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| Mon, 05-16-2005 - 2:10pm |
Hi all, my name is Christal and I'm kind of new here. I have been lurking for awhile. I have recently been seeing a new doctor for my bipolar along with therapy. It seems that I'm having more down days than up though. My question is though does anyone else have this unending exaustion?? I'm sleeping 14-15 hours a day and I just cant seem to get enough. It used to be I would have a week of this and then it would quit but this phase has been going on for a month now. I've been trying vitamins, caffine you name it. I'm just tired and I keep on telling my doctor that I'm not really depressed this is just plain physical exhaustion. I get to 7o'clock every evening and then I just have to go to bed. I dont know what this is. Please I hope that someone else on this board can tell me they have the same problem cause I feel so alone. I dont know what to do and this is having a major effect on my family. I'm currently on 150mg of Effexor XR, 80mg Geodon and 100mg of Lamactil. Thanks for all your help.. Have a good day.
Christal

Hello Christal and welcome! im not a meds genius but there are some on this board who are. im sure you will get the answer to you question from someone whos more knowledgable than me!
one thing it could be is the dosages are to high and need to be adjusted maybe even changed. i know lamictal will make you drowsy. are you taking it in the morning or at bedtime? if in the morning, you may have to change to bedtime. all in all, you need to talk to your Pdoc about this. most of the BP meds do make you very tired. i take all of mine at night except for a very few.
good luck and talk to your doc!
WELCOME!!!
Valerie
Hi Christal --
Lamictal will make you sleepy and give you a headache when you're getting used to the meds. Once I got Lamictal in my system it no longer made me sleepy. I take 100 mg in the morning and at nighttime and it doesn't bother me.
Hope this helps a little.
Hello Christal and welcome to the board!
Hi Christal,
I posted almost the same question a while back. I take 5mgs of Abilify and I have just started on Lamictal... I was extremely sleepy (still am, a lot) all the time. I can sleep for 12 hours anytime I have the 12 hours! LOL! But... it is starting to get better... and it did take a long time for me... months really, before I started to feel 'awake' again.
I wasn't sure if it was the medicine or depression or perhaps a combination of depression on medication, but for whatever reason it did get better after a while.
Hang in there and talk to your Pdoc about it... maybe they can change something for you.
Catherine
Thank God!!! I can sleep anywhere from 12-15 hours a night. And they keep on telling me that I have to force myself to stay awake. I wish I could. This is just a physical exhaustion. I actually start to feel sick if I dont get to bed and go to sleep. And I sleep for 15 hours and then I'm fine in the morning. This used to happen to me every once in awhile but now this has been going on for the past month and I have had enough of this. I had a suspicion that it was my meds and they have been messing a lot with my meds the past few months(new doctor) so I guess that is what it is. I just keep on hoping that this will end soon. This is really hard on my marriage and my kids too. Thanks for your help.
Christal