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I saw the doctor again this past Thursday. My wife came with me for the first time. I told the doc I was doing good, that the lexapro had pretty much eliminated the depressive symptoms and the risperdal continues the keep the mania at bay.
My wife had a different tale to tell. She bared a lot of dirty laundry to the doc. Told him I feel basically dead, totally emotionless, inside. I have no feelings for anyone or anything, even my grandkids. She also told him I look and sound like I'm drugged since starting the lexapro. I don't see that but she's not the only one who has said the same thing. She also told him many more things that I did not think were any of his business. One of them is the fact that I have not had more then around 3 hours straight sleep since May. I'm not worried about it, so I wake up 3 or 4 times a night and toss for a while before i fall asleep again. At least I'm sleeping and all told I still get around 8 hours sleep a day.
I response he told me to cut the lexapro in half. Since I was already at minimum dosage that means physically cutting each pill in half. I think I can do without it except I do not want the depression to come back. Who knows, maybe the depression was in response to external factors that are now gone. Maybe i don't need the lexapro.
he also gave me a script for temazepam to help me sleep. At first it wasn't helping a lot, I was still waking up at the same time as always but I was able to fall back asleep much easier. And it was making me somewhat groggy the next day. I did not take one Sunday night because of the grogginess and it was a real bad night for tossing and turining, probably one of the worst. However last night I took one and for the first time in recent memory I slept the entire night through. This morning I feel normal, not groggy, so that's a major breakthru. Hope it continues.
there is some school of thought that my broken sleep habits could contribute to my modd disorder. There's another school of thought that says the mood disorder causes the broken sleep habits. Either way getting my sleeping patterns back to something approaching normal has to be a benefit or a good sign for the BP. God a full night's sleep was like heaven on earth let me tell you.
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Posted by Tony51203 on 2008-08-19 08:31:13 | Rating: | Views: 101
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glad you finally got some rest
check out that sleep doc
it is confusing
the chicken or the egg?
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Posted by roe
on 2008-08-19 15:57:44
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I think I'm all right for now, no need for a sleep doc.
I know exactly what you mean, chicken or egg indeed.
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Posted by Tony51203
on 2008-08-19 17:22:45
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