Best Mattress for Fibromyalgia: Reviews and Buyer’s Guide

The Amerisleep AS3 is designed to have as close to a universally comfortable feel as it is possible for a mattress to have. The balanced feel keeps back sleepers supported yet cradled, while side sleepers can sink in just a touch to feel an embrace around their shoulders and hips.

There are several people who bought the AS3 to help with their fibromyalgia, and all of them love it. Here is what some have reported back:

Thia: Love my new bed! I have fibromyalgia and normally have pain in my hips when I wake up each morning. I have not had pain on waking since sleeping on this mattress. Not having this type of mattress before, I was concerned it might sleep “hot”, but that has not been the case at all. I can’t say enough good things about this mattress.

Karchie: Initially I was skeptical, but after about 2 weeks I realized I really like the mattress. I have fibromyalgia and a lot of back pain, but I haven’t had any with this mattress. I’m very pleased with this purchase.

Charlotte: So comfy! I have fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis so I have problems getting comfortable on most beds. Not this one.

The first layer of nearly every Amerisleep mattress is 3 inches of a plant-based memory foam called Bio-Pur®. Customers enjoy the AS3 because it relieves pressure, limits motion transfer, and has a porous structure to cool down even the hottest of sleepers.

Beneath the Bio-Pur® is 2 inches of Affinity Foam with HIVE® technology, a system of small hexagonal-shaped cushions. It prevents the body from sinking into the mattress and ensures the spine stays neutral.

To support the upper layers, there’s a 7 inch Bio-Core® base. It ensures the mattress is durable while keeping your spine neutral. For the AS3’s hybrid model, the AS3 Hybrid, the mattress features pocketed coils and a thin base, not Bio-Core®.

Amerisleep mattresses are CertiPUR-US® certified. For the foam to meet CertiPUR-US®’s quality standards for durability, emissions, and performance, the mattress cannot contain ozone depleters, heavy metals, formaldehyde, phthalates, or flame retardants. The foam also has low VOCs (volatile organic compounds), so the mattress doesn’t release gas.

Lying down on the AS5 Hybrid is like claiming your own luxurious cloud. The bed was primarily praised by reviewers for its “comfortable” feel, although “good support” and “soft feel” were also recurring terms in reviews.

You sink in just slightly, not too far to feel uncomfortable or stuck in the mattress. The coils and responsive cushion ensure that moving is never a struggle, making it a simple task to slide out of bed in the morning.

The majority of people who bought this mattress for fibromyalgia are happy with their choice, but at least one felt it was too firm:

JK: As a person with fibromyalgia, I am in pain most days and am very sensitive to pressure on my skin so I worried that the mattress wouldn’t be soft enough. When I set the mattress on the bed it felt a little firm but remarkably, the it plenty soft and supportive at the same time.

Me: My husband loved it; however, I found it still too hard for my Fibromyalgia.

Goodsleeper: I suffer from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis, etc. I was very concerned that no mattress would ever get me to a place where I would experience a good nights sleep. It takes me awhile to get to a relaxed point and sleep often comes in the middle of the night. Then I bought Amerisleep mattress. Now, I wake up in the morning and honestly get a much needed break from pain that lasts all morning. Thank you Amerisleep for this experience is of on the best nights sleep ever.

The AS5 Hybrid’s first layer is Bio-Pur®, just like in the AS3 we mentioned earlier. It’s super responsive and contours to your body without leaving you feeling trapped.

The second layer has Active Flex, a cushiony foam to make your bed feel extra soft. It adapts to your curves and relieves pressure points while still feeling cloud-like and luxurious, which customers love.

Bouncy pocketed coils make up the mattress’s support layer. The pocketed coils keep your spine aligned, potentially reducing fibromyalgia pain. Plus, the sides of the pocketed coil layer are reinforced with firmer coils for reliable edge support. Like the AS3 and AS3 Hybrid, the AS5 Hybrid comes in a foam model, the AS5.

For durability, the final layer of the mattress is a thin transition foam. It adds structure to the base to ensure your bed lasts as long as possible.

People who reviewed the Zoma Start appreciated its cooling AirCloth cover, its responsive Reactiv® foam layer, and its amazing ability to relieve pain and help sleepers wake up feeling refreshed and ready for another active day. While it’s design is budget-friendly, the Start doesn’t skimp on offering supportive comfort.

While nobody who responded to these surveys mentioned fibromyalgia, several mentioned pain reduction and how pleased they were with this mattress:

Alli: I sleep pretty well on this but due to my back pain I can only lay on it for 4-5 hours. Not the mattresses fault just my back. I find it very comfortable and it is holding up well.

