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[Fran15]

OK.. I've was tapering off alcohol fairly well and decided to go AF. I'm on day three. I'm a regular user of a mild sleeping pill with or w/o drinks but esp. during this transition. Prior to the big AF switch I asked my doc for an anti-anxiety Not because of withdrawals for anxiety in general. I can't have this issue on my record. Sooo, he prescribed Clonazepam .5mg x2 daily. I'm 5'2" 135 lbs. I took both this evening. I haven't had anything to drink and I've upped my topo the last two days from 75 mgs to 100. No problems but I'm not tired at all. Last night I couldn't find my sleeping pills.. they simply vanished. I did use the sleeping cd's which actually in an odd way seemed to help but tonight I'm wired. My husband came home and is in a "state" I'm petrified of insomnia. Once when I detoxed I was awake for days and and I can't imagine being like that again. I'm wondering if taking a bit more of the topa or Clonazepan would help me go to sleep or kill me. I'm not really interested in drinking other than to go to sleep at this hour. Otherwise I feel great. I did some great shopping therapy and am doing well. I just would like to get some good shut eye and start the day fresh by taking my kids to school tomorrow. I know you're not docs but your words advise would be appreciated. Please let me know what you think. seems like .5 is a harmless amount but I wanted a secondm third, fourth opinion. I'm assuming it "does" cause drowsiness and not the opposite.

[Fran15]

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thanks for your help tonight... i really needed it. here's to a long one.

[tipsynomore]

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Hey Fran,
Sorry you're feeling so desperate - I know how awful it is to be awake when everyone else is sleeping and then try to function the next day like all the 'refreshed' people. I'm sorry I don't know an answer to your question but my gut reaction is that increasing the topa won't help. Sorry I'm not of much use to you - I just didn't want you to feel alone.
Hang in there....

[Fran15]

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thanks tipsy... i appreciate the response. my husbands here and he's big and snores. ugh.

[tipsynomore]

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I understand - trust me..... that's why I'm downstairs and he's upstairs. Hoping he'll soon be in a deep enough sleep that I can kick him to stop the snoring without waking him up :H

[Mags]

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I take topa also and taking extra topa probably won't help you sleep, but may give you tingling in the hands, dopey feeling, weird taste in your mouth, or something like that.

Try some calms forte. It works great for me and is homeopathic so is very safe and won't interact with your other meds. If you don't have any tonight, then get some tomorrow.

As for tonight, put something really boring on TV or read a boring book. I've had those nights when I can't sleep too and I hate them. Hubby tells me I snore, but I know it is just him hearing himself snore :H

[Fran15]

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i think i slept some last night... cat napped more like it. i actually feel asleep on the acupuncturists table today-- a first for me. STILL no sign of sweepy pills. i think they are gone for good. i could get pharmacist to to write me early script but i always feel like some dopey beggin for for a fix when i do stuff like that. maybe it's just time to get over this. I am doing remarkably well otherwise. it's almost like i never had an issue. i feel like a pretty normal person esp. since i upped the topa. and continue to workout like a mad woman. I was a little grumpy today but where i just used to just let incompetence slide; i'm wide eyed and perky tailed to deal with issues head on.