Night life | ADHD Information

sorry, no advice, but i know what you mean. at least on some days.

i'm one of two ways. when i'm working a lot, or dealing with people a lot, i end up the same way. if i'm not moving around a lot at 10pm, i'm out!

but i go through other periods, where i cannot go to sleep. 1st night i'm up 'till 3am, get 2 hrs of sleep. 2nd night, up 'till 4:30am, get 1 hr. of sleep. 3rd night up all night, no sleep. 4th day, in a fog all day and collapse sometime after midnight.

it happens every couple of mos., and it kind of sucks. but then, back to normal- falling asleep in the middle of a movie bet. 9 & 10 pm. unless i'm moving. if i'm doing things, i can go, go, go! (all night many times)

during most days when i'm working, i don't like to take breaks, or eat. it destroys my flow, mentally and physically. many times, if i don't keep my momentum, i'll crash in the afternoon, having a few hours that i cannot keep my eyes open, or focus at all. that is a major drag working in construction!

so, i don't know how it relates to add, but it is not how my friends live. they don't get it.

Hello.

I've been fortunate enough to control my ADD, to an extent, through diet, proper sleep, and exercise. So I'd say 60% to 75% of any day will be fairly "clear".

But! If I want to go out at night--forget about it.

When it's late, I start getting extremely tired (starting at 9 to 10 pm) I can't talk very well...and eventually I can barely talk at all. My thoughts are not accessible anymore. I struggle so hard to find any words.

You might say, "eh, you're just tired", I'd agree partially, except for the fact that the person I'm with has had much less sleep and is able to stay social. Where as I *completely* shutdown. I want to at least be able to stay in the ballgame...at least till 12 am.

So, the girl I'll be with, picks up on all this immediately and starts having a bad time fast. She of course thinks I really don't want to be with her, that is, of course, not true; so she gets a little weirded out. Talk about feeling like an inadequate human being when the night is finally over.

Anyway, I'm thinking I need a backup plan, like some Dexedrine in my pocket to get me through a night or a get-together with someone.

Does anyone else go through this and have any recommendations? Thoughts on medications? Caffeine perhaps?

Thanks.

Eww_Its_Greg38608.7075231482Our life is seldom without kids at all. School time only. I just which for some adult only times.

Yes, I know what you mean about the weird sleeping patterns and odd fluxuations in energy and motivation.

What I found is the things that I was eating played a big factor with sleep, energy, and general patterns throughout a day. Plus I make sure, hell or high water, that I go to sleep around 10 or 11 pm--otherwise the next day is botched.

I seem to have gotten things tuned to an extent, but, staying up late at night (just till 12 or 1 am would be fine) is still a mystery to me.

I'm thinking I need some ADD medication to get me through--I'll just pop it at night when I start feeling crummy so the date that I'm on will continue to go well.

Try Ambien plus Tagamet. There's a synergy that stimulates its activity.

Or ask dalk a/'b Lunesta.

Some people use Melotonin, OTC

Others use teas, benadryl, etc.
I find Ambien does not work for me (it used to in the first month but somehow I don't see any difference now). Any tips what might?[QUOTE=Eww_Its_Greg]

Hello.

I've been fortunate enough to control my ADD, to an extent, through diet, proper sleep, and exercise. So I'd say 60% to 75% of any day will be fairly "clear".

But! If I want to go out at night--forget about it.

Anyway, I'm thinking I need a backup plan, like some Dexedrine in my pocket to get me through a night or a get-together with someone.

Does anyone else go through this and have any recommendations? Thoughts on medications? Caffeine perhaps?

Thanks.

[/QUOTE]

Greg, are you interverted? or Exterverted? Maybe its just your personality struggling??

I take Ambien every night and the "melting monitor" is a very common hallucination. Icons also look more 3-D. I actually enjoy the hallucinations - I also felt very peaceful and calm. Anxiety literally melts away. I had a few non-violent psychotic eposides like I was telling my roommate I was cooking bacon and eggs when in fact, there was no food in pan or that I shaved myself naked in front of him. He was so baffled when I cleaned up the mess after I shaved it. He said that I looked like I was sleepwalking yet strangly aware of the environment. I also often make weird comments to people on AIM. Unfortunately, I don't remember any of them.

