Posted by pulse on August 14, 2006, at 8:44:26
In reply to Re: i need to get to sleep., posted by laima on August 14, 2006, at 1:43:50
since this thread was 'down the line,' i didn't have all your med/s info.
re: the 12 oclock rule: i have 'fully progressed' ('addiction' 'treatment' 'model' terminology) caffeineism. the 12 oclock rule will always then backfire for me. i do NOT have add or adhd, (i have mdd), but i can still fall asleep, even while drinking caffeine. if i stopped early to much earlier in the day, the withdrawal of the caffeine would then cause me to not be able to sleep/ stay asleep. i would awaken countless times.
i have made a firm choice to never stop caffeine, as it is the only stim/ 'poor man's ad' i can tolerate GI side-effects wise any longer.
having said this, i have never once tried an energy drink. they scare me for some unknown reason.
re: tuinal or seconal, both have a very high 'addiction' potential. i, too, was not aware that any doc would still prescibe them for psych purposes only - here in the usa. i would be unwilling to go down that particular slippery slope, even if available, however tempting. seconal - i tried once back in my college hippy days. it caused major nausea. i saw many throw up on, including me (one pill). i can count on less than 2 hands the # of times i've thrown up - lifetime.
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