Posted by BekkaH on May 21, 2003, at 21:18:04
In reply to Same old, same old and some dreams(long), posted by noa on May 18, 2003, at 15:11:06
Noa, if it's any consolation, many doctors advise patients who are on stimulants to take "drug holidays" whenever possible in order to stave off the inevitable tolerance that develops. You missed a few days of Adderall and you slept and re-charged your batteries. Most people who stop stimulants abruptly do sleep a lot for the first few days off the medicine. When my Mom was alive and I slept that much, she used to say, "Well, if you slept that much, you must have needed it." You probably needed it, too, emotionally and physically. To add to that, the weather where I live has been very dreary, rainy and cold. Lots of people feel like hibernating in this kind of weather. It doesn't feel like late May at all! I've been using my sunbox a lot these days. I use it year-round, but for a much shorter period of time than in the winter. I find that swimming (or some other exercise) also helps get the circulation going, and it is more effective at improving my mood than all the other medicines I've tried.
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