I'm slowly going out of my mind.

And this is why I didn't start the Chantix right away... Since starting the Mirapex insomnia is becoming a *huge* issue. I've never had insomnia before. Not like this.

My NP gave me Vistaril. Now the problem with Vistaril is, for me, it gives me a drug hangover all the next day. I want to do nothing more than go back to bed yet with this insomnia can't sleep! :-/ I told her nurse that when the nurse called and said Jennifer wanted to try me on the Vistaril. I already take Atarax so I knew what the Vistaril was going to do. But at the nurses insistence I gave it a try. Did it work? NO. I waited 3 hours to even feel groggy and nothing.

Next up to bat is Ambien. NP said take 5mg's before bed. I'm normally sensitive to meds and don't need as much of things as most people normally do. Did the Ambien help? A big fat no. I looked up the dosages for it and people normally start at 10mgs. So last night I took 10mgs. Got to sleep just fine but here it is 6:45 AM and I've been up since 6:00. Got to sleep about 2:00 AM.

I'm at the lowest dose of Mirapex given @ 0.125 mgs. And that's not even considered a therapeutic dose. If I stop taking the Mirapex I can't sleep because of the RLS. AARRGGHH! The Mirapex is working wonderfully!

This is going to be a *very* long day. I've got to find something that works. Mostly I'm hoping this is a temporary thing and after I've been on the Mirapex a little longer it'll go away. That seems to be the best I can hope for. I've been on the Mirapex a little over 2 weeks. By 6 weeks all sides should be known and some of them may or may not abate. So far the only issue I've had is insomnia. In the meantime I'm a walking zombie. I don't do well with even minimal sleep deprivation.

Anyone have any wisdom regarding finding something to help me sleep?