JUST NEED NORMAL SLEEP (WHATEVER THAT IS)

[TEAH35]

Another 4am bedtime, it doesn't seem all that long ago that I was skyting, to all and sundry, the marvelous sleeping habit I had formed, enjoying the bliss of a solid 8/9 hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. I think that lasted about 1 month. There is one certainty that one can count on with RLS .... and that is that you can count on nothing, coz nothing stays the same for any predictable time.

[Hidden]

Hey Granny - Any idea what changed in that time?

[TEAH35 in reply to Hidden]

Yeah .... Lorazepam, also known under the brand name of Ativan. My shrink prescribed it for me, after I was diagnosed with bipolar, to be taken at bedtime for anxiety. (ATT I wasn't even aware that I was suffering from anxiety at bedtime). But he obviously knew what he was doing, as looking back, it's easy to see, that that's when my great sleeping began.

But the weird thing about it is ... apparently this drug is extremely addictive, with his prescription instructions being to begin decreasing it slowly after a certain amount of time. Which is what is happening .... hence no more sleeping. But I have to seriously wonder, why would such an effective drug be prescribed in the first place only to have it discontinued.

[Hidden in reply to TEAH35]

I guess because we are all hysterical now about drug addiction....

[TEAH35 in reply to Hidden]

What do you mean 'we' white boy!

LOL

[Hidden in reply to TEAH35]

Yeah - I know... Right? It is absolutely crazy...