Wake up, survive, back to sleep

The past couple days have been hell. When I wake up in the morning, I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Every joint in my body aches and nothing I do can make it go away. I'm having a flare, and a bad one. I actually had to leave school early yesterday because I was in so much pain. Upon arriving at my house, I took a pain killer and immediately fell asleep. One of the side effects of JIA is fatigue, and lately I just can't seem to get enough sleep. When I finally fall asleep I have trouble staying asleep because every time shift positions pain wakes me up.

It's crazy because I've been doing so well arthritis-wise the past year or so. Due to the fact that I was feeling so pain-free this flare is hitting me like a ton or bricks. It's hard to go from hardly any pain at all to excruciating pain.