Hi! My partner and I have been sleeping on a Casper mattress for the last year and it has completely wrecked my back. Ive developed the worst chronic back pain in my life over the last year and have spent money on physical therapy, fitness trainers, ergonomic desk set ups, everything— still no amount of moment, daily stretching, etc could fend off the pain.

Im at my family’s for the holidays and I slept on a spring mattress (I slept on spring mattresses my entire life before the Casper) and in less than a week of sleep, it feels like my year long back pain has almost entirely disappeared.

Initial perusing of this sub tells me that firm toppers don't work, but I don’t think I can afford a new mattress right now and I think I might literally break down and cry if I have to go back to sleeping on the Casper. Like, I'd rather sleep on an air mattress at this point.

Does anyone have any recs for a firm mattress topper or some other solution that I can use upon returning home to my Casper mattress while I save for a new mattress?

TLDR; developed chronic back pain after sleeping on a Casper mattress for one year. Slept on a spring mattress for one week and the pain entirely disappeared. Cant afford a new mattress so looking for firm foam mattress topper recs or other solutions.

I have a Casper Original Hybrid and need a recommendation for a topper. Currently the bed is too firm for side sleeping but ok for back sleeping. I’ve tried a few options;

• Zinus 1.5” foam topper: too soft for both positions but especially back sleeping and very hot.

• Newentor dual topper: Medium and soft, had it on the soft side but made my bed firmer.

• Casper topper: Also made my bed feel firmer.

Now I’m using the Endy topper with a thick quilted pad on top and a square of memory .75” foam in my shoulder area. The Endy topper on the soft side feels basically the same as my mattress so I may return it and go back to just the thick quilted topper which is still not enough. Any suggestions as to what I could try? I was thinking maybe just a 1” piece of foam could do it but I’m not sure.

Female, 5’4 and 143lbs, back and side sleeper. I can’t stick to one position. I’m mainly having issues with it being too firm for my shoulders.

I have an original Casper from 2015. It’s not nearly as comfortable as it used to be and I think I need more support as I get older. I have lots of pressure points on my back and shoulder. I posted earlier about nice pillows improving things some, but I’m still stuck on the actual mattress.

I originally came to this sub hoping to confirm my plans to buy a Tempur Proadapt hybrid soon, but now I’m not sure what I want or what will work. I don’t feel certain I’ll choose something that makes it better that’s worth the price. So I’m wondering people’s thoughts and experiences on using toppers for a Casper. Will it buy me some time and improve things or no without something quality to rest on? Can cheaper memory foam be improved? Would latex help?

75% side sleeper, 25% back 190 lbs Queen bed Super sturdy metal slat frame Don’t really sleep hot

Thank you!

Based on the general consensus I’ve seen on this sub, we should avoid “bed-in-the-box” type products, and spend more to invest in a quality mattress. That being said…

We’re looking to buy a mattress for our guest bedroom. We’d rather avoid spending too much. If we were to invest in more expensive options, we’d just buy a king-size tempur-pedic for ourselves and put our current queen size tempur-pedic in the guest room. We were looking at the Casper because it’s affordable, but it seems most people didn’t love it as their daily driver. Would a mattress topper have solved issues, or do we really need to spend THAT much to get a quality mattress for a guest that I might sleep on a couple of night’s per week?

For reference: I’m about 200 lbs, sleep on side and back. My wife is also a combination sleeper. Trying to keep it around 500 for a budget mattress.

What would you do in my situation? Any better budget suggestions? Thanks in advance!