Posted by Dinah on January 23, 2007, at 18:32:46
In reply to Re: Provigil question, posted by Honore on January 23, 2007, at 17:08:51
Of all the medications I take, this is the one I really know least about. It's good to know my reaction isn't all that unusual. Maybe I'll try to screw up the courage to ask my pdoc about it.
Philippa, I've never been entirely comfortable with the narcolepsy diagnosis. The sleep study results really didn't support it. REM sleep onset just wasn't early enough. It was a bit earlier than ordinary, but closer to ordinary than to narcoleptic, I think. But the sleep neurologist insisted on clinging to it anyway because I have some other symptoms, like hearing chatter when I'm overstimulated as I fall asleep. (No words, just rise and fall of conversational tones like at a busy restaurant.) I had sleep paralysis, but only when I was on Neurontin. And sometimes when I laugh - especially if I'm stressed, I lose some ability to use the muscles in one of my hands and my lower arm. But I also can't use the same hand effectively when I first wake up, so I don't know. None of the symptoms are classic, I don't think.
Idiopathic hypersomnia I can agree with. I actually think it has something to do with my diabetes, and something to do with psychological issues, and only partly to do with an actual sleep disorder. Whatever it is, it is a problem though and I do need to treat it.
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