I had been taking the Lamictal in the mornings but was noticing that it was making me tired, so switched to the evenings and it is better now.

Carmen

I have the same issue. I am on depakote (3000 mg per day), Serequol (300 mg at night), Clonidine (20 mg at night), Trazadone (200 mg at night). Not to mention the anti~inflammetories (sp) for my knees, & the diabetic meds. Out of the 17 meds I take, 10 of them say "May cause drowsiness"!!! Wonderful......

I can go to bed at 10:00 p.m. and I have to get up at 5:30 a.m. and by 10:00 a.m., I am soooooooo ready to go back to bed and often do and I will sleep till 2:00 p.m. that afternoon at the very least. My body won't let do otherwise. If I don't, I am so drained by 6:00 p.m. that I am ready to go to bed for the night.

I think part of it is meds and the other part is depression. I have a habit of "hiding" by sleeping when I am really depressed. I guess I do that so I can STOP thinking about shit. Its my "escape" of sorts. I have to talk to my pdoc about it as well........

Talk to yours and maybe he/she can help........Dana

Val

Life has changed for me since I went on the wagon

Val

GOD I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!!!

When I stopped self-medicating (drugs and alcohol), the world became unbearable(sp) and my tolerance for stupid people became horrible!! My temper was worse too (I used marijuana to "mello" out~~part because I am usually really uptight and stressed all the time; & my temper).

I used alcohol to "socialize" because sober, I couldn't relax enough to "cut-lose" I guess you could say. However, my temper was easier to set off when I was drinking. I was ten feet tall and bullet proof when I was drinking. Anyone dare screw with me when I was drinking, I would kick there ass. On my 21st birthday, some guy grabbed my ass and I turned around and knocked him off his chair and broke his nose. Thank God he didn't sue my ass. On my 25th birthday, some girl was looking at my husband and I walked up to her and got in her face and scared the shit out of her.............not proud of any of it.

Keep up the good work!! Dana

Val

I am not sure if you last comment was directed to me but no way am I med-free. I WISH!! I take 17 different medications each day.

These are the ones for my bi-polar,PTSD,BPD,Anxiety/Panic, OCD, & ADHD.

Depakote~~3000 mgs.

clonidine~~20 mgs.

Trazadone~~200 mgs.

Seraquol~~300 mgs.

I take other meds for my diabetes, asthma, shot knees and feet, tennis elbow, & vitamin definancy.

10 out of the 17 cause drowsiness!!

There has been a few times that I have stopped taking my meds because well.......I get so sick of being this messed up at 33 years old. I am not suppose to be this damaged at 33 y/o. I am scared to see what I will be like at 50 (if I make it there; I had cancer back in 1998 in my bones so well, it coming back crosses my mind some). Dana

Val

BLessings