Posted by paxvox2000 on April 29, 2002, at 19:50:27
In reply to Can missing one pill really clobber you?, posted by pedr on April 29, 2002, at 12:07:03
I have the same problem on weekends and hoildays. I think the answer is fairly simple, assuming you are of similar psych-profile as myself. I have depression (flavored w/OCD) and GAD. This makes Wellbutrin an interesting AD. However, I also get Tranzene at night (I actually should take one during the day). OK, here it is..... on weekends and holidays, your sleep cycle is disturbed, e.g. you go to bed later, and stay in bed later. This, for me, throws me out of wack. It bothers me terribly. I have to get up at 5:30 A.M. M-F, and try to stay in bed to 8 A.M. on Sat-Sun. I have had sleep problems for about 15 years, and use all the proper sleep-hygiene (no alcohol, no caffeine after noon etc...). For me, I need to be in bed about the same time every night, and should do the same on weekends. I have started to try to get to bed no later than an hour to hour and 1/2 my "regular" time on weekends. This has made my situation *better* but has not totally resloved it. My problemm is generally anxiety, and I WAS getting a benzo boost from my GP that my Pdoc wasn't happy about (1mg Ativan PRN). That REALLY helped when I was having a bad day. Pdoc won't go for it, and pharmacy called my GP to ask why he was giving me another benzo when I was already on one (Tranzene) so he had to back off. I really shouldn't have asked him, but I DID let him know about the other meds my Pdoc gave me. He had no problem witht the boost until the pharmacy got involved. So there's that. Anyway, bottom line in my book is: you need to try and go to bed and get up about the same time 7 days a week. That seems to be the ticket for me, for the most part. I really am NOT a morning person, so that kinda sucks.
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