Sleep

Breakin’ My Stride

  • Posted on January 16, 2007
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Last night I had my first night night terror in the month of January. Considering that January is always my worst month - where I usually have the evil beasties at least 3-4 times a week... to have my first one midway through the month…
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First Few Days

  • Posted on December 10, 2006
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Although it's too early to see if the Lexapro is working, it really seems like the Topamax is helping my anxiety and sleeping. No repeats of my wall-love, just good old fashion sleeping. And overall, I am just feeling better. Who knows if it is…
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Officially on Crazy Meds

  • Posted on December 7, 2006
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Does that make me a crazy person? Or just a person ready to accept defeat, and get help wherever they can?So, I met with the PsychRN yesterday. My therapist warned me she wasn't a "people person" and she was right, but she definitely seemed like…
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Back to Square One

  • Posted on October 23, 2006
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I won't mince words: The Ativan made me feel like crap too. I am guessing that Benzodiazepines and I are not a match made in heaven.So I go back to what I was doing before the sleep study - I take 3mg of Lunesta every…
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Changing the Course

  • Posted on October 21, 2006
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Well, the Clonazepam was making me feel dizzy with an overall weird feeling going on in my brain. Since, usually, an overall weird feeling in your brain is generally not a good thing - I stopped taking it Thursday night and felt SO much better…
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Progress Report

  • Posted on October 17, 2006
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Day 5 of... dum, dum, DUM... Clonazepam Watch.First few nights I took a 1/2 tab and it didn't put me under well enough. Sunday night I tried a full tab and felt like I was in a daze all day on Monday. Complete space cadet.…
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First Night

  • Posted on October 14, 2006
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Well, I took my Clonazepam for the first time last night. I did have some trouble falling alseep, and felt a few hot flashes over the course of the night. Not sure if that is related to nervousness over the new drug, withdrawal from Lunesta,…
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