Childhood Need To Get This Out Of My Head...

[Sideways]

Definitely helps me sleep...I mean, it's 3am right now, but I've had about 7 hrs tonight when you add it all up, and I literally don't sleep at all if I miss it.

Take jt a couple of hours before you go to bed, because being ER it takes longer to kick in. You won't get the big punch in the head from it like with the instant, but it does help my sleep and it definitely helps me during the day with my head. You just gotta find the right dose:)

 

[lostforgottensoul]

@Ragdoll Circus i think its 50mg or maybe 100mg? I dont have it with me but its the lowest of the ER.

She said to take it 4 hrs before bed but thats like 2 hrs before i leave work. You think if i take it at say 9pm (when i leave work) and then go to ned at 11pm would be ok?

I guess that will be answered as im taking it since im taking a week off that just got approved and added to my schedule.

@Ragdoll Circus does it help nightmares?

 

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Honestly I don't know about nightmares. I remember I had a really funny dream once, when I was a kid, other than that my dreams would make most people pretty uncomfortable, but for the most part I've never been a 'wake up sweating' kinda gal.

50mg is gonna peak in your system at about 6 hours. But for at lease the first couple of times, I'd wait till you're at home or no more than 30 minutes from home so that you know you can drive safely. It's probably over-precautious, but that's me:)

 

[lostforgottensoul]

@Ragdoll Circus (bored in a team meeting lol) peak at 6 hrs means it starts to go down in strength? I need it to help my anxiety in the day.

I still have my xanax & obviously can increase strength. I'll be off of work for a week & my dad & step mom live w/ me so if f*cks me up like the IR did then they can drive me.

After a week id hope my body would be rather be used to it enough for me to be able to work. Time to take off work will be gone by then so its not like i can take extra time then (first come first serve up to a certian amount of hrs then no more hrs can be taken those days...for PTO anyway). And i think id figure out how long it takes to hit & what not. What i refuse to do is drive while under influence of anything. I may not care about my own life but dont risk anyone else's.

And that says a lot in my area! The drivers here are INSANE!

 

[Sideways]

Yep - and some people take it in the morning. I take it at night because the dose I need to sustain through the day is quite high, so if the amount I was taking peaked during the day, I'd be a complete zombie, if not comatose.

Try it out, chat to your doc, see what works. Maybe you need to take it at a particular time to get the best benefit, maybe you need to tweak the dose. I've been on it about 5 years, so I know how it works with my body pretty well.

At 50mgs, taking it in the morning shouldn't be an issue. But everyone reacts differently. If your doc has recommended a particular time to take it, start with that and see how it goes;)

 

[lostforgottensoul]

Yeah, she had said to start it 4 hrs before bed but having a week off of work will help me see how it works if i take it in the AM.

She's also taking in to account that im on opioid pain meds (most of it now in my internal pump) and some meds (like xanax) makes folks high so i think thats why she was thinking taking it at night.

She gave me 60 w/ 2 refils and i wont start it for almost a month after getting it so im thinking i will have a lot of room to play w/ it, see how it works w/ and w/o my xanax, day or night etc.

I may need to go back for a mg increase. Im just relieved that i am finally getting on it. My insurence is the slowest company on the planet!