I was wondering if anyone has had success, or knows of someone who has had success, easing nighttime fibromyalgia pain with latex toppers.  I'm shopping around for a firm mattress to use as my "base" so to speak, and I'd like to create a soft yet supportive sleeping surface with latex.  I have a bunch of talatech samples and am having trouble settling on a perfect combination.  Does anyone know how you're supposed to gauge which set-up is best using samples?  Applying pressure with my hand doesn't seem like it would give a very accurate indication of how it would feel to lie on top of them.  If I rest my head on the layered samples, what feels most comfortable is 4" of graduated firmness, 19, 24, 28, 32 ILD.  Has anyone tried a similar set-up?  

Any advice appreciated!

There are some fibromyalgia posters in this forum, so you may want to seach in the box above on that word to see if you can figure out what worked for others.

Your approach sounds okay, but you will have to figure out with trial and error.  Samples probably will not provide that much information on how a whole night sleeping will be like.

You may just want to use firm latex as your base, because if you buy a cheap innerspring (with any PU foam) it may start to sag after a while.  If you can afford, you may want to go with a place like flobeds, sleepez, or foamsweetfoam to customize something to your needs.