Doh

[ewt]

I dreamed that I massively overslept and it was only AFTER sectional rehearsal was over that I turned up... so I spent ages in bed because I figured it was too late to bother with the day anyway.

Thankfully this is not the case but I'm in more hurry than I would have liked and will only just have time for a good warm-up before sectional.

(Taking the (prescribed) stimulant drugs and then going back for a snooze in hopes that they stims will wake me up when they kick in? Didn't work. I think it probably doesn't so much with extended-release varieties. Maybe I'll give it a go with something like ginseng. Or maybe I'll eventually start going to bed earlier For Reals; I'm still working on that.)

(Note to self, keep copies of prescriptions to take to Canadia, figure out which supplements will be available for purchase there and don't bother carrying those (should be most of them - fish oil, MSM, glucosamine & chondroitin, multivitamin - all of these are taken for a reason. I might add ginkgo biloba back in again, and I'm considering cinnamon and soya lecithin and eating lots of buckwheat for PCOS purposes, but those can wait), add to list. Everything has to get written on a list, or I fail. Le sigh.)

(Not sure why I'm talking in parentheses today.)

Comments

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Aren't the stimulants supposed to calm you down and make you less distracty because that's the way your brain is broken? This is how I've heard it described by other ADD sufferers, anyway.

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

*nod*

Yady's comment on this entry explains it well.

[yady.livejournal.com]

Concerta and ritalin as prescribed for ADD are not high enough in dosage to make you wake up. Actually, if I'm not mistaken, the first so-much of stimulation is used for *other* things (the coping-with-too-many-impulses and other assorted ADD things), and only what's left after that would have a 'normal' stimulating effect. So if you'd get that effect from them, that would be a sign of being on a too high dosage.

Also, no amount of stimulants will compensate for lack of sleep...

On another note, start looking into the rules for importing your medication into Canada (and back) soon. It may well be that you have to get some paperwork in order and that might take a few weeks. You should probably ask the Canadian embassy about it; it may well be that they have to give you a paper saying that you are allowed to carry your prescribed medication with you. (Sorry that I didn't think of this sooner... but ritalin and concerta are on the international lists of opiates and thus can't be taken with you just like that, and having the prescriptions with you may or may not be enough depending on the country you're traveling to).

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

*nod* I was a little unclear. My plan was to take the Concerta on waking and then hopefully I wouldn't get stuck with the lying in bed thinking too much instead of getting out of bed doing things. About 50% of my "oversleeping" is actually being wide awake but stuck.

Perhaps I need to try again when I'm less sleep-deprived, though.

I'm aware that there are difficulties with carrying controlled drugs from country to country but hadn't thought of contacting the Canadian High Consulate about it; good suggestion, thanks! My plan was to carry with me some of the drugs (probably only about 3 days' worth) and put the rest in my hold luggage and keep a copy of the prescription with each set. That way if something happens to my hold luggage I have the stuff that is with me until I can get to a Canajan doctor for more, or if they decide to take away what is with me I have spare supplies in my hold luggage.

[yady.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't do that. I think (though I'm not sure) it is not allowed to put it in hold luggage; either way I think should be carried with you in hand luggage at all times while traveling (once you're in Canada you can leave it somewhere, I suppose, but I'd even be hesitant to leave it in a hotel room). Keep in mind that hold luggage is *not* safe from being tampered with, and the main thing to consider when traveling with controlled substances is 'preventing them from falling in the hands of anyone else than you' (unlike knives and such, which have to be put into hold luggage to prevent anyone from having access to them *during the flight* - with medication, the important thing is *whi* has access to it, not *when* anyone has access to it). Also, I'm not certain what the temperature in the hold is like, and what temperatures (high or low) Concerta can take.

[mubeimmik.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't ever leave prescriptions of -any- kind in checked luggage. Always always always carry-on!

[pplfichi.livejournal.com]

I've always checked mine in (except for 1 weeks supply + 1 more week standard perma carry).

But checking is a good thing, especially if the stuff is restricted.

[yady.livejournal.com]

Oh and also... *hugs*

Hope my previous comment wasn't too scary :( Just don't want you to run into trouble when you can't do anything about it...

prescription drugs

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Dear,

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/rc4161-eng.html#P016

Prescription drugs

If you are importing prescription drugs, make sure they are clearly identified. The drugs should be in the original packaging with a label that specifies what they are and that they are being used under prescription. If this is not possible, carry a copy of the prescription or a letter from your doctor.

Hope this helps! Sure will be glad to see you. Off in the RV to tune in Estevan on Friday

Love,
Dad

Re: prescription drugs

[yady.livejournal.com]

In most countries, these drugs have stricter rules than most prescription drugs (because they fall under opium laws), so I'm not sure that carrying it in the original package with the label on it is enough (though as I said, I do not know the rules for Canada - but I have to fill out a form, have it signed by my doctor and then by a governement institution just to take it from the Netherlands to other European countries). So it is probably worth the effort of checking what the exact rules are.

Re: prescription drugs

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

Methylphenidate isn't an opiate, though. It is a controlled drug in this country but it is not an opiate.

Re: prescription drugs

[yady.livejournal.com]

Not chemically speaking, no. But it does fall under narcotics, or whatever the term is (In Dutch the relevant law is called 'opium law', but refers to all 'recreational drugs', hence possible confusion). The problem, I think, is that methylphenidate *is* in fact used by some people as a recreational drug (as a variation on speed), and that it is traded by some people for this purpose (in particular in the US, I think, where apparently Ritalin is sold on every school ground).

As I said, I don't know the rules for Canada (or the UK for that matter), but over here you do need additional paperwork beyond what you'd need for 'normal' prescription drugs.

Re: prescription drugs

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

*nod*

Here we call them "controlled drugs" to avoid confusion.

Re: prescription drugs

[yady.livejournal.com]

*nods*

I claim nonnativespeakerness ;) I'll try to remember the correct term for future use.

Also, the main point within this conversation is that the point has gotten across, which I believe it has by now ;)

*hugs*