rainey 🌻<p>So, drowsiness can be a side-effect of anti-depressants, but insomnia?</p><p>Gosh dang it, I took a genetic test to find out which meds will and won't work for me!</p><p>I started out on 10 mg of fluoxetine (generic for Prozac) and at first it made me tired but then after a while things leveled out. Now I'm on 20 mg and I'm having trouble sleeping.</p><p>I go to bed and I'm restless. My mind won't shut up, although instead of the usual racing thoughts it's imagining a particular scenario. But not in the fuzzy way that lends itself well to drifting off, no, it's detailed and with conversations. Stuff that keeps the mind active and alert. Not too different from how things are when I'm not taking anything at all.</p><p>My psych knows I take an edible to help me sleep at night and has told me I can experiment with taking the med at whatever time of day works best for me. I've been trying taking the med when I wake up in the morning, I've been trying taking the med in the evening.</p><p>Either I haven't given it enough time yet or it's just not working out. Although the genetic testing did reveal I don't process folic acid well and need to take a special form of it called L-Methylfolate. I haven't tried that yet 'cause that stuff is expensive, but my psych told me that folic acid does help psych meds work better. So maybe it's my folic acid levels to blame? Who knows.</p><p>All I know is that my brain is as thick as mud right now because I haven't been sleeping well. And I need to take a shower, but I don't feel like being a zombie in the bathtub is a good idea from a safety perspective. Even if I'm careful, my Tourette could make me do something that could affect my balance.</p><p><a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anxiety</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medication</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/insomnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insomnia</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/SoTired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoTired</span></a></p>