Posted by jealibeanz on September 2, 2006, at 11:27:10
In reply to Re: Tomorrow Part 1, posted by jealibeanz on September 2, 2006, at 2:23:07
Just got back...
So, he asked about the Lunesta. I said it wasn't helping much, but added an hour or two to my nighttime sleep. However, in the 3 weeks I've had off, I've been able to sleep a little more continuously throughtout the night, 4 hours, haha, an improvement. Yet, I'm soo tired I've slept about 18 hours constantly napping the entire day.
Ohh offf course I baffle him, haha. So he was a little confused but definitely acknowledged that this was not good. The fact that I haven't been able to catch up on rest wasn't normal.
I mentioned that I did this for a whole year before, only waking briefly throughout the day to go to class. He asked what I did, if I'd tried something like Concerta. I said no, Provigil, which helped, but had to stop when I moved.
He grasped that idea. Asked how much... 100mg? No, I said I thought it was more... 200mg? Haha ummm noo I was reaally tired, I had a lot! So, then he said, oh some people are even doing 2x200mg. I said that seemed right.
So that's what I got... no change in the Lunesta. I actually said that maybe if I could force myself to take a break from it, it could work again. He also noted that if I were able to be more active during the day I'd sleep better.
OK, no talk of depression. I'm OK with this. 400 mg of Provigil works as an antidepressant for me! If it's not enough, I'll work up the courage to address depression again. I made sure I have a recheck in about 5 weeks.
So, for now, I'm happy with this. Yeaa, Provigil. It's good stuff for me. This is a good start. If he ever does try to take me off, assuming the fatigue has resumed, I'll definitely make sure he knows it majorly lifts my mood. I don't want to go off unless we can find a suitable AD for me.
I'm pleased with today. No in depth discussion. Saturdays are sooo rushed. If I neeeeeeded to make him listen, I could have. But the second he listened to the Provigil idea I knew this was going to help me for now.
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