Yes. I have had to learn that I just cannot start anything new after 10 pm or it becomes an all night project. I can't even think about new ideas for things after that time.
For a long time when meds made me a lot more sleepy than they did now all of that hinged on taking my meds, getting ready for bed and going to sleep because if I missed my window I was in trouble for that night. Once when I was in the hospital this nurse gave me my Seroquel at 7 pm when I wanted ativan but couldn't have it yet. I said something about that would at least make me sleep and got ready for bed and when it started working went to sleep. I slept through them announcing 8 pm group until she came and forced me to wake up and go to group. I cried and cried and she kept trying to force me to say why. It was horrible. I complained to the psychiatrist the next day and at first he said that I shouldn't have taken it if I was going to miss group but when I pointed out that nobody said I was required to attend group if I was given a sedating medication 2 hours ahead of schedule and that I had been taught to never not go to sleep as soon as it kicked in he suddenly understood my point and said something to her. So she hates me. But it was so important and she made me miss my window and so I was up half the night. Now I don't get that effect so I have to be really careful that I just avoid anything creative or goal-oriented after 10 so I can sleep by 3. (or right now at all).
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