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Re: Tabitha, ChrisO, KaraS and anyone else - question » KaraS

Posted by Sarah T. on April 6, 2005, at 0:03:04

In reply to Re: Tabitha, ChrisO, KaraS and anyone else - question » Sarah T., posted by KaraS on April 5, 2005, at 1:18:22

Hi Kara,

That's interesting that you feel best on seven hours of sleep. Unfortunately, I think I need more than that; however, oddly enough, when I'm not on any antidepressants, I can get by on less, and when I am on AD's, I seem to need more in order to function. For example, I'm not on any AD's now. There have been several times in the last few months when I got only 4-5 or 6 hours of sleep, which is much less than I need, and yet, I was still able to function. I couldn't have done anything that required a lot of abstract thought, but I was able to get through the day and do what I had to do. Contrast that with the times when I was on Celexa, which was disruptive to my sleep. I spent many more hours in bed on Celexa, but I think very few of those hours were spent in any good, restful, restorative sleep. When I got only 4, 5 or 6 hours of sleep on Celexa, I was completely non-functional. That occurs with some other AD's also. I'm starting to believe that the REM-suppression that occurs with many AD's may not be good for me. Or, perhaps some other stages of sleep are so disrupted that I'm severely impaired the following day.

I think that was really wise of you to move to a warmer climate. I'm seriously considering doing that in the next few years. I can't take the long cold winters anymore.


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