Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 > We started her on Provigil last week. It is not a stimulant, it works > directly on the sleep center in the brain. She says she is still > tired > and now a bit jittery too. I emailed her teachers, in whose classes > she's been falling asleep, and they said that she is not sleeping as > much. So rather than switch to a stimulant I want to keep her on the > Provigil for a few weeks and see what happens. She doesn't seem to > have > any trouble falling asleep at night, I think because she's not napping > so much during the day. She used to have trouble falling asleep at > night, which is typical for teenagers since their internal sleep clock > is different at that age. Of course this exacerbated her need for > daytime sleep. > > I don't want her to take a stimulant because I'm afraid if her peers > find out they might pressure her to give them some too. She thinks of > the Provigil as medication. > > It sounds like it is working for you, which I'm glad to here. Just for the sake of accuracy, let me direct you to: http://www.modafinil.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 > We started her on Provigil last week. It is not a stimulant, it works > directly on the sleep center in the brain. She says she is still > tired > and now a bit jittery too. I emailed her teachers, in whose classes > she's been falling asleep, and they said that she is not sleeping as > much. So rather than switch to a stimulant I want to keep her on the > Provigil for a few weeks and see what happens. She doesn't seem to > have > any trouble falling asleep at night, I think because she's not napping > so much during the day. She used to have trouble falling asleep at > night, which is typical for teenagers since their internal sleep clock > is different at that age. Of course this exacerbated her need for > daytime sleep. > > I don't want her to take a stimulant because I'm afraid if her peers > find out they might pressure her to give them some too. She thinks of > the Provigil as medication. > > It sounds like it is working for you, which I'm glad to here. Just for the sake of accuracy, let me direct you to: http://www.modafinil.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 > We started her on Provigil last week. It is not a stimulant, it works > directly on the sleep center in the brain. She says she is still > tired > and now a bit jittery too. I emailed her teachers, in whose classes > she's been falling asleep, and they said that she is not sleeping as > much. So rather than switch to a stimulant I want to keep her on the > Provigil for a few weeks and see what happens. She doesn't seem to > have > any trouble falling asleep at night, I think because she's not napping > so much during the day. She used to have trouble falling asleep at > night, which is typical for teenagers since their internal sleep clock > is different at that age. Of course this exacerbated her need for > daytime sleep. > > I don't want her to take a stimulant because I'm afraid if her peers > find out they might pressure her to give them some too. She thinks of > the Provigil as medication. > > It sounds like it is working for you, which I'm glad to here. Just for the sake of accuracy, let me direct you to: http://www.modafinil.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 After my x-dh walked out two years ago, (now 15) started having problems sleeping in her bed after she returned from sleep-away camp. I did not put up a fuss, but allowed it to go on wayyy too long. The longer it goes on, the harder it is to stop it! For her, it was related to her anxiety, not just about her father, me, etc but her OCD. She shared that when she is alone in her bed, she would ruminate about all of her obsessions and could not then drift off to sleep. Once we got that piece more under control (with medication and timing of meds), I was able to get her back into her bed, where she continues to sleep to this day. Hang in there! Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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