How well did you sleep last night?

['andersom']

Used to wake a lot at 4am. Drinking and eating a little bit at that time would often help me back to sleep.

[Phoenix]

Used to wake a lot at 4am. Drinking and eating a little bit at that time would often help me back to sleep.

Yeah I can't go back to bed or else I will wake up the boyfriend and the pups. So I'm on the couch downstairs letting them sleep. I intended to go back to sleep down here if I could but I'm wide awake. I'd like to start packing but I suspect the rest of the house won't like my noise. It's amazing how loud packing tape is early in the morning when the house is quiet.

['andersom']

It is an amazing sound. Just you writing about it makes me hear it. The weird tearing loud noise.

Could you pack boxes without taping them?

[Phoenix]

No, you hear everything in this house. I want my guy to get as much sleep as he can because today will involve a lot of manual labour. I'm packing, he's loading up a shipping container with our things. And it's supposed to pour rain all day which is going to make the job even more tiring.

['andersom']

It's water and more water here too. With a short dry spell now and then. The container will have to go by boat to your new house.

[Phoenix]

I'm thinking that instead of replacing the roof on the new place, I should just build an ark.

[renaeden]

One word: tics.

[Phoenix]

One word: tics.

body tics or critter tics?

[renaeden]

Critter ticks have a k!

It's body tics. And a breathing tic that just seems silly to me.

[Phoenix]

I know, but typos happen!

tics can be so annoying

[renaeden]

Oh yes, definitely annoying.

Gotta look at the silver lining though, and be thankful that I don't have vocal tics.

[Phoenix]

Yes, monkeyboy has vocal and facial tics. But his vocal one is usually throat clearing, coughing, sometimes humming. So it's not too bad. He's medicated for it though which helps.

[renaeden]

Yes, monkeyboy has vocal and facial tics. But his vocal one is usually throat clearing, coughing, sometimes humming. So it's not too bad. He's medicated for it though which helps.

I'm currently looking for a medication to treat the tics. On risperidone currently but it's not working. May I ask what med your monkeying is taking?

[Phoenix]

Yes, monkeyboy has vocal and facial tics. But his vocal one is usually throat clearing, coughing, sometimes humming. So it's not too bad. He's medicated for it though which helps.

I'm currently looking for a medication to treat the tics. On risperidone currently but it's not working. May I ask what med your monkeying is taking?

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The same that you're currently taking. Could it be a dosing issue? Maybe requiring an increase or have you never seen an improvement on it? He's been on it for 10 years and we've been able to decrease over the years so he's down to just 0.5mL once a day.

[renaeden]

I have only been taking it for a week. 2mgs before bed. I was taking haloperidol before which worked but was blocking the positive effects of dexamphetamine (for ADHD). I would like to try Abilify (aripiprazole) but I can't afford it. My friend said what about clonidine so I think I will ask the psych next week when I phone him.