i just woke up again
 

I sleep another two hours. this is more sleep than I have gotten in months/ I forgot what time I went to bed but wow. I am still exhausted. The doxepin worked. I got at least eight or nine hours of sleep. what a difference between two or three. I hope it continues. Maybe then I might start feeling human.
bobby

That's awesome, Bobby! :)
It will probably take you a while to catch up because you've been sleep deprived for so long, but I hope your health in general gets better :)

:Zzzz: :yahoo: :Grin-Nod: :hug:

so cute! thank you

i woke up at 2:15. I couldn;t fall back to sleep. I really thought the pills were working. I guess I will see about tomorrow

I hope that the pills help you. BF:hug::hug::hug:

thanks. I fell asleep again and just woke up. I still feel exhausted but I got another three hours of sleep. Getting two or three hours of sleep has been a nightmare. I am a little hopeful now.

Maybe it will take a little while before you see more consistency? :hug:

i just got another hour of sleep/ I don;t feel as exhausted.

Sleep is good. I wish you restful sleep.


M

i just got another one and a half hours. I know sleep is good. I have been so sleep deprived for so long. two or three hours a night is a killer. I am still exhausted. I dpn't think it is restful sleep though.

Seroquel made me sleep.

So did Ambien.

Right now I take tiny amounts of Lunesta some nights.



If you cannot sleep, do what you are doing by taking it easy/resting.


M

all i did was feel fatigued and good for nothing. everything was an effort. even taking my pills. that was one of the reasons I didn't want to leave the apartment or talk to anyone. I had no energy. On top of that the stroke was a major contributor towards feeling exhausted all the time. am afraid even if I start getting the sleep I still will feel exhausted. Most food I don't want to eat/////.
I got another cupcake this morning and have been craving sugar. I just have been craving junk food and I amm at my heaviest. also i read that doxepin might make you gain weight. lunesta and ambien and trazadone didn't work for me.

Being tired/ sleepy causes sugar cravings. -- at least for me it works like that.

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Mari

I am going to be as fat as a house!

Bobby

Work on the sleep first, then the eating.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I have been up for a while now. at least abby let me cuddle with her.

The best thing I can suggest is to try to get on a regular schedule so that your fatigue is a little more predictable, and you can plan on taking naps during the day when it's tends to be at its worst :hug:

I get sugar cravings at night when I am tired. I am into Hershey's Kisses at the moment.

I was half sleeping til now. I don't know but the doxepin might be helping the depression too. I feel hung over.

How do you feel about the hangover?

They are nasty but sometimes not as bad as other side effects.


Maybe the hangover / s will pass. Did the med dosing just get increased?


M

it was doubled. I was really tired. I had to give abby her medicine which was no picnic. cecilia yesterday helped me twice and finally succeeded. I refuse to get on the scale. My appetite is outrageous.

Doxepin is also used to treat depression too, so it may be helping, especially at the double dose.

As Donna wisely said, try to work on the depression, then the eating. It think it's harder for people to control overeating when they are depressed :hug:
But I'm sorry that it's a problem that is bothering you so much. I avoid weighing myself if I expected my weight was up unless I was dieting hard :hug::hug::hug:

How is Abby doing, and how is it going giving her the meds?

I think it really is helping with depression. yesterday was a nightmare with abby. then I figured out when cecilia joined me again to try to lure her in by playing with a toy. it finally worked.cecilia at first gave up. I can;t do it by myself. She is the brightest cat I have had. I also can't move well which makes it impossible to catch her. she has to come to me I put food in the cat carrier.
she went for it but as soon as i tried to close it she made her get away. when i rake her to the vet's i will put the carrier in the bathroom with food and see if i can close the door.
i got on the scale and didn't weigh more but i ordered cookies. I am so hungry

I have a really hard time catching Buddy if he decides to run. He is SO fast and hard to catch, especially because I'm slow, too. So, if I need to clip their nails or put them in their carriers I have to grab him first before he catches on. Rocky and Dottie are fat and move much slower, but if they get under the table in the kitchen I have to wait until they come out.

I'm so glad Cecilia helped you again, and the toy helped :)

I'm glad you didn't gain anymore weight :)

Bobby

I would suggest you up her playing to more than just the need for meds times.

She might then get to coming to you more. I realize she is bright and catches
on. But if you pet and try this stuff a little more. You might get lucky enough
to give her meds. Good luck.

Donna :grouphug::hug:

Good point, Donna.

It's too bad that Pudge won't play with her. I understand that she is older though. Do you ever use the laser pointer with Abby? It wouldn't take much energy on your part at all.

My 3 are senior citizens, but they play together a lot. Corey uses the laser pointer with them until they realize it's coming from his hand and then they stop playing. It's hard to play with the toys on sticks with them because of competition, so I have to get two going at the same time.

i play so much with abby and yes we play with the lasers. I even have a purple one. She is really spoiled. the last two times were easy ..I withheld the wet food until cecillia was coming over and then i turned off all sound so she could definitely hear me opening the can and then when she went for it I grabbed her. will it work again? I don't know. Idpn't feel well because I and too many cookies and raw hamburg but I slept more. I bought a laser from chewy that moves by itself. sometimes abby shows an interest

I am back to a deep depression. yesterday I listened to too much news on the health care. I think they are monsters. I am 73 so it is unlikely their diabolical sh#t will effect me but we live in such a cruel world. I feel sick from what I ate last night. It was crazy eating the raw meat and two boxes of sandies pecans.
I feel trapped in my apartment. I am terrified that I will keep on spending. I didn't factor in abby's vet bills. I know I am lucky to have alice robert and marcia. stella is going today to europe. she is spending soe time in hostels for 36 dollars a night and then couchsurfing.com where she will stay for free in people's homes. I would have been too scared to do that when I was younger.
I definitely am not helping myself. what a mess. what a cry baby/ my legs hurt too

Eating raw hamburger isn't a good idea because it's processed and may contain bacteria. Rare is safer, medium rare is even better.

I'm sorry your legs hurt :hug::hug::hug:
What kind of pain are you having in them?
You are NOT a cry baby. I'm constantly hurting myself and b****ing about it… I'm the cry baby.

I'm glad you play so much with Abby. It must be fun to watch her… she's so young, I bet she's really energetic. I'm glad that things are going well with the meds now.

I would stop watching the news if it's upsetting, but you are right in that in your situation, the potential changes are unlikely to effect you :hug::hug::hug:

itis the right leg, the non stroke leg. I think it is arthritis. the stroke leg is weak. abbys by nature are filled with energy. since the medicine she is very cautious. My stomach feels better. I know I am playing russian roulette with the raw meat.
yesterday i didn't know if cecilia was coming over or not. it was so frustrating. I became so wired. I was so irritated. she probably won;t come on saturday and maynot come on friday. My friend Joyce said that her rocky has had loose stools for ten years. that made me feel better. I am really coming apart on all seems. My class yesterday wet really well. except for certain exceptions Jews don't believe in abortions. I didn't know that but you can't kill the soul.
love
bobby

you have every right to complain. you are amazing

If you are going to eat the raw meat, at least make sure it is refrigerated well :hug:

I'm sorry about your leg. My right leg is the good one, too. Sometimes it suffers because it's picking up the slack for the weak one. But of course, as you mentioned, arthritis is a possibility. If it gets bad, it may be a good idea to go see your PCP because you depend on it more now since the stroke.

I'm glad that the class went well. Not everyone subscribes to every belief of their chosen religion :hug: