meds or no meds
 

hi Mari

getting enough sleep is more important than sleeping at night.

and it has sounded like you have not been getting enough sleep.

for the moment, can you allow yourself more time to sleep during the daytime - at least on some days and on the weekends?

~ waves ~

lunesta did not work for me but ambien did....I would take your ambien at 8am with your klonipin before you go to sleep (during the day) try it tomorrow.
bizi

Hello!
 

Mari,
I take ambien regular release and do not get headaches. I was on the extended release and that was just terrible for me. Felt all hung over and stuff! I agree with waves, you should try it on the weekend and see how you do! Good luck! I hope you get sleep with no side effects!

collinsc

HI,
I slept from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
So I got 5 hours of sleep.

M.

well that is 5 hours of sleep!
some sleep is better than no sleep.
bizi

Yes, Beth.
I feel relaxed today.
M.

hooray
bobby

Mari
I hope you can stay relaxed. Keep up sleeping.

Donna

assessment of Lexapro
 

HI,
I've taking three pills. This is my assessment so far:

First of all, I slept a lot today: eight hours and then a two hour nap.
I feel like a major slug. I have brain fog.

Worse: I have a headache and tingling.
I am going to wait until Monday to decide whether or not I am going to continue with the fourth pill.


M.

transition management
 

Dear Mari

those side efffects are most likely transitory ... 4-5 days may not be enough though. if running the gauntlet is not doable, perhaps you would consider a temporary dose reduction?

are the pills divisible? maybe you could drop to 5mg for the rest of the week until you feel less sedated. then go up to 10 on a friday so you can get more sleep over the weekend if need be.

it is good that you got all that sleep. sorry about the brain fog and the headache and tingling though. :o i did get a headache the last time i started Zoloft - at 50 mg. it dwindled to a trace after a week and disappeared after 10 days. but i bet if i had started with 25 mg i'd have been ok.

the smaller the dosage increment, the easier it is.

being sleep-deprived may also be contributing to these symptoms, and if that is the case, you may feel significantly better after another few doses of sleep. ;)

i hope that, by hook or by crook, you get to feel better soon. :hug:

~ waves ~