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Jan 12, 2024 at 09:45 AM
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I woke up at 6:30 AM or even earlier, completely ready for the day, way ahead of the alarm. But my mask fit was bad. I threw out the nasal mask. I wonder if the bad mask fit caused me to wake up early.
Oura, weirdly, gave me only 63 score for sleep but 80 score for readiness and its comment for high readiness score was that my sleep regularity was getting good. Yay me! I should continue this way. It is now 7:15 and I have finished my mid-month finances. Paid all my credit card bills and transferred what I save mid-month. Feels amazing. I took amphetamine first thing in the morning because that is now the routine, but I no longer feel in the morning that I need it. Interesting. I will see my internist today. Lots to update her on. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 Last edited by Tart Cherry Jam; Jan 12, 2024 at 10:17 AM.. |
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Jan 13, 2024 at 01:34 AM
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I had a good day. No hunger pangs. All ready to go to bed.
10:33 PM __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 14, 2024 at 01:23 AM
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10:23 PM going to bed
later than I planned __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 14, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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How weird. Woke up at 5:20 AM feeling hungry. Not awful hunger pangs any more but hungry enough that I was not able to fall back to sleep.
had a glass of warm milk Spent some time in bed. Realized it was not enough. Had another cup of milk. Was then drifting in and out of sleep while listening to very unusual Italian fairy tales. Ultimately got up at 9AM, alert and refreshed. The BiPAP machine showed 10 hours of usage. Oura showed nothing: again I had forgotten to charge it, darn. the funny thing, at 7AM I took amphetamine, but it did not wake me up. At any rate, I will make the most of my day today and will eat a heavy meal before bedtime hoping I won't wake up hungry at wee hours in the morning tomorrow. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 14, 2024 at 06:59 PM
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Jan 14, 2024 at 07:07 PM
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Jan 15, 2024 at 01:11 AM
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my hunger is back today
I am going to bed 10:10 PM very tired in the kitchen, apples and crunchy peanut butter are ready if I wake up hungry in the middle of the night __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 15, 2024 at 01:29 PM
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Woke up at first several minutes before the 7AM alarm. Took amphetamine. went back to sleep. Woke up alert with the 9AM alarm and have been going since then. I do not think I will need a nap but I am noticing that I am again sleeping more. Oura registered 8 hrs 22 minutes of net sleep and a good sleep score of 78, But when I started amphetamine, 6 hrs 30 minutes was enough. Maybe my body is adjusting to it and I will need to increase the dose. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 16, 2024 at 01:07 AM
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10:06 PM
distilled water poured out, clobetasol applied, pills taken, two alarms set for tomorrow AM just need to select an audiobook and I am ready! overall, save for some hunger and anxiety, today was a good day __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 16, 2024 at 08:38 PM
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having a good day today
tomorrow is my really big day: I have to be out and ready at 8:45 AM __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 17, 2024 at 01:34 AM
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going to bed it is late I MUST be up at 8AM tomorrow at least I feel pleasantly full and hope that I won't need to get up to eat __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 17, 2024 at 09:12 PM
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I made it this morning.
Tomorrow, same thing: I have to be out of the house by 8:45 AM. 8:30 will be even better. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 18, 2024 at 01:26 AM
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10:26 PM night-night
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Jan 19, 2024 at 01:49 AM
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10:47 PM going to bed
Could not manage earlier Also, I am now hypomanic, clearly from amphetamine for which it is a well known side effect. I have already cut the pill in half, planning to take half the dose tomorrow morning, which would be half the lowest dose. Now, just to make sure I sleep tonight. Wish me luck. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 19, 2024 at 01:47 PM
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I took 1./2 dose of amphetamine this morning and it was not enough: I wanted to go back to bed. So I took 1/4 more. I am at work now and am not fully alert. It is so hard to find the sweet spot.
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Jan 19, 2024 at 01:56 PM
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Great to see this log of your sleeping. I really should keep one too. I just realized that my sleep has been so disturbed because I really needed to change my CPAP mask as it was getting loose and coming off at night - it makes a huge difference.
So proud of you @Tart Cherry Jam - you're making great progress. (I am addicted to this forum at certain times of the night too - it has no method, rhyme nor reason to is, it just is. __________________ Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress: Inspired Odyssey's Path to Wellness and Love |
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Jan 20, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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Please join me @LadyShadow in keeping a log of your sleep. I would love your companionship on this thread. And yes, occasional forum addiction...
 I cannot wait to get my BiPAP (a version of CPAP) data downloaded on Monday, share on the thread, dig in, interpret and learn from it. I am not hypomanic anymore. And tomorrow morning I will take the full dose of amphetamine because I need to drive colleagues around all mornings dn afternoon which will require alertness. Today, on 75% of the dose, I only reached the state of alertness at 3:30 pm. I cannot risk that happening tomorrow. My psychiatrist has prescribed the same dose of amphetamine but extended release, hoping it might be better for me. I look forward to picking it up from the pharmacy and trying it. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 20, 2024 at 01:53 AM
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all ready for bed tomorrow have to be up in the morning but not too early __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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Jan 20, 2024 at 05:35 PM
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I agree with @LadyShadow -- you're doing very well @Tart Cherry Jam!
I was wondering how long the Dextroamphetamine might last in one's body. Half-life is .... "10 hours (for d-amphetamine) or 13 hours (for l-amphetamine)." So about 3/4 of it is eliminated in a day, and the stuff would build up gradually. Skipping a dose or taking a half pill every week seems like a good approach. But I am not a doctor -- just a smart aleck. I used to skip a dose of Nuvigil on the weekends when I first started it. But now I just keep it going. Last edited by SquarePegGuy; Jan 20, 2024 at 05:38 PM.. Reason: Add last two sentences about Nuvigil |
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Jan 20, 2024 at 05:54 PM
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My off-site event is over. O managed to be on time every morning, organize everything and chauffeur folks around. People have thanked me for all that and I was so pleased to hear that.
I would not have managed such a big and challenging event had it not been for the self-discipline this thread is helping me build. Thank you!! __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity BMI ~ 38 |
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