Agitation, Irritability, Insomnia

So glad you have a new Pdoc that actually listens and wants your input.

I sincerely hope that this combo gives you relief.

You don’t deserve this misery.

Hugs my friend

Glad you got a bit more sleep ! Anything helps

I had the dizzy bit when I was on it , resolved with in a week or so.

I just hope, pray , wish you would get a sleep coma for a couple days

Unless you HAVE to be alert and bushy tailed tomorrow I’d take another.

You need solid sleep , least you got some , you just need more

I could probably postpone my obligations tomorrow.

* swallows more gabapentin*

Thanks, Christina!

Are you going to get some sleep? I hope so!

I have been experiencing ongoing agitation, irritability and insomnia.

I saw my pdoc and we were going to use Seroquel, which tends to help quickly.
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Today I am unable to tolerate noise. The quietest noises are WAY TOO LOUD! I have had to ask people to whisper when talking to me. It's best if I isolate because I am jumping and cringing with the slightest sound. Even my laptop keyboard noise is FAR TOO MUCH NOISE!

Does anyone else experience extreme noise sensitivity when going through a period of agitation?

Does this sound like agitation which can go along with Bipolar illness?

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WC

Yes the noise sensitivity got intense for me when I was very agitated, although I am not one to say if it goes with bipolar since not sure what's going on with me. I also experienced light and touch sensitivity. I found myself with my jacket over my head, plugging my ears and closing my eyes, curled up in the car once when driving with my boyfriend during one of these phases. He thought the music was too loud, didn't have the heart to tell him his voice was aggravating and also felt like he was screaming in my ears haha...

I get overstimulated easily. I've had that all my life. Especially to noise and crowds, though I could stand a lot more in the way of noise than my daughter can. I still don't like noise and/or crowds. However, I have a father I'm 99% sure is on the autism spectrum with Aspergers. My daughter has sensory processing disorder (makes parentlng a challenge, every sense of hers is affected). Anything & everything with the potential to overstimulate her senses, and she is out of sorts.

I remember absolutely hating the noise of the school cafeteria when I was in middle & high school. In high school, where we had a little more choice in where we ate our lunch, I'd often choose to eat outside, even when it was extremely hot or cold (well, at least to someone used to living near Houston).

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I think this type of irritation may occur in a few different "conditions."
My pdocs do mention it reminds them of AS; yet, they have never changed my diagnosis. This goes on for me fairly frequently.
Neurontin/gabapentin seems to be helping, so far. It's a bit sedating, however.
I hope you find some answers for your child.

WC

Ja, there is so much overlap that I sometimes wonder if we are no farther along in our explanatory models for mental illness than the medieval alchemists were with having a correct model in understanding basic chemical changes.


Hey, thanks for the gabapentin tip! DS did take oxcarbazepine for a while, which didn't do anything but impair his cognitive functions ( "makes me stupid and drool" ), I know these compounds are so idiosyncratic with respects to individual responses to them that even a slight change in part of the molecule could make all the difference.

Definitely mention it to the doc! Always hopeful.

Hope you find some stability and peace for yourself, as well. I know how hatefully debilitating it is.

Cheers!

Hey WC,
I need 50 mg of Lyrica to sleep through the night. Otherwise my sleep is very broken up and short. Lyrica is closely related to gabapentin. It also helps with anxiety but I only take it at night because i want it to help me sleep and it would be very sedating during the day. However recently my sleep has gotten a bit worse but I think it might just be the heat. We have some below average temperature whether for the next week or so, and I'm hoping I'll sleep more soundly.

What is AS?

Were you able to get more sleep ?

I sure hope so

Hi Christina,

Thanks to your coaching, I did get some sleep!

Trouble is, I am still sedated today. I am going to take it earlier tonight to see if it will wear off earlier, perhaps? I cannot take this day-long sedation.


I hope you are having a good day?



WC

I know these compounds are so idiosyncratic with respects to individual responses to them that even a slight change in part of the molecule could make all the difference.

Even though gabapentin and lyrica are very similar in principle only lyrica has any good effect for me in terms of pain relief and sleep,

so that is an example of a slight change making all of the difference

WC,

if the sedation is too much maybe you can ask your pdoc to just take gabapentin in the evening or take a lower dose in the morning and a bigger one at night...