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Originally Posted by leah0306
((((grizmom))))) i too do that , like almost daily, it sucks because i feel guilty, i have a 7 year old and i watch that clock waiting to get her into bed, alot of guilt about that, then i stay up way late being unproductive-watching tv, reading- and cant fall asleep. Do you also get tired in the afternoon?? i am absolutely wiped out by 1oclock. take care
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I am usually tired all day, I tend to go to bed pretty late (around 1am) and I actually do sleep well with my meds (8 - 10 hours), but I'm still tired when I get up. If I don't take my anti-anxiety meds I get anxious, so I do take them, but then I feel exhausted and I often end up having to take a nap after being awake for 4 or 5 hours, and by the time I wake up from my nap it's time to take my second dose of anti-anxiety meds, so then I'm tired in the evening as well. Drinking a couple of cups of coffee helps, but then I get anxious and jittery. We've tried a lower dose of the anti-anxiety but it doesn't lower my anxiety at that dose. *sigh* So that's why I hate to go to bed; I know that once I take my sleep meds I will be able to sleep, I just hate the fact that I have to get up and start over again! I hope the doc will have me try something different. I'd like to be not anxious and not exhausted!
Thanks for all of the replies, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels like this!
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