Posted by Pamela Lynn on November 13, 2001, at 17:25:04
In reply to Re: How to get up in the morning? » Pamela Lynn, posted by JohnX2 on November 13, 2001, at 14:37:29
>LOL JohnX2!!!!!
However.....I would not take meds. that I could not function on after 10-12 hrs of sleep! Really!! I think, am pretty sure actually, that my Psychiatrist would be pretty unsettled by it also! If after (in my opinion only here) 10-12 hrs. of sleep one feels the need to go back to sleep and is very sluggish, it would tell 'me' that I needed a change of some sort in my meds. You know?Pamela Lynn
> Well, I can wake up to the alarm clock next
> to my bed and pick up the bottle of Adderall
> and pop a pill and hit the snooze button, but
> I can't do much more than that! At 1st I took
> the Adderall when I woke up and took a shower,
> but I felt too crummy for 1 hr and it was difficult
> to even get into the shower, that's when I
> started plan B (wake up to alarm, take pill, go
> back to sleep). Hey, maybe I can patent a mechanical
> device to administer a med in the morning while
> you are sleeping! I'd be rich! Maybe I could patent
> a med that has now side effects and works for
> everyone! I'd be Bill Gates!
>
> If I couldn't wake up to an alarm, I would be
> very leary of the meds I was taking! What if
> your house caught on fire or something?
>
> regards,
> john
>
> > How do you take this one hour before waking up if you can't wake up???? I'm confused.
> > > When I had this problem, I would take Adderall
> > > about 1 hr before when I wanted to wake up.
> > > Majically one hr later, I would be off to the
> > > races.
> > >
> > > Maybe something less controversial like provigil
> > > would help?
> > >
> > > My 2c. your experience may vary.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > john
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi, all. I know I've posted this in some form in the past, but am continuing to have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, even with a new regime.
> > > >
> > > > I stopped taking Topamax which had always been sedating, upped Depakote from 1000 to 1500, and continue on 60 mg of Prozac.
> > > >
> > > > The daily sedation overall is better since stopping the Topamax. But I sleep 11 - 12 hours a night, the heaviest in the morning, and just do not get out of bed unless there's a fire under my feet.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have any suggesions?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > - K.
poster:Pamela Lynn
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