When you have spondylitis, sleep can be hard to come by. Inflammation, fatigue, medication side effects, and insomnia from pain can prevent you from achieving restorative sleep. Hearing tips and receiving support from others who know what you are going through may help.

On MySpondylitisTeam, the social network and online support group for those living with spondylitis, members talk about a range of personal experiences and struggles. Sleep is one of the top 10 topics most discussed.

Here are a few question-and-answer threads about sleep:

• How do you cope with very restless sleep?

• Does anyone take a treatment that prevents you from falling asleep during the day?

• Does anyone have any good ideas to get a good night sleep?

Here are some conversations about sleep:

• Fighting a goofy sore throat and unrelenting fatigue.

• Got my little guy off to school and went back to sleep for 3 hours.

• Aarrggh! I'm exhausted. I did not sleep whatsoever.

Have another topic you'd like to discuss or explore? Go to MySpondylitisTeam today and start the conversation. You'll be surprised just how many others may share similar stories.