Posted by Jennifer on May 27, 2000, at 12:18:54
In reply to Tina, Noa and last night, posted by NikkiT on May 26, 2000, at 7:15:31
May want to check with an endocrinologist too. Might not help, but often in reponse to stress/depression/anxiety, the hormone, cortisol, is at higher levels in the body. Since this is your stress hormone, your body thinks you're stressed and won't let you sleep. Also affects your dreams too. (of course, so do all the above diagnoses too!) Cortisol usually turns on around 5 am to help you wake up. Obsviously you don't notice the rise...maybe because it's already there. Just another thought to help support the income of all the physician's, not just pdocs :o) Jen
> Well, I managed to fall asleep at 6am this morning (only for the alarm to go off at 7:20..) but I've worked out how to make my first million.. I'm going to getRidley Scott to make films of some of my dreams... This one was particularly bizarre!!! Can't wait to see if the new drug helps me sleep, I need some decent nights.
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> Noa, thanks for the info... I had read about Serzone, but didn't know that this was my new med..
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> Tina... My psych history. Don't actually know really. I guess (looking back) it all started in my teens, but it wasn't until 2 years ago I faced up to it and started seeking help. This was a few months after I had lost my dad (who I was incredibly close to - total daddies girl) and within a few months on a med (which I can't remember now for the life of me) I was fine. Met husband, moved away from home towm, found whole new life, everything was wonderful - Till middle of last year. Since then I have gone steadily down and down and down. On my 5th lot of meds since that time, and hopefully this is th eone for me.. as long as I get through these next few weeks.
> You're only one day ahead of me on the serzone then?? I'll drop you an email so we can compare experiences - I too seem to get affected really easily by all side affects for a while.
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> Good luck, and thanks tons
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> Nikki x
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