Hit the nail on the fucking head. I get the feeling your not trying, because IME ANYONE on that combination of drugs and actively trying to fall asleep WILL fall asleep. I was prescribed ambien and seroquel too and all the times i took em and actually TRIED to sleep that shit worked.
Youre taking a shitload of meds. I'm surprised any doctors would in good conscious prescribe all of that. Sounds like your issues are ones that needs to be resolved mentally because clearly drugs aren't providing the relief you seek.
I mean just the sleep issue, from a logical perspective: if ambien, seroquel and trazadone in combination FAIL to knock you out, 1) why do you keep taking them and 2) nothing else will probably work because that is a powerful, knock-your-ass-out combo.
TBH it doesn't even sound like you really want relief, because you kind half joking half serious say "Oh well I wish theyd prescribe me the GOOD stuff eh? Bet THAT"d work even though these drugs should be!" Youre taking powerful drugs, and they should be working; plus if all you desire is relief from your problems then it shouldn't matter whether you get the "good stuff" or not. Not stopping to realize that if this powerful combination fails to ameliorate your problems I doubt the "good stuff" will either.
Hmm, wonder if you're my PO..seriously.
ONE fuckin joke about oxy & diaz and you're all focused into thar? Gimme a fuckin break <eye roll>
First, in your experience is fine & dandy but here's a side note: we 're not all cut from the same cloth. I've been on most these drugs 4+ yrs, so they DON'T work on ME. No matter what I do/don't do after takin them. Even durin my sleep study in a dark, quiet room I "passed out" finally at 3:30ish am after takin my meds at 9 pm. Needless to say the test was "inconclusive".
Second, I still take them bc God fuckin knows what would happen if I just quit. If I find a non-asshole to taper/change me, wonderful! But after over 4 yrs I'm not gonna just quit them. Can you say dumbest idea ever?
Third, so if in "your experience" someone is say eatin 1,500 calories and losin weight yet another person is eatin 1,500 and gainin that it would be implausible to you? That the person eatin the same cals but gainin weight must be doin something else or whatever just bc it works for some & not others? Sound rediculous? So did that part of your post..
Edit: I will agree I need some sort of non-medicinal therapy. That's a given. I'm workin through a dyin 11 yr old son, my youngest 2 girls bein kidnapped and God knows where they are, money issues (aren't we all?), this legal shit, the asshole new psych/counselor.. I could keep goin on but ya get the drift.
TBH I think my old psych was a bit clueless & rather than re-evaluating me, just added a new drug here & there.
It could be tolerance (leanin towards this) or it could be related to my X-linked ALD. I mean that disease messes up blood work (high cholesterol and the like, even on my mom who is only 5'3 & 100 lbs AND she's a veg!), my pregnancies (HCG never was normal & was always told I would miscarry), it mimics diseases (MS, Parkinsons, ALS, etc).
So, I guess what I'm gettin at is exactly what I said: tolerance or a fucked up body make-up. Either way I've had enough of just starin at the ceilin long after everyone else is sound asleep.. Hell, I've even downed 3 doses of NyQuil in desperation. Then of course my bi-polar kicks in on lil to no sleep and I'm manic til I finally pass out from exhaustion. And even then sometimes I still can't sleep and that's the worst!
Anyway.. I've gotten off track, kinda.
I'd be happy to list all my meds & strengths if you think you could lead me to references on how to safely discontinue. (bein sincere).
) I was up to really the point of not knowing how much I was doing but at least 200mgs a day if not more. TBH the self imposed taper hasn't been that bad as yet, it will be letting go at the end and staying off as well as not just moving onto something else that will be the real challenge.
