2 months ago I was diagnosed with alpha
sleep disorder. My doctore started me on
10mg of elavil. Since it wasn't doing
anything for me he increased my dosage to
25mg. I still haven't noticed a
difference but I did only started the
higher doage two days ago. I'm at a
point where I can barely function. Noone
understands how tired I am all the time.
I joke around and call myself "brain dead"
because I will frequently forget what i'm
talking about in the middle of a sentence,
or I will not be able to find the words to
finish what I am trying to say. I''ve
also become extremely forgetful. You can
tell me something and 5 minutes later I
will completely forget what you said.
I've been very irritable and moody and
have noticed a considerable amount of
weight gain (even though people tell me I
look fine). I'm only 24! I shouldn't
be going through this at this age!! I
spoke to my doctor and he said the memory
loss, loss of words, irritability, are all
symptoms of people who have alpha sleep.
Before I was diagnosed I used to work out
all the time. People would call me a
"gym nut". Since then I have no energy
or motivation to get up and go anymore.
The medicine doesn't seem to help. I
really don't know what to do. :(
anyone have any suggestions? Or is there
anyone out there that has the same problem
as me? I would love to chat about it and
what your going through.
