Posted by Jazzed on June 16, 2005, at 20:27:47
In reply to Re: ADDERALL,SEROQUEL, XANAX, TEMAZEPAM, PAXIL, LE, posted by Sarah28 on June 16, 2005, at 18:50:04
Hi Sarah,
It sounds like you know what you can and can't handle, and that you have great judgement. I guess whoever commented that at least the doc will give you what you think you need, had a point. I'd agree, if you stay with him take you think will help, and skip the rest.
> > I am worried about the sleep deprivation. I read on one website just a minute ago, actually that you can die.Yep, my doc put me on a sleep med because I didn't sleep for 3 - 4 nights, he said, "you have to sleep". I know I was a mess after going w/o sleep.
> > He told me he was giving me the Seroquel for sleep, because he told me that he knew I would be having trouble sleeping with the Adderall.
Weeeelllll, yep, if he wants you to take that much, sure you'll have trouble sleeping, that's for sure! LOL Some of it depends on your weight. I take 30 mg. of the XR (extended release), and that's fine for me. I know people who take more, but I don't know anyone who takes much more than 80 mg. and that's for a big guy.
>>But it actually doea make me concentrate more, although I don't think I really needed it for school. He said he was giving it to me for energy. Because I was depressed and I didn't really feellike doing anything.
Well, that's true, I didn't really think about that, some docs will prescribe it for depression. It's not a first line drug, but hey, if you're not depressed when you take it, who knows?! I'd rather take Adderall than the SSRIs too, fewer side effects, no withdrawl. And, if it helps you concentrate, who can argue with that? If you find yourself hyperfocusing, you might see that as a sign that you have too much, and cut back. I got to the point with mine when I was up to 60 mg XR where I couldn't stop doing whatever it was I got started on. Didn't like that, hard to prioritize.
> > I think you are probably right about that. I do miss sleeping a lot. But I have begun to deal with it. It's been three months mow.
How often, and for how long are you going w/o sleep? From what I've read most people find that they can't take Adderall past a certain time of day or they can't sleep. Usually the regular release lasts 4-6 hours, so depending on how long it lasts for you, you can time it so you can sleep. Asking for Ambien or Lunesta instead of the seroquel sounds like a good idea, so you can get some sleep.
I hope you get it all figured out, and get some sleep. Good luck to you!
Jazzy
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