None of the itchy crawlies last night, but I still felt weird. A few minutes after taking it, I began to feel drowsy. Insomnia has plagued me all of my life, so I don't really trust a sleepy feeling. I've been exhausted physically before and still unable to turn off the brain. Since, the events of the summer, with the heightened anxiety level, I've found taking a .5-1mg of alprazolam before I lay down, helps me fall asleep rather quickly and usually I don't remember my dreams. This is extremely beneficial to me, because sleep is so important and my horrific nightmares tend to leak into my waking life causing extreme low moods. I've been prescribed many medications over the last 7 years and alprazolam is the only thing with the potential to calm the storm in my head. However, the Lyrica made me so drowsy, I might not need the alprazolam, except that I DID remember my dreams, and they were upsetting.
I went to bed at 4am, and woke up several times in the afternoon, but was so sleepy that I couldn't really get up, other than to use the bathroom. I've been up for about an hour now, and I still feel "hungover". I don't know if noticed a difference in my pain levels. My feet were swollen up last night. They've gone down a lot, but are still a little swollen. If I don't notice a difference in pain levels this month, and the drowsiness does not let up, I'll obviously stop taking this drug. I have little hope that it will significantly help me, but I guess I have to give it a try, right?
I know this is the most fascinating blog post you'll ever read.
No comments:
Post a Comment