No Naps

I am suffering from depression with anxiety and agorphobia. Iam currently taking imipramine and paxil. My single biggest problem is my subconcious prevent my taking a nap or "sleeping in" in the AM. Perhaps it is psychological as I dont have the problem at nite. Feels like having a fever and stupid things go thru my mind similar to hallucinating. All doctors just shake their heads and say dont nap but I am 66 years old and would like anap occasionly. Any input or suggestions would be appreciated.
                                                                      Patrick E

[HFHS.MD-AJ]

It is not unusual for anyone to take a nap. However, excessive oversleeping can be a symptom of depression, or a side effect of various medications. It is unclear what you mean by "feels like having a fever and stupid things go thru my mind similar to hallucinating". I urge you to address your concerns further with your treating physician/psychiatrist.

[patrick]

No Naps
  I do not get the opportunity to sleep in excess. If I have only had 4 hours sleep I still cannot take a nap in the daylight. I have discussed this in detail with my physician, psychologist and psychiatrist and still no good advice. What I am trying to say is my subconscious will not stop long enough to let me have a 5 minute nap. If I manage to shut down long enough to fall asleep
I have this terrible feeling come over me and takes hours to lose it. The thoughts I have are not about anything sensible and are always negative or depressing.
                                                         Patrick

[patrick]

Dear HFHS     re: No Naps
  I believe I have just read an article in "PANIC NO MORE" by Jean Carlton that covers at least part of my question. It would
seem to me that the term describing my irrational thoughts is
hypnagogic" and the brain waves are the "alpha" which
apparently become diminished which in turn cause the
irrational thoughts. According to the book, this usually comes
from post traumatic stress disorder and it can be corrected by
training ones self to go into "reverie" or normalizing your brain
waves.
           Its not as simple as I have made it sound.
                                   Thanks for your help.
                                                 Patrick