Posted by leslieg on November 16, 2002, at 11:28:11
In reply to Re: Sleeping pill? » utopizen, posted by Ritch on November 15, 2002, at 22:00:14
I take Lexapro and Provil and caffiene (depression + narcolepsy + anxiety) during the day. I often have at least 50 mg Provigil as late as 5 pm and a cup of coffee as late as 6:30 so that I can make it through the demanding evenings of a mom-of-3. If I'm too up and/or anxious at bedtime, I take 5 mg Ambien. I love it for the anxiety -- it really quiets my brain down. I do often wake up about 4 hours later, but don't have too much difficulty getting back to sleep. When I take it I feel wonderfully rested, as without it I remember too many dreams! I do worry about dependance -- I don't know when / if that might kick in. I try to take it only a few nights a week.
So in my experience, yes you can take "uppers" during the day and "downers" at night and come out pretty much OK. (Of course, I wish I didn't have to, but without the combo I'm pretty useless.)
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