Milnacipran - completely stopping my brain fog

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This week, hurray, I’m abandoning my “POIS SLEEP” strategy! It’s making me excessively groggy and I think it’s prolonging my POIS symptoms.

I’m now trying a “POIS AWAKE” strategy, with lots of caffeine and an increased dose of daily Cialis. The combined stimulant effect along with NO DAYTIME SLEEPING (with the exception of a nap-but-not-sleep-med-aided) I hope will speed up the sluggish refractory period, which I believe is at the heart of my POIS problem.

Yes, too much sleep can have a negative effect even without POIS. And your body seems to "remember" when you took a nap at an unusual time yesterday, and can unhelpfully make you want to fall asleep at the same time every day 

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This week, hurray, I’m abandoning my “POIS SLEEP” strategy! It’s making me excessively groggy and I think it’s prolonging my POIS symptoms.

I’m now trying a “POIS AWAKE” strategy, with lots of caffeine and an increased dose of daily Cialis. The combined stimulant effect along with NO DAYTIME SLEEPING (with the exception of a nap-but-not-sleep-med-aided) I hope will speed up the sluggish refractory period, which I believe is at the heart of my POIS problem.

Yes, too much sleep can have a negative effect even without POIS. And your body seems to "remember" when you took a nap at an unusual time yesterday, and can unhelpfully make you want to fall asleep at the same time every day 

Very helpful re. “nap memory”, hurray!

Now that you pointed it out, I’ll try to resist that urge - - if I don’t really “need” that nap!

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Hurray, to compare and contrast, I am updating that I no longer am experimenting with Ritalin or Adderall due to drug shortages. My neurologist prescribed me a generic version of Nuvigil called armodafinil. It is a wakefulness agent that in theory, should deter extreme fatigue. It is not an amphetamine like adderall. I will keep you posted but so far, mixed results. Helps keep me alert but still symptoms linger for 1 to 2 days.