People with fibromyalgia should generally avoid exercises that involve reaching over their heads. Gentle stretching and muscle strengthening activities are best. 3rd- go to bed at the same time each night. This will help set your biological clock. 4th- use the bedroom only for sleep and sex.
Some people stay in the bedroom for meals, correspondence, television and lounging.
This can create a problem associating the bed with sleeping. 5th- consider sleeping in a separate room if you have a partner with restless legs, snoring, up several times a night for the bathroom, a barking dog, climbing cat or crying baby. It is an antidepressant at high doses, it helps with sleep at moderate doses, and it is now marketed as Zyban at low doses to help with stopping smoking. I missed the 5-HTP program on Dateline. I will tell you that several people on my FM treatment and research team in Oregon are being interviewed by Dateline next week.