I'm diagnosed
ADD/NOS (inattentive type, not otherwise specified);
Major Depressive Disorder;
and C-PTSD (ptsd w/ borderline features, ie: lots of dissociation)
I'm taking
300mg/ day of Wellbutrin
30mg extended release Adderal
and..
I started taking Abilify
at first 2mg, then 4mg
..a low dose, I know..
thing is, I refuse to take the Abilify during the day. At night it sometimes relieves nightmares. But it always causes drowsiness.
And I'm talking about the kind of drowsiness where it is NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to stay awake. It literally knocks me out.
And yes, it'll do that whether or not I take the Adderal.
It also makes me very irritable if I try to stay awake; which to me, is midly reminiscent of what seroquel did to me when a different psych had me try that (horrible intense agitation, extreme fatigue, disorientation/confusion, irritable is an understatement, numbing, tunnel vision..)
My psych tried to tell me it has a tendency to make people feel more alert.
But I think it would be more aptly named, asleepify.
Now my questions:
1) Is this normal?
2) Is this safe?
help?