Posted by SDA on December 17, 2003, at 20:52:09
In reply to Re: seeking insight with brain fog/depression/sleep..., posted by Interject79 on December 16, 2003, at 17:35:24
> If there are times I get less than 7.5 hours sleep, I'm mentally foggier, that's for sure. I require a lot of sleep, so sleep deprivation for me is horrible and occurs usually at 7 hours or so. I'm skeptical though that that by itself is 'the problem'.
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> I have trouble sitting down to read (and studying) due to extreme sensitivity to noises or smells or what have you, and to distractibility. So it takes (took) a long time to complete assignments. I also have some difficulty reading (my eyes don't move straight across a line; I often 'cross lines'). That said, I have some very nice advantages in verbal ability and mathematical ability. My IQ is high, and I learned chess in about 10 minutes. Plusses and minuses...
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> Some have referred to this as Asperger's, a form of autism, mixed with ADD. I don't really care for labels or DXs myself. But long story shortened: I do experience the brain fog you describe and sleep deprivation. Both became worse in college. Both were made better by meds, though this has been a tough road.
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> (Oh, this might not be familiar to you, but in the morning I often wash my hair several times because I forget; I've left shampoo in all day; and I have been known to wash my hair with body wash--good for laughs)
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>I think I can relate to alot of that. Especially the feeling that you're smart enough to do assignments quickly, yet are impeeded by distractions (for me its kind of a cycle of obsessions and loosely associated thoughts that I've always attributed to OCD). I also think that I become sleep deprived at just under 8 hours too. Despite this, I've subjected myself to far worse than that and somehow managed to pull through and get good grades.
You mentioned that you didn't have very good experiences with Strattera and Wellbutrin. What did you find that works?
In other news, I've decided to end the agony that is my physics class, and have it wiped from my transcript. Unfortunately this wreaks havoc on my schedule for the rest of the year, and means that I'll probably have to spend an extra year in college. I'm not so worried about the time or money; its watching all of my friends graduate and leave me behind that's going to be the most painful part of it.
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