Megan: Since purchasing this mattress I no longer wake up with back pain! I wake fully rested. I have trouble explaining the firmness of the mattress- it’s firm but it’s so comfortable.

Hannah: Doesn’t overheat, SO good for my back pain, firm enough to be supportive but soft enough to be comfortable. We have had it for a week and so far I’d say it’s a 10/10

The Zoma Start features a 1-inch layer of gel memory foam to help wick away body heat, a 1-inch layer of Reactiv® material that offers adaptive support, and 8 inches of Support+® foam to firm up the mattress’s feel and help prevent sagging and soft spots. These foam layers are all wrapped up in a breathable AirCloth cover fabric.

Aside from staying cool at night, the durable materials inside the Zoma Start establish long-lasting motion isolation. The memory foam swallows movement at the point of impact, so if you shift positions in the night your partner sharing the bed won’t feel a thing.

The Zoma Start is also one of the top mattresses without fiberglass, a material that’s traditionally used to establish a flame-resistant bed. Fire safety is important, of course, but fiberglass has the drawback of causing skin irritation and breathing troubles if it escapes the mattress. Because of this, Zoma and many other manufacturers are moving to non-chemical alternatives for consumer safety.

The bed is wrapped in a super-soft, breathable cover so you don’t get too hot in the evenings. The plush upper layer is 3 inches of Vaya Comfort Foam to help you sleep cool while cradling your body.

People who bought the Vaya are overall pleased with this mattress, including for pain relief as some people reported:

Natalie E: This Vaya mattress is amazing! It’s supportive and comfortable, just like a hug for your body! I’m looking forward to purchasing another soon!

Eric G: We replaced our existing Tempur-pedic mattress with the Vaya after staying at an Airbnb that had on. Super comfortable!!

Cooper: I’ve had the Vaya for about a month and for the first time in decades I can sleep though the night and wake up with no back pain. That in itself is nothing short of a miracle. I’ve reached “that age” where women have issues at night and the Vaya is definitely not hot to sleep on.

The 9-inch Vaya Base Foam provides even support for your body and minimizes pressure points while protecting your mattress from sagging.

The Vaya Mattress is made in the USA and CertiPUR-US® certified. In addition to Vaya’s 100-night sleep trials, both shipping and returns are free. If sags deeper than .75 inches develop or there are manufacturing defects that need repaired or replaced, the Vaya is backed by a 10-year warranty.

If you are someone who prefers the feel of a spring mattress, consider getting the Vaya Hybrid mattress. It has 3 inches of Vaya Comfort Foam—like the Vaya Mattress we mentioned prior—as well as a responsive and supportive 8-inch coil support system to keep your body aligned.

The bed has a medium firmness, making it a good option for side, back, petite sleepers. For stomach sleepers, however, the mattress might be a bit too soft. However, Nolah’s Evolution 15″ features a firm option suitable for stomach sleeping.

Based on customer feedback, the Original 10” helped relieve their bodily pain and made it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep. Here is some other feedback:

Kim J: The bed is great. It cradles me. I have MS and it is hard for me to turn over in the bed but it doesn’t have pressure spots so it doesn’t hurt my hips.

Anna G: At first I loved it but now I think it’s a little too hard and not as soft as I was hoping it would be

Anonymous: Very comfortable right off the first night. Good for my aches and pains. This bed is a beauty. I totally recommend for a soft comfy bed. I am very happy with this bed and I am so picky.

The mattress is wrapped in a natural viscose cover meant to wick away moisture. The mattress’s comfort layer is 2 inches of cooling Nolah AirFoam™. It provides pressure relief and cushioning without making you feel trapped. The foam is breathable and stays cool, a plus for fibromyalgia patients who struggle with temperature control.

After the comfort layer comes 1 inch of High-Resilience Foam, a durable transition layer with a responsive bounce to help you shift in bed without sinking down. The durability of the foam also prevents your mattress from sagging.

The breathable foundation is 7 inches of High-Density Base Foam. The layer reinforces the layers above it to help your mattress last.

The GhostBed Luxe boasts multiple cooling technologies that all work together to help keep the mattress cool to the touch. With the gel-infused memory foam working overtime to pull heat away from your body, you’ll also sleep cool all night. Cooling fibers also offer a pleasant cool-touch feel and moisture-wicking breathability.

The Luxe is a medium-feel memory foam mattress. That means it has a balance of comfort and support that favors neither. It also means this is a highly contouring mattress that has tons of cushioning for pressure points. That makes it perfect for side sleepers who want a little more support to fight sinkage and increase buoyancy.