But Ambien sure made me feel like I had a good night sleep! I tried Xanax, melatonin, and other sleeping aids. Ambien has the least side effects on my body although the occasional hallucinatory psychosis is a concern. The OTC sleep aids made me very agitated that I went into a full blown panic attack. I nearly called 911 because I thought I was dying.

hey thanks Davido for your replies --- i sure can picture my school
monitors melting a little like the witch in the wizard of oz "i'm
meeeeltttingg..."

boy i really hope my comments re. rayray thing are not too sharp ---. i
always do this! go off on one --- when something strikes my notice and
then i think. what was that all about!!!! and then all i think is what
happened to my peace and love zen-ness!

there is never any point in being oppositional! but i only remember that
after the fact.

I HAVE TO LEARN TO REMEMBER IT BEFORE! Maybe I'll get a tattoo - that
should keep it firmly in place. all the best to you.Thanks Christine. Sorry I was so incindiary myself. You're welcome, btw. Now you owe me a lunch and a lunch with your crazy girlfriends! We need to find that Anthropomorphic turtle egg on the beach wall, see, and scramble her for misleading us into thinking she's che...

[QUOTE=chjones]I nearly called 911 because I thought I was nuts.

and what was it exactly that changed your mind????

i think i need to learn american. some witty oscar wilde quote no doubt
would cover it.[/QUOTE]

1. wELL, doc said he had a new med that could possibly work this time...

2. i think i need to learn english. some witty oscar wilde quote no doubt
would cover it.

[QUOTE=chjones]I nearly called 911 because I thought I was nuts.

"I have never lived an ordinary quiet life. I did not care for the things that
most people care about: making money, having a comfortable home,
high military or civil rank, and all the other activities (etc...) I thought I
was too fair minded to survive if I went in for this sort of thing...
instead i tried to persuade each one of you not to think more of practical
advantages than of his mental and moral well-being."

this was his defence before he was sentenced to death (by self-
administering poison) by the courts. hopeless lawyer - but he is still one
of my top ten favourite ever people! [/QUOTE]

1. Sounds like what Jesus preached.

2. Jesus IS my top ten favourite ever people! [end quote]

[QUOTE=chjones]I nearly called 911 because I thought I was nuts.

oh and thinking about shakespeare HAMLET classic ADDer.... how come
we didn't remember that for the fictitious etc. etc.

"and thus the native hue of resolution
is sicklied over with the pale cast of thought
and enterprises of great pitch and moment
with this regard their currents turn awry
and lose the name of action."

[/QUOTE]

1. We're AD.

2. He's AD.

[QUOTE=chjones]I nearly called 911 because I thought I was nuts.

and what kind of a monitor btw --- like what does it look like. i can't
remember what a monitor looks like now all i can think of is monitor
lizards and our prefects (who were called monitors occasionally) at
school. i can imagine them melting but how come you get the same
visions as others?????? that is super weird - isn't it? why are they not
unique --- or did i misunderstand everything and it is all a joke (and i
should have read the previous postings etc.) oh wait --- you mean your
[/QUOTE]

1. Yes, school monitor

2. melts.

[QUOTE=foggyguy]I take Ambien every night and the "melting monitor" is a very common hallucination. Icons also look more 3-D. I actually enjoy the hallucinations - I also felt very peaceful and calm. Anxiety literally melts away. I had a few non-violent psychotic eposides like I was telling my roommate I was cooking bacon and eggs when in fact, there was no food in pan or that I shaved myself naked in front of him. He was so baffled when I cleaned up the mess after I shaved it. He said that I looked like I was sleepwalking yet strangly aware of the environment. I also often make weird comments to people on AIM. Unfortunately, I don't remember any of them.

An Other One bites the dust...

HEY! Thanks for the 'eadzup on the 3d icons. I'll look for you tonight...

"I actually enjoy the hallucinations - I also felt very peaceful and calm." Hi. My name is Davidornado~g. I'm a serial Ambien addict. It's been 14 hours since I've been sober. I must 'fess "I actually enjoy the hallucinations" , too...

Until I pass out...

However, unlike on top of ol' Foggie, "Unfortunately, I don't remember any of them" , because, Fortunately, I don't remember any of them.

Nevertheless, I remember one hallucinatory sleep aided episode made me very agitated because I thought that I went into full bloom in an almond orchard. I nearly called 911 because I thought I was nuts.

