sleep and antidepressants
From: Merri Ellen (meg132@twcny.rr.com)
Thu Nov 4 07:14:17 1999
Hello to all!
I have taken the elavil for three days now and finally hit the correct
time frame to allow 7-8 hours fo uninteruppted sleep. I have to be up
and functional to drive my husband to work at 4:30 am. The three days
of GOOD sleep have made a tremendous change in my perspective. I did
not realize the toll of being sleep deprived! I did follow through with
the first round of GI series testing and I had a friend come along to
play cards with me while I endured the waiting end of the procedure. I
also started taking the Celexa and I am not sure what is supposed to
happen. I really feel that the lack of sleep, the pain, the
uncertainty, and memories of past adhesion lysis surgeries were
combining to put me over the edge emotionally. I felt like NOTHING was
within my control and that I was strapped in for the ride.
Thank you to each of you who responded to my questions about the
fibromyalgia and the combination of antidepressants. The pain does not
seem to have changed but my husband says I am finally sleeping through
the night without thrashing.
I plan on asking the doctor about this but I thought I would pose the
question here also. What does the combination of the two
antidepressants do to the pain threshhold? Does the fact of my being so
desperately sleep deprived affect my tolerance to pain? It would seem
that this is true...at least in my case.
Also...I have noticed that many of you describe your current BM status
as laxative induced. Since I am on the beginning curve of this
experience, would you post some hind-sight advice? What would you have
done differently? So far I have remained laxative free and have used
immodium products to control IBS outbursts. I am frightened by the
stories that are shared here on the forum. The last place on earth I
want to end up is in an emergency ward with a bowel obstruction!!! Thank
you for sharing and you are all in my prayers.
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Merri Ellen
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