People with fibromyalgia sing the praises of this mattress. Here are just some of the reviews:

Tiffany B: I can’t believe how great this bed is! I suffer from fibromyalgia and back problems, I’m in pain every day. This mattress softly but firmly supports me and receives all pressure points. I can’t believe what a difference this mattress has made for me. Health insurance should cover the purchase of it for chronic pain patients.

Larry C: I have fibromyalgia and so finding a mattress that was comfortable and supportive to the little sleep I am able to get was a chore. I was on average sleeping 2-3 hours a night. My average sleeping hours has improved to 5-7 hours. Thank you GHOSTBED!

Melissa L: Good sturdy bed. Very comfy, got medium firm. I have fibromyalgia and was really struggling sleeping on my $3000 temperpedic. This is so so much better!

The Luxe starts out with an instant-cool cover made of their proprietary Ghost Ice Fabric. This fabric cover features a one-inch layer of gel memory foam and an additional cool burst fiber layer sewn right in to give it an ultra-soft feel as well as long-term cooling power.

The Ghost Ice layer comes next. This hyper-cooling foam layer transfers heat away from your body to ensure you don’t ever wake up in a sweat. The two-inch layer of gel memory foam directly beneath the Ghost Ice layer helps enhance its cooling power by drawing heat even deeper into the mattress, even as it provides ultimate pressure relief.

The Ghost Bounce layer comes after all the comforting memory foam and cooling fibers. This layer is responsive like latex without the potential for allergic reaction. It’s also contouring like memory foam to offer another layer of cushioning.

Finally, the high-density support layer offers lots of lift to fight sinkage and keep you on top of the sleeping surface. The base layer also increases the life expectancy of the Luxe to a full 25 years. That’s a long time to not have to worry about replacing your mattress!

The Classic retains the qualities of an innerspring mattress while fixing a lot of the problems with the traditional design. That means when you lie down on this mattress, you can still enjoy all the bounce and breathability of a traditional innerspring bed.

However, at the same time, you won’t have to deal with the sagginess or motion transfer often present in a traditional innerspring mattress. This is because there’s a layer of pocketed coils in between the comfort layer and the stiff open coil layer. So you can expect all the contouring and motion isolation of a hybrid without losing the innerspring feel.

Just like with the GhostBed, several people have purchased the Saatva Classic for their fibromyalgia, and all of them adore their choice. See for yourself:

VG: We have had our mattress for 7 years and it is still just as firm and luxurious as ever, not to mention therapeutic! Great for people with fibromyalgia, arthritis or other aches & pains. Ours has been a God-send!

Patricia W: I have fibromyalgia and husband has some arthritis and back issues, this bed is great for us. We chose the med firmness (and the thickest) as suggested by the rep and he was right!

Lynne F: We ordered the plush mattress because I have lower back pain and fibromyalgia. What I like about the mattress is clearly it is a quality mattress, and you do not feel your partner when he or she moves. What I don’t like is that the mattress even though it’s plush is still too firm for me. Because I am so pleased with the quality of the mattress we are going to try a foam topper.

The first layer of the Classic is a three-inch Euro top with an organic cotton cover to promote airflow and GuardinTM botanical antimicrobial treatment to prevent things like bacteria, mold, and dust mites from thriving in your mattress. This is a wonderful thing for sleepers with allergies.

Underneath the Euro-style pillow top, you’ll find a layer of high-density memory foam. This memory foam offers enhanced lower back support to keep your spine in healthy alignment. It also protects your body from potential pressure exerted by the coils below.

The first support layer in this dual-core mattress is the adaptive pocketed coil layer. The Lumbar ZoneTM pocketed coils can move independently of one another. That means they can adapt to your shape to allow the mattress to contour all the way through the support layer.

The second support layer is the open-coil base spring unit. These ultra-strong networked coils are what give this mattress its innerspring bounce. They also allow for maximum airflow to keep you cool all night long.

The support cores are surrounded by high-density foam rails to create firmer and more stable edges. These foam rails also give support and stability to the coil layers themselves, making the Classic more durable than a traditional innerspring mattress.

The 10-inch, cooling mattress is medium-firm, so back and stomach sleepers will rest comfortably on this bed. Other Bear mattresses include the Bear Pro and Bear Hybrid, both of which are considered a touch softer than the original Bear mattress.

While the gel memory foam top is yielding, some side sleepers and lightweight individuals may find it a touch too firm for their tastes. Still, plenty of back sleepers may find the cushion under their bodies feels just right.

Don’t just take our word for it, though. We surveyed hundreds of people on what they thought about the Bear, here is what some had to say:

Shelby: I’ve always had a firm mattress, but due to bursitis in my hip and lower back pain, I could no longer tolerate the firmness. This mattress has been perfect. Minimal hip and back pain when I wake up now.

