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I’ve had a horrible time trying my best to establish any kind of sleeping routine for the past, like, 8 years. who knew, but a stimulant might have been the answer?!
things are still being worked out, but for the last couple of weeks, since I started Concerta, sleep has definitely been more regular – and nocturnal. I used to HAVE to take a nap almost every day. now, I wake up pretty quickly if I take the meds as soon as I get up, and they keep me going until the evening. by 10pm I am pretty sleepy and by midnight I am in bed and I sleep all the way through the night!
the last few nights have been different, unfortunately, because there’s a lot of emotional-type changes happening at the moment which have caused me to nap again, which have, in turn, caused me to stay up late doing nothing. but I’m giving this dosage a few more days. wish me luck.
PS: a note on exercise: if you are a procrastinator and don’t enjoy exercise, it is next to impossible to start! I find it really difficult to go out of my way to exercise and haven’t done it in at least 2 years, even though every doctor has suggested it would help me sleep better. stimulants might help with this, too. double-whammy. better sleep…
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