Juniper29 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Is there a way to tell if sleeping a lot is due to meds? I've been on my current cocktail for a while and I don't think any of the ones I'm on are supposed to be sedating? But I sleep a lot (10+ hours) and am still sleepy all the time. I'm not currently depressed. I don't know if I'm just very very tired, or if my brain needs more sleep than the average person, or if it's the meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Gabapentin can be sedating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 You said that you were burnt out from having to deal with everything associated with raising a special needs son. Being able to do that is commendable btw. you might need more sleep due to the burnout. Or maybe you’re on a down swing after that row with your husband about a job? is this recent or always been since your meds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniper29 Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 13 hours ago, notloki said: Gabapentin can be sedating. Ah, ok, didn't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniper29 Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 6 hours ago, argh said: You said that you were burnt out from having to deal with everything associated with raising a special needs son. Being able to do that is commendable btw. you might need more sleep due to the burnout. Or maybe you’re on a down swing after that row with your husband about a job? is this recent or always been since your meds? I think I've been sleeping more and more drowsy since we increased the Abilify and Gabapentin, because I did notice it at the time, but it's been in the past few weeks that I haven't been able to stay up past 7:30 or 8:30. It could be a combination, maybe? I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstrung Harp Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 42 minutes ago, Juniper29 said: I think I've been sleeping more and more drowsy since we increased the Abilify and Gabapentin, because I did notice it at the time, but it's been in the past few weeks that I haven't been able to stay up past 7:30 or 8:30. It could be a combination, maybe? I'm not sure. I'm not seeing here how long you've been on the Abilify, but that alone made me go to sleep around 7:30 or 8 every night the whole time I took it. I would put my kids to bed and conk our with them. So if the gabapentin is also sedating, your sleep would make sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Juniper29 said: I think I've been sleeping more and more drowsy since we increased the Abilify and Gabapentin, because I did notice it at the time, but it's been in the past few weeks that I haven't been able to stay up past 7:30 or 8:30. It could be a combination, maybe? I'm not sure. Was gabapentin always mildly sedating and stayed that way? Was for me initially but wore off pretty quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniper29 Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Unstrung Harp said: I'm not seeing here how long you've been on the Abilify, but that alone made me go to sleep around 7:30 or 8 every night the whole time I took it. I would put my kids to bed and conk our with them. So if the gabapentin is also sedating, your sleep would make sense. I've been on 10 mg abilify for about a year. When I first went to that dose it was definitely heavily sedating for me. It did get better after the first couple of weeks but I'm thinking maybe it didn't entirely wear off. 2 hours ago, argh said: Was gabapentin always mildly sedating and stayed that way? Was for me initially but wore off pretty quick Yeah. Both the abilify at this dose and the gabapentin were noticeably sedating at first but then it improved. So now, looking at my sleep patterns, I'm wondering if there's been some lingering sedation from one or both of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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