Jeff: I love the Bear; it sleeps cooler than any memory foam product I’ve ever had.

Steph: We like the mattress itself. They are a little soft for us but the biggest issue is the constant separating of the split king/two twins. They are too light and the base needs side bars to keep them in place.

The Bear Original’s Celliant® cover improves blood flow and helps sleepers feel revitalized and well-rested in the morning. FDA-determined Celliant® converts the body’s heat into infrared energy and releases it back to the body’s tissues and muscles. While you won’t feel Celliant® working, it can aid in muscle recovery and potentially minimize the pain common to fibromyalgia patients.

A graphite gel memory foam makes up the bed’s top layer. The cooling foam has an advanced open-cell construction to cradle the body while preventing sleepers from feeling too hot or cold. The layer also has exceptional edge support to make getting in and out of bed easier on nights when you’re feeling a little sore.

The 2-inch transition layer has a responsive foam to prevent sinking and provide pressure relief to the entire body, especially the back, hips, and shoulders.

Beneath the two layers is a 6-inch high-density support foam to extend the mattress’s lifespan and prevent premature wear.

Stretching out on the Purple Hybrid is lying down on a highly reactive surface, as the grid yields to the body near instantly. While the Purple Hybrid is officially classed as a medium, this responsiveness helps the mattress feel soft and firm as needed.

Some sensitive sleepers may notice the feel of the grid through the mattress cover and find it unpleasant, but many do not notice any difference between the grid and a more traditional foam bed.

People with fibromyalgia who tested the Purple to help with their pain have all liked this choice. Here are some of their thoughts:

Timothy H: The Purple mattress we received is very comfortable, but a little on the firm side for my wife, who has fibromyalgia. The mattress was very heavy when it was rolled up at delivery. I actually hurt my back trying to lift it on our bed frame. I’m glad it was a comfortable mattress to lay on to heal up!

Eilene: I love this mattress as it keeps me cool at night! But, I have fibromyalgia and have pressure points on my shoulders and hips and it is taking me time (have not gotten there yet) to adjust to the firmness of the mattress. Overall, I love the comfort and do get a good nights rest, I just wake up with pain in my joints like other mattresses. But, that is something I deal with. I sleep on all sides to accommodate my pain.

Kerri R: I love this mattress! I suffer from fibromyalgia so I have pain all over. This bed has eased my pain and supports my body perfectly! This is the best purchase I have ever made.

The medium mattress is 10.5 inches thick, hypoallergenic, and non-toxic. The bed has three layers and is wrapped in a breathable and soft StretchMax Cover.

All Purple mattresses have the proprietary Purple Grid™, a hyper-elastic polymer that adapts to your body and sleeping position. The flexible gel cushions the hips and shoulders while supporting spinal alignment. The Purple Grid™ creates a weightless, pain-free sensation loved by customers.

Under the Purple Grid™ are the responsive support coils, a dynamic pressure relief system to provide sufficient support, and ensure sleepers are as comfortable as possible. The coils are durable and prevent sagging. Between either end of the support layer is a half an inch of transition foam for better structure and comfort.

There are two models of the Avocado Green, with and without a pillow top. Both options can feel a touch firm under the body, thanks to the responsive structure of latex foam. However, the pillow top Avocado Green feels relatively close to a medium mattress, while the Avocado Green without a pillow top is a true medium-firm bed.

With thousands of reviews of the Avocado Green mattress, we managed to find hundreds talking about the comfort, with most of them being positive:

Melinda M: This is the second Avocado bed I bought – this time with the attached pillow top which makes it that much better. Still firm, but with a little give to it that does make a difference.

Richard G: Pillow top mattress is much firmer than anticipated. Quality of exterior materials appear OK, time will tell on how it wears.

Steve K: Great mattress, got one with the attached pillow top for me and enjoyed it a lot so bought another just like it for my old grandson (13 years old) and he really likes it too. Hopefully, it will last, time will tell, so far so good. Very nice.

The standard Avocado model has a 3-inch latex top layer to cushion your body and its curves. It has a medium-firm feel suited for back and stomach sleeping, but side sleepers looking for more pressure relief or softness can purchase the mattress with an extra 2-inch pillow top. With the pillow top, the mattress closer to a true medium.

For either model, the base contains pocketed steel coils organized in five zones to adequately support different body parts, promote airflow, and relieve pressure points. The mattress has a steel perimeter at the base’s top to ensure sleepers are supported even on the corners of the bed.

The Avocado Green Mattress is made in the USA and ships for free. Sleepers can try the mattress for 365 nights and afterward, it has a 25-year warranty covering sags and manufacturing defects.