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no_dopamine,
Just curious, when I was first prescribed meds, I started with Ritalin and the info sheet said it was for the treatment of Narcolepsy and ADHD. I thought I read one of your posts that mentioned you tried your husband’s Ritalin, if so, did you notice any decrease of the sleepiness?
Seems very worrying that you fall asleep while driving, I think you owe it to your own safety as well as those around you not to drive. Think of the consequences – far more grave than not driving.
Don’t mean to preach but I can relate to the feeling.
Years ago I was working in a field where I was up at 4 doing very physical work and would crash by 9 PM- Very uncommon for my normal late night rhythm! During the middle of the day I would sometimes have to drive long distances on a 3 lane highway and I was so sleepy that I would drift off. My brain was so sleep deprived that I thought it would all be ok if I could close my eyes for a few seconds until the sound of the bump of the shoulder of the road when the car swerved would wake me back up. I think I chose the right lane on purpose and was grateful for slower traffic so that I could “sleep” at slower speeds and didn’t need to concentrate so much! Still can’t believe that I did that and that I didn’t kill myself or someone else. The sleep deprived brain is a dangerous thing – scares me to think how many are out there all the time!
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