Posted by utopizen on April 22, 2003, at 19:14:21
Okay, I have this really cool p-doc I switched to. I told him I have been suffering my whole life w/ social phobia and ADD, and this other p-doc has been putting me on these stupid ADs that won't do anything for a 1 1/2 years. I told him I only responded to Klonopin, and he looked puzzled-- I explained to him my old p-doc was afraid I would get "withdrawls" and "seizures" and this guy laughed over the notion.
Well, I said how this old p-doc wanted to try things like Nardil or Straterra next, but this new guy said "I don't like fixing things that aren't broken" and just gave me 1mg 3x/day of Klonopin and 40mg AM dose of Nadolol (all-day beta blocker for anxiety) plus my regular 10mg 2x/day of Desoxyn (methamphetamine).
But he said next time I saw him he might augument with Straterra, hoping it may also play a role with my anxiety.
But I was always interested in Provigil-- see- even on Desoxyn, I get sleepy often reading more than a few pages. Without a stim, reading more than a few pages is impossible. And the only time it seems I don't get sleepy is the second I lay on my bed, so I've like coniditioned myself against when I'm suppose to be tired/awake.
I'm seeing an ENT that specializes in apnea/snoring, and then getting a sleep study, because even though I've 170 lbs and 19, I think something's wrong with my sleep. I want to feel refreshed, and not have to nap all the time, etc. Like right now, all I can do is search Google, because if I try reading or doing work I'll get passed out, and I still have to clean my face before sleep.
Anyway, anyone notice more concentration, drive on Provigil or Straterra? Less prone to need naps? Wake up in morning feeling refreshed? Klonopin has only worsened my wake-ups-- I've missed classes at times because I was so out of it I hit the alarm, and I sleep 10 hour nights and feel groggy/unmotivated. So I need to augument something here. I want to be more awake, energetic, less tired, refreshed...
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