Loopy Lou
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I wasn't quite sure what to title this, but I'll explain a bit of what's going on.
Since I started Tegretol in July I've been sleeping loads. I didn't mind too much as I'd had terrible insomnia whilst on my previous med Vimpat so I was glad to get a decent nights sleep even if I did have to nap in the afternoon too.
Since about the end of August (when I got to 600mg Tegretol as well as my 3000mg Keppra) I've been having the odd morning where I wake up between 7-8 am but am so tired all I can do is look at the time and then it feels like I sort of pass out again for another few hours. This can be after a good nights sleep too (8-10 hours). Then I can wake up again another few hours later and do the same again.
Yesterday, again I woke up at half 7 and fell asleep again in the middle of replying to a text. I woke up again to 3 missed calls from work but couldn't focus on screen long enough to call them back. I then got woken up again at 2pm by my landlord calling to say he'd been banging on my flat door for ages as I had an appointment for some repairs. I never heard a thing until my phone rang! This time I managed to wake up enough to get up, though they couldn't believe I was still in bed at that time. I think he thought I had a man in there!
I don't know if this is just tiredness caused by the meds or not. When I fall asleep its completely unintentional and unstoppable, more like passing out. I always sleep with my phone next to me and its rather loud so it would normally wake me up with quite a start if it rang.
I'm not sure what's going on and its a little worrying. Could I be having seizures in the morning and just not remembering?
Since I started Tegretol in July I've been sleeping loads. I didn't mind too much as I'd had terrible insomnia whilst on my previous med Vimpat so I was glad to get a decent nights sleep even if I did have to nap in the afternoon too.
Since about the end of August (when I got to 600mg Tegretol as well as my 3000mg Keppra) I've been having the odd morning where I wake up between 7-8 am but am so tired all I can do is look at the time and then it feels like I sort of pass out again for another few hours. This can be after a good nights sleep too (8-10 hours). Then I can wake up again another few hours later and do the same again.
Yesterday, again I woke up at half 7 and fell asleep again in the middle of replying to a text. I woke up again to 3 missed calls from work but couldn't focus on screen long enough to call them back. I then got woken up again at 2pm by my landlord calling to say he'd been banging on my flat door for ages as I had an appointment for some repairs. I never heard a thing until my phone rang! This time I managed to wake up enough to get up, though they couldn't believe I was still in bed at that time. I think he thought I had a man in there!
I don't know if this is just tiredness caused by the meds or not. When I fall asleep its completely unintentional and unstoppable, more like passing out. I always sleep with my phone next to me and its rather loud so it would normally wake me up with quite a start if it rang.
I'm not sure what's going on and its a little worrying. Could I be having seizures in the morning and just not remembering?