Waking up at 5am

undecided
Fri, 25 May 2007 15:22:42 +0000

Knew I should’ve mentioned it!

I’m 21 and female, so I’m pretty sure unless something is really off that I’m not experiencing perimenopause or menopause. No cold medicines – nothing whatsoever except the Lamictal and my steady-hormone dose of BC.

I have considered outside noises and I’m kind of a light sleeper – particularly since I seem to wake during the tail-end of a REM cycle, not during stage 3 or 4. However, they’re the same noises I’ve been dealing with for 6 months and something is waking me consistently now without any noticeably consistent change in other people’s patterns.

emeraldkity4, depression is worth considering since that’s part of why I’m taking Lamictal, but if I’m experiencing sleep episodes like that while on the drug it also means I need to shift to a new medicine. If I see a doctor, though, I know they’re going to focus on that.

No soda, no tea, no coffee – when I do drink soda, it’s usually with lunch at 1 or 2, and I have a tendency to go to bed at midnight or so.

I’m going to go ahead and guess that I’m just weird and deal with it appropriately – Benadryl sounds like a fantastic temporary solution.