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Posted by Walt on April 5, 1999, at 21:27:08
After a sever Anxiety attack in my mid forties, anti-depressants were recommended. Various types and doses always resulted in conditions usually associated with stimulants (I even ran out of projects around the house). The tense, hyperactive, short tempered condition however did not allow me to get mental work done. A new doctor and review of my history indicated that I was also ADD without hyperactivity. Taking stimulants has helped more then anti-depressants however I often feel tied or sleepy. This tired and sleepy feeling seems to be mildly related to dosage levels and types of stimulant but not consistently. The less I take the less tired however the less work I get done. Large dosages of stimulants result in me falling asleep. By chance I also found out that non-drowsy antihistamines reduce the tired sleepy feelings. I seem to be in the right train station but can't find the right track.
Any thoughts, directions would help.
Thanks
Walt
Posted by saint james on April 6, 1999, at 17:13:00
In reply to Falling asleep on stimulants, posted by Walt on April 5, 1999, at 21:27:08
> After a sever Anxiety attack in my mid forties, anti-depressants were recommended. Various types and doses always resulted in conditions usually associated with stimulants (I even ran out of projects around the house). The tense, hyperactive, short tempered condition however did not allow me to get mental work done. A new doctor and review of my history indicated that I was also ADD without hyperactivity. Taking stimulants has helped more then anti-depressants however I often feel tied or sleepy. This tired and sleepy feeling seems to be mildly related to dosage levels and types of stimulant but not consistently. The less I take the less tired however the less work I get done. Large dosages of stimulants result in me falling asleep. By chance I also found out that non-drowsy antihistamines reduce the tired sleepy feelings. I seem to be in the right train station but can't find the right track.
> Any thoughts, directions would help.
> Thanks
> Walt
James here....It is not uncommon that ADD folks have paroxoxial
reactions to meds....ie meds do the opsite of what is expected. Some ADD'ers take a stim b4 bedtime to go to sleep.j
Posted by Emmie on March 10, 2005, at 21:52:52
In reply to Re: Falling asleep on stimulants, posted by saint james on April 6, 1999, at 17:13:00
I'm glad I found this thread. I'm having the same problem. I can't understand for the life of me, why I would feel drowsy, and most times go to sleep after taking stimulant drugs. It happens with Provigil, it happens with Ritalin.
Any responses out there? Need help. Thanks.
Posted by KaraS on March 11, 2005, at 1:40:35
In reply to Re: Falling asleep on stimulants, posted by Emmie on March 10, 2005, at 21:52:52
> I'm glad I found this thread. I'm having the same problem. I can't understand for the life of me, why I would feel drowsy, and most times go to sleep after taking stimulant drugs. It happens with Provigil, it happens with Ritalin.
>
> Any responses out there? Need help. Thanks.
I have the same problem. Others here suggested to me that I might have hypersensitive dopamine autoreceptors. These would react to the extra dopamine released into the synapses via stimulants by uptaking more of it than is necessary and thus leaving you tired rather than stimulated. So it's basically an overreactive feedback mechanism operating here. If you do a search on that term and also use the name "King Vultan" in your search, you will find more detailed information on this. There is no guarantee that this is your problem. It's merely a theory (a darn good one though IMHO).
Posted by ed_uk on March 11, 2005, at 10:43:19
In reply to Re: Falling asleep on stimulants » Emmie, posted by KaraS on March 11, 2005, at 1:40:35
Hi Kara,
Is King Vultan OK, where is he?
Ed.
Posted by KaraS on March 11, 2005, at 14:03:47
In reply to Re: Falling asleep on stimulants » KaraS, posted by ed_uk on March 11, 2005, at 10:43:19
> Hi Kara,
>
> Is King Vultan OK, where is he?
>
> Ed.Dunno, Ed. I'm assuming he's doing fine because we haven't heard from him. Hopefully that is the case. Babble is greatly diminished by his absence.
K
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