Does anyone get relief at night after going to bed?

I take my shower, since well down there with warm water, no soap. Take a Xanax and go to bed. Most of the time during the night my pain/burning goes away but starts back up within about an hour after being up.
Does anyone else experience this? I started neurontin last Friday but no relief as of now. The burning gets worse during the day and it feels like it swells and my labia start hanging down and I can feel it and it's disgusting.
So glad I found this site, so I can vent to people who know what I'm talking about.
I'm sick sick sick of this.

Its on and off for me, Sometimes its milder but not as bad as during the day and YES, an hour after getting up its THERE, or if I go to the bathroom it starts up right after. I have just started Amiltripline Orally, low dose, havent seen any improvement yet.

Well yeah you're sleeping with very little movement of course it would feel better. You're resting it not moving around nothings rubbing or putting pressure on it. And if you're taking Xanax it's relaxing you so more than likely relaxing it as well...

Laying down helps me immensely, it gives my muscles a chance to let go for a while and I have minimal pain first thing in the morning but as soon as I haul my dysfunctional body out of bed all hell breaks loose!

Yes! I get a huge relief after bedtime from my symptoms. And like you, about after an hour after getting up and moving around, symptoms rear their ugly heads again. I was just diagnosed this month after starting symptoms in Sept.2012. Vulvodynia is a miserable thing to have that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. It's starting to play on my mental health and affects my family as well, as I am unable to do a lot of things that I used to do...things that are a normal part of life....things like walking the dog, playing outside with my kids, and grocery shopping....all make my symptoms go nuts. I hate this and pray the physical therapy my doctor has set up for me works. We'll see. From the countless comments on this site, it looks pretty helpless.

Well part of a cure is to have a good outlook you can't say something is helpless if you haven't tried. I was able to have sex after my therapy and it worked wonders for me. But I absolutely refuse to let it get the upper hand. That doesn't mean I don't get upset because I do but you really need to try being positive because everyone responds differently. I loved my therapist you don't realize how knotted you are and they get them to relax and you feel good just make sure to keep up with your exercises and do what they tell you. Good luck hope you feel better!

You are right about the postive thinking. It's something I definitely have to work at with this every day. I guess for me, I'm just fed up with my symptoms keeping me from living my life and when I posted yesterday, it was a particularly rough day. I know I can't let it get the best of me though. I am learning that with this, there are so many ups and downs. I had my first physical therapy session today and felt hope for the first time in months. Thank you for your positive words. Good luck to you as well!

Keep up with your physical therapy and do EVERYTHING they tell you to do, I think you will be strangely surprised- I was able to have sex with my therapist, and that was before my surgery! So I think you will have positive results as well! Just don't be so hard on yourself, one day at a time, do you workout at all? I found that going to the gym, horseback riding (I have a horse), yoga and such really do help you with a more positive outlook- check with your physical therapist before you do it, but mine was like the best thing for you is to keep active (but I say check because I know everyone is different). And on top of relaxing my mind, it puts me in a way better mindset throughout my day. I go to the gym in the morning 3 days a week and over the weekend and ride 3 days a week and seriously it helps, even with just a better outlook I think you'll be strangely surprised at what the v can't touch (and with a better outlook I think you're able to do more because than you have a "yes, I can" attitude instead of a blah no, I can't). Let me know if any of this helps you!

Ok I did NOT have sex with my therapist, but sex under her care with my boyfriend I just realized how bad that sounded lol

Hey Alana, I will definitely keep up with the physical therapy. I really like the PT lady I've been assigned to. She is very positive about this and says it is very treatable, which was music to my ears. I was thinking of trying some yoga, and in the meantime I have some stretches to work on at home that the physical therapist showed me. As of right now, I wish I could do more physically, but even walking my dog makes the vulvodynia flare up BAD...like having to sit on the couch for the rest of the day with an icepack in between my legs=( . I look forward to the day that I can get back to doing more without flare ups.
Thank you so much for your tips and words of encouragement. This forum is my only outlet for this, since no one I know has ever experienced this or even heard of it.
Take care! Thanks!

I'm burning....................................... The neurontin started giving me some relief and then my face turned beet red and rough. So I finally found something on the net that it could be the neurontin so I quit taking it two nights ago and I'm ready to eat a bullet. why does life have to suck so?