and it helps me a lot. Sometimes I have my legs straight and other times I bend them at the knee.

And, I used to love a cold room at bedtime but since Fibro I like it warmer. The ceiling fan is enough "cool" for me.

Sherrine
Posted 6/13/2015 10:43 AM (GMT -5)
I have always liked it cold to sleep. In the winter we have it sit back at night and up in the morning...

I like the air cold, but snuggled in with blankets and sometimes use a heating pad ..

However i still wake up hot , throw all blankets off. Til i cool off and then put the blankets back on..
Posted 6/13/2015 12:29 PM (GMT -5)
I need to sleep in a cool temperature. I think this is mostly due to my meds. I get hot flashes and night sweats. I sleep in our basement bedroom which is always the perfect temp for me.

My husband and I have separate rooms now... he snores and that definitely keeps me up. Also we don't have AC so only the basement remains at a steady cool temp.

I'm in Canada and having a developed basement is very typical here. I feel a bit anxious about sleeping in a separate bedroom from my hubby but he says it doesn't bother him. He doesn't want his snoring to prevent me from sleeping.
Posted 6/13/2015 12:49 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks for your replies. It's good to know I'm not alone in this peculiar way of sleeping.

Booklvr, I have to sleep in a room separate from my hubby too. He understands. We're both sensitive sleepers. It's nice your husband understands.

Ljm, do you keep your heating pad on? I think we're only suppose to be on a heating pad for 20 minutes max. Unless I have that wrong.
Posted 6/21/2015 8:00 PM (GMT -5)
Cool!!! I'm not the only one!!! Luckily, bf doesn't have any particular sleeping needs, as long as it's not too hot! When I'm awake, I'm always freezing, and will wear a light sweater even if it's 75°F in the house, but my body temp shoots up when I sleep, so if the temp is higher than 70°F, I wake up sweating and my head feels completely stopped up. So I go to sleep covered up by several blankets, and at some point, I kick them off in my sleep. Don't remember tho when that started, but I have a terrible memory for that type of thing.
Posted 6/22/2015 5:44 PM (GMT -5)
My husband and I are at odds on this one (and I'm also at odds with my body). I overheat easily so I need to keep the room 70 or cooler, BUT if I'm cold when I climb into bed I can't get to sleep. I also find that having a heavier weight on me helps me sleep better. So, I typically take a warm/hot bath before bed to get my body temp up so that I can handle the coldness of our bedroom. If I'm too cool when I climb into bed (or if I just need a little extra weight) I have a heated blanket I can pull on top of me until I warm up.
Posted 6/22/2015 9:19 PM (GMT -5)
I can't sleep if it's hot. I just feel too uncomfortable even if it's not that hot. I am lucky enough to have an air conditioner this summer, but if I set it to energy saver mode it still gets too hot to sleep so I need to keep it running a lot. I find when it's hot my legs will hurt much more when laying down as well.
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