Posted by jerrympls on September 29, 2003, at 21:58:31
In reply to Xyrem is so much better than a stim!, posted by utopizen on September 29, 2003, at 15:00:53
> Hey, I'm on like week 2 of Xyrem now, and I have to say, it's incredible. It's helped me to virtually guarantee that I sleep at the same precise time each night (within a 60 second window) and consolidated my sleep so I sleep more effieciently than I ever have in my life. I wake up after 6 hours, 7 hours, I feel like I slept for 18 hours, and I don't even know what that would feel like! =)
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> Best part: I got to reduce my stim dosing of Desoxyn, which was annoying me. It's the least annoying stim side-effect wise, but it's still a stim. There's a huge difference from feeling forced awake to feeling refreshed and healthy from a good rest. I fell incredible.
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> Just don't take it without a prescription, or exceed the nightly prescribed dose, or take it during the daytime (so you don't kill people, or develop tardive dyskinsia and withdrawl).
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> Withdrawl is proven not to exist within people who follow the prescribed dose nightly. Like alcohol, withdrawl only occurs when you take it routinely throughout the day. Never take it during the day.
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>How di dyou get prescribed this medication? I've beenon every sleep med and NONE have given me restful, restorative sleep. I basically need a stim. during the day to keep me awake and heavy sleeping meds at night to get me to sleep. THe best sleep I've ever had was on Nembutal - but docs get worried about prescribing it (I don't know why?). Anyway, I'd like to know how to discuss this med with my doc - could you please share your experiences with talking with your doc about this?
Thanks!!!
Jerry
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