Posted by utopizen on March 11, 2004, at 23:48:24
In reply to Avoiding sleepiness with Straterra... strategy?, posted by utopizen on March 11, 2004, at 23:09:59
I should probably note that my pulmnologist who manages my sleep apnea (it's borderline and doesn't explain why I am so sleepy when I try to read or do work of any kind) has advised my sleep psychiatrist to put me on Straterra+Provogil together.
The idea is to "streamline" my meds so I can possibly discontinue Klonopin and Inderal-LA for my social anxiety and Desoxyn for my ADD/Sleepiness.
Given how many posts claim Straterra calms them down, I hope this means it will help my social anxiety-- or at least stop me from procrastinating things because I'm either so tired when I do work or I brood over the whole thing so much I don't bother to start it at all.
I failed Provigil at 400mg alone, but he claims the two have synergy to one another with his patients after some of them failed Provigil for their sleepiness.
So maybe even if Stratera caused me sleepiness (the only side effect that worries me) the Provigil would affect the part of the brain also affected by Straterra in such a way that this side effect is diminished and I receive the increased energy some posters talk about.
Many have claimed to get a regular sleep-wake cycle-- they feel tired when they're suppose to at bedtime, and awake in the morning with more energy.
I've heard some posters claiming "It's not like the stims." Well I haven't tried it, but keep in mind my sleep psychiatrist is using it for my ADD+Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and will combine it with Provigil.
The combo, apparently, is the secret ticket for ADDers who have comorbid sleeping disorders (if you can't read a book easily without falling asleep, this is you).
If Straterra helps me calm down a bit with my social anxiety, so I might need less or no Klonopin, and makes my ADD managable enough so that I feel I can complete assignments before the night before it's due, and it can help regulate my sleep-wake cycle and (hopefully) increase my appetite, I think this could really work out... I hope.
So... 40mg first week, 80mg second week. I figure I have to eventually get to these doses if I start low anyhow, and doing that will mostly just prolong the initial side effects and delay the results I can get with it...
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