Slept well again last night without my heart racing. Yahoo. Have been listening to my Dr. Shane Sleep Easily CD as I try to relax into sleep. My gut feels better as well, so hopefully if I remain less stressed about going off of my meds, I'll be okay. But the question is, "How do I ever go off of my meds if just thinking about the process causes me to become anxious and loose sleep?"
I'll be seeing Cara Stiles, the hypnotherapist I mentioned in a previous post, in a few weeks, and I want to address this question with her. Perhaps there is a subconscious message I can hear which will help me feel calmer about stopping the Depakote. I don't know why I'm so stressed about it. I think it was the Seroquel which made me have lots of withdrawals last time, so just going off Depakote by itself should be fairly easy. At least that's my hope. The research I've done on the web about tapering off Depakote mostly says to go slowly to avoid convulsions (it's an anti seizure medication). Some people have withdrawal symptoms with Depakote, but they don't seem to be as severe as Seroquel.
I'll continue my sleep routine and supplements (taking Theanine and Seriophos as well as powdered calcium/magnesium) and enjoy the zzzz's while they last.
Isn't sleeping well just THE BEST? You don't notice how important a rejuvenating rest is until you don't have it for awhile...so glad that you're finding your way with this!
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