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Old Yesterday, 03:10 AM
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I tried Concerta 18 mg, extended release, prescribed by my sleep medicine doctor to promote wakefulness. It did that, but did it too much. I could not sleep during the night afterward, not until 3 AM, and today, one day later and already not on Concerta, I am still not sleepy when I normally would be already sleeping.

Is this insomnia a showstopper, or will my brain adjust over time if I keep taking this new drug?
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Old Yesterday, 04:30 AM
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I'm sure my experience because I took it for ADHD was different, but I think I was on the same dose and I'm pretty sure most of my sleep was little naps during the day at the library.
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Old Yesterday, 04:03 PM
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And no sleep during the night, right?
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Bipolar I w/psychotic features
Last inpatient stay in 2018

Lybalvi 5/10 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Naltrexone 2 mg


Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects)

Long-term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued:
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity
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Old Yesterday, 04:25 PM
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Very little, yeah
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It swells into the air with the rising, rising sound
And never comes, but shakes the boards and rattles all the doors
What are we waiting for?

What are we waiting for?
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