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From: KB on 4 Aug 2008 23:35
Hi, I was wondering if any of you knew of any medicine that I could take
that would keep me alert during the day? I've been trying to work on this
sleep problem from the sleep angle, but nothing seems to really work. I
thought maybe I could tackle it from the other angle... maybe there is
medicine that would keep one alert. Being as sleepy as I am during the day
is way too dehibilitating.

KB


From: Tiger_Lily on 5 Aug 2008 00:28
KB wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering if any of you knew of any medicine that I could take
> that would keep me alert during the day? I've been trying to work on this
> sleep problem from the sleep angle, but nothing seems to really work. I
> thought maybe I could tackle it from the other angle... maybe there is
> medicine that would keep one alert. Being as sleepy as I am during the day
> is way too dehibilitating.
>
> KB

have you seen a sleep Doctor?

do you have narcolepsy?
or problems sleeping at night?
how long do you sleep for, typically?
do you have depression?

those are just starters........

--
kate
From: Michael Meissner on 5 Aug 2008 00:31
"KB" <nospam(a)nospam.com> writes:

> Hi, I was wondering if any of you knew of any medicine that I could take
> that would keep me alert during the day? I've been trying to work on this
> sleep problem from the sleep angle, but nothing seems to really work. I
> thought maybe I could tackle it from the other angle... maybe there is
> medicine that would keep one alert. Being as sleepy as I am during the day
> is way too dehibilitating.

You might talk to your doctor about Provigil. I found it very helpful. I'm on
1/2 tablet per day right now, and it has been helpful, though I suspect I may
need to go to the full 1 pill per day.
http://www.drugs.com/provigil.html

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Michael Meissner
email: mrmnews(a)the-meissners.org
http://www.the-meissners.org
From: James Stewart on 5 Aug 2008 01:16
On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:35:29 -0700, KB <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote:

> Hi, I was wondering if any of you knew of any medicine that I could take
> that would keep me alert during the day? I've been trying to work on this
> sleep problem from the sleep angle, but nothing seems to really work. I
> thought maybe I could tackle it from the other angle... maybe there is
> medicine that would keep one alert. Being as sleepy as I am during the
> day
> is way too dehibilitating.
>
I don't mean this to sound sarcastic, but you don't know if you don't
ask. There is a wonderful drug sold by doctors Chase and Sanborn (Mexwell
House, Chock Full of Nuts, and others---I prefer Hills Brothers) which has
been known to keep people awake and is available without a prescritpion.
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From: tension_on_the_wire on 14 Aug 2008 02:14
On Aug 4, 8:35 pm, "KB" <nos...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering if any of you knew of any medicine that I could take
> that would keep me alert during the day? I've been trying to work on this
> sleep problem from the sleep angle, but nothing seems to really work. I
> thought maybe I could tackle it from the other angle... maybe there is
> medicine that would keep one alert. Being as sleepy as I am during the day
> is way too dehibilitating.
>
> KB

Diagnosis before cure. Find out why you are so sleepy before you just
try to prop your eyelids open. Get seen by a physician.

While you are waiting for your appointment in three weeks, however,
there is still no over the counter drug for alertness better than
caffeine, which is still legal, anyway.

--tension
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