"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 12/31/2014 7:58 PM, MaryL wrote:
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>> "Cheryl" wrote in message
>> eb.com...
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>> On 12/30/2014 7:42 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
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>>> I already got the bottle of Champagne in the fridge, just gotta stay
>>> awake long enough... in case I am indisposed Have a Happy and
>>> Healthy New Year Everyone!
>>
>> Happy New Year to you too, Shelly. I probably won't make it until
>> midnight. At the risk of going off-topic, I'm trying to get Lyrica out
>> of my system. I recently doubled my dose at the advice of my doc who
>> said I could take the max dose per day for my neuropathic pain and after
>> a couple of weeks at 100mg 2x a day I was sleeping all day. Work days
>> I'd sleep late and get calls from my manager wondering if I was getting
>> online for important meetings, weekends I would miss entire days. i got
>> online for side effects of Lyrica and sure enough, lots of stories about
>> people who would sleep all day if not interrupted. Back to just a single
>> dose at bedtime until I see my surgeon in january. What a horrible side
>> effect if you have to actually get out of bed now and then.
>>
>> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
>> Cheryl
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>> That really is a terrible (in fact, frightening) side effect. I hope it
>> does not take long to get your system back to normal sleeping. Please
>> keep us updated.
>>
>> Happy New Year, everyone.
>>
>> MaryL
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> Christmas day I got up, meant to feed the cats, but it was still a little
> early for them, but took my meds and went back to sleep. I didn't wake up
> until 3am Fri morning and even the cats couldn't wake me up and they'd
> missed 2 meals. Boy were they hungry.

My friend wound up in the hospital once with dehydration from sleeping too
long. She had an ear infection and didn't show up for work. The boss
called because it was not like her not to just not show up. Her husband
found her unresponsive in bed.