: Been on this program about 22 days -
: breakfasts and beginning
: journaling. I've been on 3 meals
: daily for a number of years, still
: need to learn detail about
: journals, proteins and browns and
: whatever else for lunch and
: supper.

: Anyway - last night I stayed up past
: bedtime playing a game on the
: computer - another addiction to
: add to the one for sugar. I know
: that this can lead to
: sleeplessness... Anyway, after an
: hour and a half of tossing and
: turning, I gave up and took an
: Ativan (prescribed to help with
: sleep). My question is - what does
: this do to my brain chemistry?
: Would I be better off to just
: tough it out and not get much
: sleep? Either way, I'd be sleepy
: in the morning, either from no
: sleep or from the aftereffects of
: the medication.

: Thanks for any clarification you can
: provide.

: Marcy

Hi Marcy,

That particular medication is very addictive and is not just a sleep *aide*

some treating the impact of one addiction with another drug seems a little difficult, so I am thinking the best is to look at adds for a computer wind down...hot bath? hot chocolate? snack? sex? boring book? All of the above

Do you take the ativan regularly?

kathleen