musikcrazy, I so relate to that. There are times when I just don't know whether my meds will kick in sooner or later in the evening. Sometimes, like you experienced last night, when you were out, they just floor me, and as I'm the only person to drive myself around it can be a really sticky situation. I don't have friends or activities to do at night on a regular basis, except AA on Friday nights, which finished at 9.30pm and then people chat a bit before going home. But I have to leave in the middle of the meetings sometimes if the Seoquel hits me earlier rather than later, as driving becomes very dangerous. I only live in a town on 30,000 so there's not much traffic around, but still, I don't want to be a danger to myself or others on the road.

We have a really good entertainment centre here that puts on all sorts of theatre or muscial acts - even from overseas, but again, it's a sticky situation for me as if the Seroquel hits earlier, I'm in trouble. I take my night meds at 7.30pm, which is earlier compared to a lot of people, but I have to do that to have it kick in around 11.00pm to get to sleep at a reasonable hour. It's a really ****** thing - and I feel even more limited about my participation in things at night because of it.

But I might try to have my meds after evening events rather than before, although that does mess with my sleep hygiene. Catch 22, buggered one way or the other.