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I'm just SO tired :(

Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228

Ever since we got the puppy I have been so damn tired. I have to wake up at 6 am most mornings when I am used to sleeping till 10. I usually take a nap between 7 and 10 but the disruption to my sleep is getting to me. I told my psychiatrist how tired I am, and he says it's just the meds. I will see him in one week and I am going to ask him to cut some of my doses in hopes of more energy. 



Does anyone have any tips to feel less tired and more energized?

terryt24
terryt24
May be considering cutting or changing your meds.......i was on fluanxol injection years ago and felt very tired too ......then my friend asked me to make a journal about how i feel everyday and the time it made me feel sleepy.......finally, i gave my attending doctor the journal to read.......and then he changed my injection to invega sustenna injection which didn't make me tired and sleepy till now........thank God..........
terryt24
terryt24
Before reading my journal, the attending doctor was reluctant to change my injection.......but after he read my journal, then the doctor agreed to change my injection.........
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
Thank you terry. I do keep a mood chart and diary to track my sleep. I always share it with my therapist and psychiatrist
terryt24
terryt24
As for me, i kept a calendar like journal that kept track of how tired i am every day after i had the fluanxol injection..........It's good that you are keeping a mood chart and diary..........
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