Posted by Nataliee on June 24, 2004, at 15:32:08
Help Help Help me.
I'm coming off of Effexor and the withdrawl is destroying me...and THATS besides the point. I'm REALLY upset about the fact that i sleep 18 hours a day. I've always been one to sleep in, always been a dreamer, But since Sept.03 i've been slowly developing a major problem with sleep. It started around the time i started the Effexor, but i'm not sure ifthere is a direct link. I have really bad OCD when not on meds, and i have panic attacks and anxiety attacks and all that when i'm awake. SO to avoid all the bull i have to go through awake, i've just been sleeping more and more. Now, i have a job that starts at 4:30pm and Ends at9:30 pm. I sleep the rest of the day. I wake up for 10 minutes or so to take care of basic needs, eat /shower etc...but i obsessively sleep AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE every single day. I 've even been not answering when my Boyfriend calls, even skipping Dr. Appointments because i'm in the middle of a dream, and need to finish it before i can go on. for the first hour of being awake, i'm a total zombie, totally out of focus, unable to cognitively change my negative thoughts/behaviors, and i often just end up giving up on the day entirely and going back to bed, skipping work, or other "necessities of awakedness". When i do show up for work i'm yawning, spacey...i smoke Marijuana when i'm awake too, a habit that i'm ashamed of, but one that seems to be my only awake escape from my depression. Its the only time i have hope, or can smile or laugh...when i'm high.
I hate being awake. Has anyone else ever slept this much? how can i snap the hell out of this ?
thanks,
Nataliee
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thread:359875
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