Well like it or not, you are going to have to go to bed at an early hour that you really dont want to, but thats better than killing yourself or someone else!! The meds have a certain length of time that they work, you are getting up before the med is ready for you to. So until you get used to them try taking the meds an hour or two earlier than usual.
Peace and Love,
Allison

unfortunately I don't have a suggestion for you. I am sorry that your meds do that to you. I have the opposite problem, I don't sleep much. I can be watching tv and feel so tired I can't focus, but when I go to bed I just lay there awake because the pain is so bad. I was on Abien, then lynesta and thaey helped for awhile but I got used to it and they stopped working. I sleep maybe 4 hours a night (not consecutively) and this has been going on for over a year now. because of the lack of sleep I am tired during the day and I zone out a lot.

I hope you find something that helps.

Lord, I wish I had that problem. :( I don't sleep at all, even with all the meds. I agree, might have to go to bed earlier. Take whatever is making you so sleepy earlier in the evening than you usually do. Then try going to bed earlier. That might help.

Thank you ! Will try thee suggestions, someone told me if I eat piclked octopus legs it should help me rest but I can't find them at the grocery store so I called down to a fishing boat captain I know in Fl. and he is going tosend me some this week. Twetch

ick. I can't even imagine a pickled octopus, let alone eat one. lol.. eww

Is this really your profile picture? You must live in Alabama! lol

i am hoping this pickled octorpus legs is a joke???? never even heard of its existance let alone helping you stay awake???

Take them earlier, change meds. Coffee isn't as good a a glass of water first thing to hydrate and wake up the brain, it is fluid.

If you take anti-depressants look at Abilify to amp the meds effect up, it gives me a rush to make Superman look wimpy.

Pickled octupus legs to keep you awake! Now thats a new one on me lol! Surely they were teasing you. I went through alot with my meds trying to adjust to them and found some that were better to take at night and to take earlier in the evening as everyone suggested. Sure sounds better than octupus legs. I actually tried these when I lived in Portland Oregan as a kid and trust me they are not good! The thought is giving me shivers ewww!

No! No! No! Not to make you stay awake! To make you sleep. I guess sometimes a person gets so desparate they are willing to try just about anything. I guess some of you have had this feeling from time to time. Does'nt sound good at all to me either but my bottom eyelids sre about to touch thefloor.

"someone told me if I eat piclked octopus legs it should help me rest but I can't find them at the grocery store so I called down to a fishing boat captain I know in Fl. and he is going tosend me some this week."

- twetch

WOW twetch. you must really need some sleep, eh?
i'd have a good chaser nearby if i were you ... =)

xo, misa

To: Robh22..... Sometimes I like to have a little fun and we Georgians are always making fun of people from Alabama cause they do the same to us, but you do have to admit that is 1 CRAZY profile picture! I am almost computer illiterate and have no idea how to even download a picture if I had one. My nephew comes over every once in awhile and teaches me a little bit more about this thing. The rest I've figured out on my own. I hope you have a good day my friend and besides I don't think you would want to see a picture of me anyway it might make you queasy! lol

jspencer:

PLEASE do not drive when you're falling asleep! i know too many people who have been hurt from that, even lost a friend that way. she fell asleep for one second, and that was it. everyone else in the car lived, but she went flying, hit a tree, and that was it.

it nothing else, think of the pain that you live with every day - you wouldn't want to cause someone else to live with that. SO many people here have pain that originates from MVAs ... you would feel guilty for ever.

not to mention, you could hurt yourself more! please try to think of something, have someone drive you, try other meds ... there HAS to be a solution to this, you just need to find it. if you'd like any help, i'd be happy to help you try and come up with something.

i hope i don't sound bitchy; i'm really just trying to look out for you. :)

xo, misa

Driving asleep whilst driving is not only risking your own life, which is absoluyely your choice, but, its also risking the lives of other motorists. You really have to realize the possible consequence of your actions.
Please talk to your doctor and let him know how you feel in the mornings, there are lots of drugs out there that are far less sedating the next morning,
I wish you all the best, and pray that you stop driving immediately, for your sake and the innocent commuters on the road with you.

Hugs,
Jo

Well I'm glad my picture gives you a good freaken laugh. I'm not from Alabama. I'm a native american from New York.