Posted by yxibow on February 16, 2007, at 2:37:26
In reply to Re: Sleep Ridiculous, posted by laima on February 15, 2007, at 16:21:35
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> Thought I'd add, when I had my sleep studies I was spending long hours asleep- like 9 or even 10- but was still tired all day long, even after starting stimulants. The sleep doctor and the psychiatrist I see now were both certain that this was due to the fact that my studies indicated I spent very, very little time in stage 4, despite all of the hours asleep. The sleep doctor really surprised me by recommending more stimulants by day while cutting down or out on clonazapam. Even recently, my doctor was wanting me to have another sleep study before prescribing any sleep medication, to see where I was at. Now he's especially curious, because I'm not using any sleep meds. Also, I'm using far fewer stimulants than before, and feeling much MUCH more awake by day. But I'd rather not go through the ordeal again.
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> Xyrem sounds intriguing because unlike most other sleep meds, it sounds like it either increases or doesn't affect the deep stages. To bad it doesn't seem to be commonly prescribed.
That's because Xyrem (GHB) is dangerous and was only brought back for a specific disorder. Your doctor can get their license yanked.
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