((( HUGS ))) - I too suffer from RA - have had it since I was 12 years old.... sleep can be hell at night when your body is hurting.... I generally take one of my pain pills (doc Rx) and two Tylenol PM when I need some sleep, due to lack of sleep.
OUCH!! - my head even hurts at times when I lay it down on a soft pillow.... that can make sleeping hard to say the least.
LoVe,
Rhapsody -