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[rootofnewt]

earlier, i was nodding off whenever i tried to look at the laptop. xiane and briskpepper suggested i was being hypnotized by the refresh rate. it was similar to when i was in the hospital and using the laptop made me nod off constantly. the thing is, back then, i'd nod off whenever i tried to read or do crosswords, too. if i was chatting to someone, i was fine.

so something about the part of my brain that processes reading (or my eyes conceive paper as having a refresh rate after so many years of computer use) is making me narcoleptic while i'm on these meds. ;)

i don't know if any of them are similar to what i took in the hospital. i don't *think* so. when i'm more coherent, i'll look up the pathways by which they're metabolized and see if there's a clue there.

i took a nearly three hour nap. very nice. tom came and went. i was groggy during both events.

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[seeliespright.livejournal.com]

I know about the nodding off while reading thing because i've had it a great deal lately. I think its something to do with reading type when the rest of your body is no so happy. If you have tension in other areas, and then start reading, your eyes sorta say, "no more tension" and droop. (Plus, pain often makes me want to sleep... when it's not so bad that it keeps me up)

Plus, all the meds i'm on. I think that would be the biggest thing for you possibly... Drugs mess with all that stuff... higher brain functions and whotnat...

Oh, and after reading the dissertation about flicker rate of the computer, I'm getting drowsy. I think all that type and my flickering LCD display is making me tired ;oP