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CalmblueoceanSenior Contributor
Does anyone else worry about being too sedated on medication at night that they can't wake up if something happens during the night or being too uncoordinated and out of it to properly function in case of a danger or threat.
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Calmblueocean Hi Calmblueocean I know what you mean. My meds knock meout completely until the morning BUT I do wake up as I am sometimes woken up by my kids during the night. Still I am not the most alert. Part of the joys of medication. If you are that groggy I would talk with your psychiatrist.
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CalmblueoceanSenior Contributor
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CalmblueoceanSenior Contributor
I have been on the same meds for ten years. Have tried playing around with the dosage but it always causes problems. I usually have someone else in the house and i also have my dog who is good for alerting me but with things like bushfires around i sort of worry that i won't hear anything. I guess the smoke alarms would go off wouldn't they?
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Calmblueocean Hmmmm .... again if I were you I would talk with your doc. For example I went to sleep really easily then I woke up when the neighbour's blasted cat went rumbling over my roof again grrrr. You should be able to wake up when you here things like that not be totally knocked out imho.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
I have felt worried for myself or my family member.
@Calmblueocean
Today my MH worker gave me handouts about weather and crises.I think your fears are legit.
Take a few precautions but you cant be on high alert al the time.
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CalmblueoceanSenior Contributor
By the sound of it people absolutely pound on your door so i should be able to wake up. Some years ago i had a neighbour that i was good friends with and one night an aggressive ex boyfriend was causing problems for her in the middle of the night. Apparently she was yelling at me to call the cops. I slept through the whole incident and felt so bad because she could have been hurt. She lived less than ten meters away. I will have a chat to my doctor though. There are some things you can do like telstra knows i have a medical condition so i get priority on my landline if there are outages. I love living out in the digglies but sometimes you feel a bit isolated.
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