Sleep Disorders

It depends on the drug. Some may inhibit breathing or other vital functions to fail, others might cause a slow painful process of your liver or kidneys shutting down.

Jan 30 1987 to Feb 3 1987

You should consult with your GP/Doctor.

Well I overdoced on sleeping pills before it's not fun they put a tube down your nose into your stomach. It's painful the whole time that tube is in. I had one in for six hours and they hand pump charcoal into ur stomach to obsorb the chemicals. And if you overdosed on sleeping pills u don't only get put in a hospital they put you in a phyic ward as well which I was in for about four hours. It sucks

because they liked it that way, EAZY ACCESS !

The podiatrist I just went to, after a failed laser removal at a general doctor, prescribed prescription Tagamet 2x day along with covering the area with topical acid covered with duct tape. I thought he was on crack when I left his office, yet it seems to be working so far. This has been quite the ordeal and I will be in heaven if I have finally found a cure.

Cataplexy is considered a particular set of symptoms associated with Narcolepsy. Some adults/children and some animals can have Narcolepsy with or without Cataplexy.

Some other adults/children/animals can have Cataplexy only, without having full on Narcolepsy. Narcolepsy involves actually falling asleep suddenly without warning at anytime or anywhere.

Cataplexy involves the slow or sudden loss of muscle tone throughout the whole body, usually starting with the arms and legs. The person/animal will begin to fall (..as they try to control the sensation of weakness and falling they will drop down in a jerking fashion) An adult can usually gain control before actually falling. A child will go straight down quickly.

People/animals with Catoplexy only, DO NOT go to sleep, they are always awake and trying to gain control of their muscles..(including facial muscles and the ability to speak) This is the scariest part of the condition, when you are alert and awake but cannot make yourself heard or move. This will last for only a few seconds to a minute or two. Then immediately be able to move and speak as before.

Cataplexy symptoms also include (in some people) sensory hallucinations on rare occasions, and sometimes on waking from a proper planned sleep they will experience inability to wake without a real deep inner struggle to move or even sit up.. called sleep paralysis.

Cataplexy symptoms can happen only when the adult/child/animal is being extremely emotional..eg: full on laughing attack where something is so funny it brings tears to your eyes, or wet your pants, you just cant stop. In an animal it can happen when they are overexcited.

Cataplexy symptoms can also happen when the adult/child/animal is seriously overcome with a sudden stress from feeling deep hurt or harm/ sudden fear.. or even uncontrollable crying from a sadness or grief /or loss of control temper tantrum.

Cataplexy symptoms can occur also when the person is suddenly extremely nervous eg having to speak in front of assembly or television camera...which is how I finally found out that the symptoms I was having, were the same as some guy talking about Cataplexy on a TV interview.

During the interview, this guy had an attack. I saw him jerk his head down and then struggle to lift it. I watched as his legs started to give way at the knees and his shoulders drooped, and arms just hanging, and he couldn't talk. Quite quickly he controlled it without falling completely, and was back to normal talking about it immediately. At no time did he go into a sleep.

It was like watching myself go through the motions of a Cataplexy attack and I was thankful that I now could give it a name.

Even doctors are not always educated enough to know the difference in that people can have Cataplexy without the whole Narcolepsy. I have spoken to a few so I know this. There are not many specialists in this field and there are no answers as to why it happens..only speculation.

The sleeping pill overdose is very common and very simply avoided. Sleeping pill overdoses are caused by taking more than the recommended dose.

Ehm..Barbiturates ARE sleeping pills.

The best way to explain that you have incurred absences due to health reasons is to be honest. If the health issues have been resolved you should make it a point to stress this and the fact that they will no longer be a problem.

According to Eli Lilly's Strattera Web site, "problems sleeping" are a common side effect.

I have found it really hard to fall asleep no matter when I take it. I have tried everything from eating and taking it at different times, nothing helps

i am fairly new to all the meds, but have recently been dealing w/ my step-son taking Straterra. He is only 12 and it seems to make him want to sleep constantly. But i dont believe that it is given to him at the same time everyday and he also travels between parents home constantly which i dont believe helps.

When I first started taking Strattera, I definitely had sleep issues. Though I can always fall asleep, I would have fitful sleep. I would dream vividly, but find myself unable to really exit the dream to wakefulness. And then at some point in the night, I would wake totally, and be unable to sleep for a while. At this point, I would worry about things. I would finally fall asleep and sleep fine for the rest of the night.

I've been on Strattera now for nearly 8 months and I have found the fitful sleep to be much, much less. Occasionally I'll have those weird, vivid dreams, but not nearly as often as I did at the beginning. And while I still usually wake up, I have learned to ignore my worries, knowing that when I wake in the morning, those issues won't be there. But it has taken time to get to this point.

