I’m wondering how much this has an impact on our circadian rhythm. Obviously it has some impact, and I think I would still have a later bedtime regardless… but I also remember being tired all of the time before I started on meds.
It would probably take a couple weeks to withdraw and return to baseline, but I would not survive 2 weeks off my meds.
For context I’m on IR and take it first thing in the morning.
What's your longest most torturous stretch of sleep deprivation? And explain if your looks got effected aswell. And did you fully recover? Did your looks fully recover?
Edit: I do light therapy, but would like to actually change that schedule.
Hi all,
For the last seven years, I have been unable to sleep at night and can only sleep during the day. No matter how much I try, strict routines, countless different medications, I have never been able to solve the problem. I am also diagnosed with autism, and have been told a delayed melatonin release is very common in autistic individuals. Before 2020, my sleep was basically the same but I was in school, and got so sleep deprived I could no longer continue. I've tried so many different meds, including "heavy" ones, anxiety ones, even some primarily prescribed for alcohol withdrawal... they have little to no effect. At best, they work for 5 days before I get used to them. Again, I was told autistic people usually require higher dosages, but they do not change my sleep schedule, just make the sleep much heavier when it finally sets in.
I am very lucky that my employment allows me to choose my own hours. But soon winter will come again and I will never see the light of day, making seasonal depression even worse. I need a lot of sleep (commonly 10-12 hours) and dream of being able to sleep during the night, to have a schedule where I could see daylight and not want to go out at the coffee shop when it has already closed. I wonder if anyone struggled with the same, if they found a medication that work, or any other trick? I've done the "no sleep during 24 hours" too, many times, but no matter how dead tired I get I will only fall asleep in the early morning.
Thank you!