I nearly called 911 because I thought I was nuts.

and what was it exactly that changed your mind???? hello davido - how ya
doin? i am happily non-medicated for the moment and this is my quote
of the day from Socrates my second favourite person in history after
Shakespeare!

"I have never lived an ordinary quiet life. I did not care for the things that
most people care about: making money, having a comfortable home,
high military or civil rank, and all the other activities (etc...) I thought I
was too fair minded to survive if I went in for this sort of thing...
instead i tried to persuade each one of you not to think more of practical
advantages than of his mental and moral well-being."

this was his defence before he was sentenced to death (by self-
administering poison) by the courts. hopeless lawyer - but he is still one
of my top ten favourite ever people!

oh and thinking about shakespeare HAMLET classic ADDer.... how come
we didn't remember that for the fictitious etc. etc.

"and thus the native hue of resolution
is sicklied over with the pale cast of thought
and enterprises of great pitch and moment
with this regard their currents turn awry
and lose the name of action."

talk about not fulfilling potential.... i can't remember that quote exactly
is it Horatio who says 'what a King he would have made"??? i forget.

and what kind of a monitor btw --- like what does it look like. i can't
remember what a monitor looks like now all i can think of is monitor
lizards and our prefects (who were called monitors occasionally) at
school. i can imagine them melting but how come you get the same
visions as others?????? that is super weird - isn't it? why are they not
unique --- or did i misunderstand everything and it is all a joke (and i
should have read the previous postings etc.) oh wait --- you mean your
computer melts...... aha that would make more sense why you were all
seeing the same thing. a monitor = a computer does it?

i think i need to learn american. some witty oscar wilde quote no doubt
would cover it.chjones38616.8597685185[ Side-effects

Those with acute sensitivity to Zolpidem can experience a variety of unwanted side effects: hallucinations, delusions, poor motor coordination, euphoria, increased appetite, increased sex drive, poor judgement, and, following use, inability to remember events that took place while under the influence of the drug (anterograde amnesia).
[/QUOTE]

This sounds a bit like taking an ADHD pill with sleep deprivation.

"I have seen the melting monitor, and it is mine!

Hey Ewe,

Take some Ambien, then try to stay awake. Your monitor'll melt.
Side-effects
Those with acute sensitivity to Zolpidem can experience a variety of unwanted side effects: hallucinations, delusions, poor motor coordination, euphoria, increased appetite, increased sex drive, poor judgement, and, following use, inability to remember events that took place while under the influence of the drug (anterograde amnesia).
I musta been under the influence last night. I don't remember posting that...

Ah, melting monitors are cool--I'll try that.

How many calories a day are you getting in? Depending on your weight, lean body mass and activity level you could need up over 4,000 calories. If you run your blood sugar down to low you're doomed!

A monitor that melts, before your very I's. Very weird, to say the least. Sometimes the cursor gets trapped in a sinewave, and you gotta go rescue it. It's a slow roll hallucination brought about by resisting the drift of zolpidem.

Dalk never told us, we had to find out ourselves, that Ambien has been knwon to cause hallucinations. I think they're just misnomered oxymorons.

Waking dream fits better. Thank God I can't drive, eh? hehe The sticker on the bottle says not to operate dangerous machinery while under the influence. So I had to go park my laptop that night.

ROTFLMAOOFL

Hey people ADD is nothing to play with. I have been taking meds for ADD for a month now and the difference that is has made for me is unbelievable. I used to stay wide open and going and if I ever sat down or got distracted from what I was doing forget it, it was hard to refocus on really what I was doing or how I was going at a project. Now I can stop for 5mins. or an hour or two and get right back to what I was doing like I had never stopped. As far as keeping a social state of mind I can hang with to best of them and talk about anything and not subjects I knew like the back of my hand. Also it has helped with anger outburst, caused by not being able to stay focused on what I was doing or what I might be talking about. The meds. have helped me become a better person to be around and I feel better all the way around. What a difference it has made in my relationship with my wife and kids. Glad I was able to admit I had a problem and was man enough to do something about it and not try to work around it. Jason

jason, its great that everything is working out for you.. ppl do underestimate adhd and think its a joke.. i'm sure it must be hard getting a diagnosis as an adult also.. ppl seem to think of it as a naughty children's problem..

ppl here though like to vent occassionally and have a good laugh at themselves.. we all like to joke and have some fun.. none of us trivialise it at all because its had such an impact on our lives..

hope to see you around here more often!!

what's a melting monitor????