I do find Strattera makes me tired during the day, but I will try what the other person has mentioned, about being strict on when the dose is given. I'm really bad about that, and I think I can point to the times when I get super tired during the day having to do with failing to dose within a certain window.

For me; yes. I've been on Strattera 120 mg for 3 months, and my sleeping problems still get worse.

Some nights I don't sleep at all. It makes me very frustrated. But the funny thing is; the pills are making me wide awake in the daytime. I feel that I don't need much sleep.

But, of course, I do. So from time to time I have to use Xanor - I belive you call it Xanax in the US - to get some sleep.

I'm now thinking about cuting down on my dosage. It's a shame really, because it works for my ADD.

My son who is 12, has been on Strattera for 4 months now. For the first two he was fine,his concentration great, and loving all its effects. He took it in the morning at 7 am before school, but in the last several weeks, he has been very sleepy in the morning, and restless and insomniac at night, waking at 2 or 3 am. His concentration has gone down considerably, he even has aggressive outbursts again. He has taken melatonin before and done well but to take it on a constant basis seems odd for his age. The last two night we have changed the 7 am ritual for 5 pm, and by 9 pm he is falling asleep right away, with nothing additional. He tried biofeedback last week and not even that worked as well as the change of schedule. So who knows, I am still trying. It seems that if he gets poor sleep he´s adhd worsens no matter what dosage he takes. Anybody else doing this?

I am 27 yrs old, and have been taking straterra at about 10pm(1-2hrs before bed)with some milk (for my stomach). I also take 3mg of Melatonin 1 hr before bed. I can sleep pretty well (say 4-6hrs soundly, the rest somewhat light).

The worst time for me was taking straterra in the morning or afternoon. It makes me tired at first then wired and restless. If you take it after dinner it seems to be the least bothersome. Melatonin really helps and I don't plan on taking it forever.. its a lot better than taking ambian which makes me hungover..

i am 15 years of age and have been on strattera for at least a year and i find it extreamly hard to sleep and only get a maximum of 8 hours with out tosing and turning and continuosly waking up

No. He is believed to have had epilepsy, however.

hmmm sounds like you're up to something fishy..

Without getting into a big debate over what "smarter" means, yes, adequate nutrition and sleep is crucial to proper and optimum brain function. In the short term, hunger and exhaustion from sleep deprivation do adversely impact cognitive function. In the long term, improper nutrition can lead to permanent loss of brain function or diminished acuity. Sleep deprivation can be just as debilitating, although it's unclear whether the effects of sleep deprivation are irreversible. Did you know that going without sleep will kill you faster than going without food? Your body needs the time to get ready for the next day. It is unhealthy to get less sleep. In addition to this, sleep can cause you to be less attentive and to retain less information. This means you will notice and learn less in school. You may not even do better on the big test next day because you can't focus on it. I try to go to sleep before 11:30 every night and I am in the top 5 in class rank. Yes, sleep is important to getting good grades. i believe so because the more sleep u get i believe the more better ur brain functions (and the above answer proves that lack of sleep makes you unable to spell) Teenagers and children need more sleep than adults - 10-12 hours every night as opposed to 6-8 hours for adults. Most young people do not get enough sleep. If you are tired and sleepy until lunchtime, you probably need to go to bed earlier and get more sleep. Tired people cannot concentrate as well as rested people, so your grades do go down when you have not gotten enough sleep. You are also grouchy when you are tired, and more likely to get into trouble.

Check into food intolerances. My husband called me a "furnace" because of the excessive heat off of my body. Last January I learnt I had a caffeine intolerance. When I eliminated all caffeine sources from my diet... that excessive heat & countless other health problems were gone.

A nurse.

The ingredient that is unique to tonic water is quinine. Although quinine has many bad effects when consumed to great excess, insomnia is not among them. In fact, somnolence -- the opposite of insomnia -- is common.

Narcolepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system that is characterised by drowsiness and sleep attacks at inappropriate times.

Nappy is a nother word for messed up or trashy. (e.g.: Dang dogg yo hair is nappy as a mugg!) It can also mean to sleep for a short period of time. (e.g.: Im goin take me a nappy.)

Don't fall asleep on your back, or don't start to fall asleep. You will know if you are about to experience a sleep paralysis episode when you start to here an annoying loud sound, or a sound repeating itself over and over again, immediately move you legs or you arms, and that should get you out of it before it happens, then stand up walk around then go back to sleep on your side.

narcolepsy

first you wrap your legs around the neck then you take your hands and push down on there neck