Posted by EscherDementian on September 10, 2003, at 18:27:55
In reply to Re: ADHD and morning waking? » cybercafe, posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 10, 2003, at 13:15:13
i, too, have ADD. Without meds, the mornings are absolutely hell for me. Ditto the ineffectiveness of any amount of precious sleep. Usually after a couple weeks of chaotic sleep-wake cycle, daytime sleep becomes my fortress sanctuary, and vastly preferable to being myself while awake.
DSCH: the 'bursts' of productivity being hard on the neuroendocrine system-->release of sleep regulation hormones makes complete sense to me. At one time, i wondered about my melatonin/DMT relationship (*laugh* THAT was many,many night's worth of entertaining reading). i will DEFINATELY try licorice tea. (& if these dark circles disappear, my vanity may return for a visit to see if i'm worth having) ;)Ame Sans Vie's morning survival tactic is the strategy that works for me too. At the first gong of my zenclock bell (the old buzz-alarmclock went into the toilet, i flushed, and went back to bed), i take my Adderall from the nightstand and put it into my mouth without even sitting up. For some reason, it tastes like gardenia's smell to me, and more than once fell back asleep with it still on my tongue. Or under it. (i'm going to read all kinds of flash about this, aren't i? Bring it on, i'd like to know, anyway) Awakening feels 'natural' to me, reminiscent of those Saturday mornings of childhood; awake, no going back to bed, looking toward the day.
Okay, i'll stop rambling on and on now. Not exactly filtering concisely. -Hope it's been helpful, cybercafe
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