What can I do? Waking up every morning aching

[Pepperwand]

I'm in my 30s, surely I shouldn't be this achey in the mornings!

Every morning without fail I wake up with stiff, achey shoulders and neck. I usually sleep on my side with a memory foam pillow (tempur) and mattress. The pillow/mattress are good quality so where am I going wrong? It's only a small thing but it's getting me down as I'm just not getting good quality rest.

Has anyone had similar? Has anything helped?

Do you take vitamin D?

Do you clench your jaw?
I wake up the same and I'm pretty sure it's from being tense and grinding my teeth in my sleep.

(sorry, that was v unhelpful!)

@Kakiweewee I don't take vitamin d, do you think that would help?

@Notthecarwashagain I don't think I clench my jaw but I have wondered if I'm tense in my sleep. It probably started happening around May time and it's been a tough year but I think I'd notice if I was really tense.

Have a bath before bed? Completely un-medical answer sorry... might help!

I think in the UK it's recommended over autumn and winter. I was found to be deficient in March and it made a huge difference to my aches and pains. I've had fibro and arthritis for years so the fact that I'm in significantly less pain is amazing, and I try to share the need for vitamin D supplements with people.

Are you working at home? Laptop/PC?
I'm in agony. I've taken to regular exercise through the day and setting up my laptop to eye level with a separate keyboard.

Are you cold in bed? I find I ache If I’ve held myself a certain way because I’m cold.

I have found many of my aches and pains have gone since I took up yoga twice a week. Not heavy duty twisting myself into knots more gentle exercises using muscles and joints that you don't usually stretch.
I think with any exercise you need to do it every day preferably twice a week minimum to get a benefit, once is not enough. There's lots online.
I like this one it's only 15 mins, you can sit in a chair rather than the floor.

*kakiweewee

What dose of vitamin D do you take?
I’ve googled what we should take and can’t seem to find a constant response*

I second the vitamin D thing. I used to ache so much but I was very deficient in vitamin D. After 6 months of a fairly high dose, I had no more aches! I take it every day without fail now.

I ached terribly after a week on a memory foam mattress! I thought they were supposed to be wonderful but I just didn't get on with it. It felt comfortable while I was in it, but every morning getting up I was in agony.

Pilates - I was waking up like you, now I'm a new woman. Only took a few weeks of a couple of sessions a week.

@Kakiweewee

Do you take vitamin D?

My first thought, too! Vitamin D has transformed me.

I take 2200 IU every day. Feel much better.

I can’t believe no one has suggested your mattress!

I changed my old bit great one for a superb one and goodness - my sleeping changes over night for the better. No more aches in the opening!

Are you sleeping on your stomach? That does it for me

Another vote here for vitamin D. And exercise... the pharmacy told me what dose to take.

Thanks all, I am working from home...only for about 12 hrs a week but from a laptop at the dining table.

Very strangely I've just switched on BBC news and they're talking about taking vitamin d supplements.... I'm definitely going to get some and try some yoga.

Vit D3 with Vit K2. Worth taking a higher dose one to start with (and as it's winter) e.g. 3000 -4000 iu. Also a good quality magnesium supplement can be a game changer. I take dissolvable Magnesium Citrate daily (Viridian). It's made a huge and almost immediate difference - body/muscles feel more relaxed and I sleep much better. Hope you start feeling better 🌷

Vitamin D! I had it for months and thought I had nerve damage in the end as tried everything but it was just vit d deficiency. Get a blood test though if can rather than supplements to check levels as docs can prescribe high early dose (it took about 4 weeks for pain to start easing for me even on that) then go on to a maintenance dose

Also vit d otc is different to prescribed - so I have to stay on prescribed vit d