Reply #105: I don't know, maybe just different patterns [View All]

[Lasher]

I'm glad you have found employment now. I hope it's a good job.

I think sometimes I sleep too much, then the next night I'm up. Like I said, I feel like I'm re-learning how to sleep. Night before last I didn't sleep much, so last night I was tired and slept well for 9 hours. Feelin' sassy this morning! I just now decided to start limiting my sleep to no more than 8 hours each night and see how that works. Maybe all that remains of my sleeping problem is a 'feast and famine' thing, ya think?

While taking Ambien it was common to sleep 12 hours in one night. I didn't like that, I was sleeping my life away. I also didn't like the ritual of calling my doctor to get my prescription renewed, calling my refills in to the pharmacy, and going to pick up my pills. My prescription copay was over $800 just for the first 9 months of last year, and my insurance company was telling me they were going to stop covering long term Ambien prescriptions. Getting pills for stress can stress you out.

Also, while taking Ambien and Lexapro, my behavior was being altered by those drugs and I wanted to be 100% myself again. I don't want to get all crazy about this, however. In the final analysis, if my life is better overall taking prescription drugs, I will take them. But right now things are better without them.

Thanks for your thoughts. It's good to have friends here at DU to 'talk' to - especially when I can't sleep at night.