It may be related, but not likely. I come from a long genetic line of sleep disorders. Look into trazodone. After a lifetime of rarely sleeping more than 3 hours at a stretch, i finally was put on that one at the age of 37. Im now 59, no problems, just great sleep. It's a non habit forming old school first line antidepressant. No grogginess in morning, just refreshed, and, unfortunately, very aware if full body pain. At least pain doesn't wake me up. And a good night's sleep is essential to battling the pain.

If I drank beer to sleep I’d be up peeing all night. 😂

Sleep is not my friend, I sleep when I can for as long as I can. Not always successful but I try to sleep when my body gets tired. I don't nap after 4pm in the evenings and I seldom eat dinner to try give my body the idea that the day is ending and it's time to sleep. Pain does not help. And my other condition means I can't lie down and sleep sitting up. Getting comfortable is a challenge and I have to take meds every 6 hours so even if I fall asleep my alarm will wake me for that. It's definitely not helping with the fatigue obviously either. But I persevere

@A MySpondylitisTeam Member. From one lifelong insomniac to another.... I was always, even as an infant according to my mother, just as you describe. Then children entered my life and i was a horrible irritable screaming mom due to lack of adequate sleep. A dr introduced me to Trazodone. I became a different person, a much more calm and sharp minded capable normal human being. 7-9 hours uninterrupted sleep. After 20+ years of that and development of "small diffuse spots in both hemispheres" of my brain, indicative of seratonin syndrome from SSRIs, i quit Trazodone when i found out about Melatonin and GABA, natural substances easily obtainable online or any healthfood store. Melatonin can even be found at the supermarket in the vitamin section. I highly recommend 10mg melatonin gummies. Try no caffeine after 11:00am. You might be a slow metabolizer of caffeine. Also, no alcohol in the evening. It might knock you out at first, but it inhibits deep sleep and typically will cause you to fully awaken after just 2 or 3 hours of initially being knocked out. Instead of alcohol for a nightcap try my newfound favorite: one cup of kava tea (get this in the teas section of any grocery store or health food store), with 1/2 teaspoon of GABA powder. GABA is a natural neurotransmitter that is the precursor to synthesized prescription gabapentin. I also like to add a dash of nutmeg, a calming spice, and a dropper full of my favorite CBD/THC tincture sometimes. It's the melatonin though that really does it for me, 10mg gummy of that puts me out for 8-9 hours. Poor sleep is a definite contributor to chronic inflammation. If you can get that under control you'll likely feel like a new man. Yours in better health P 😌🙏

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