Starting to feel more concerned about my current psychiatrist again.
In my last post I mentioned adding 50mg of Seroquel XR to try helping me sleep. Unfortunately, the additional 50mg didn't do anything, and it took me hours just to fall asleep.
I've really worked on being calm when I can't sleep, so I can accept it and relax as best I can. But that night really tested my patience, and I became increasingly frustrated. How many nights of this crap do I have to deal with?!
So in response my psychiatrist recommended upping my Lithium from 900mg to 1,350mg!!! I have never been anywhere near that high. I basically said 'no way' and refused. I could get more nausea and stomach problems, or just risk having too much in my system. Adjusting back to Lithium is what triggered my unending nausea last time!
I feel great during the day now - it's just the sleeping. So I asked 'Why not just give me a sleeping aid?' and she obliged by giving me Ambien. She also gave me a prescription to go up to 300mg of Seroquel IR from my current 200mg if the Ambien didn't work.
So last night I tried Ambien - 10mg, the highest recommended dose. (I checked and it's safe to start with 10mg) At first it was like magic - I fell asleep instantly, without even being conscious of it.
However, I woke back up about 4 1/2 hours later, and resumed going through the usual song and dance of light sleep.
And either way, Ambien is intended as a short term solution. I'll develop a tolerance to it soon.
Hopefully things will just go back to normal and I stabilize, but I'm thinking more about seeing the fancy expensive psychiatrist. 1,350mg of Lithium - yeesh. I hate having to be so active in my treatment instead of just having someone I can trust.
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