Re: stimulants and intolerable insomnia

[Anonymous]

Hi sugargremlin,

I’m keeping a careful log as I do this new trial with modafinil. Sunday night was not a great night’s sleep and I decided to start taking a second dose on Monday (1 pm is the latest they recommend taking it in order to avoid affecting nighttime sleep) to see if it would help. It did. I still woke up several times in the night, but they were much further apart than my usual (which could be 20 minutes to 2 hours), and I didn’t feel sleepy when I got up. Today is day 4 on the drug and I’m going to stay at this new level (100mg x 2) and see how it helps.

I loaned my Philips wake-up light to my husband last night so he could try it – I really like it – it is helpful as it cues the body with light – it was $147 CAD including tax at Costco online). I also went out and bought an Obus Forme relaxation machine, not expensive ($32 CAD), it has 6 sounds, I used the rain sound last night to help cover environmental noises that might otherwise disturb me, and I didn’t use my industrial strength earplugs at all. So I’m starting to fine tune now. I drove back and forth to Toronto yesterday and was fully alert (coming back in the evening). Finally I am seeing progress!

Someone on the narcolepsy forum I belong to just posted about a truly awful experience she just had with Xyrem. I am glad I know about it.

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