snac(k)cident: when one eats after starting the two hour xyrem post-meal countdown clock. "I stopped eating at 8 so I had a 10pm xyrem time. But I saw the crackers when I got home and before I knew it I had a snackcident! New xyrem time? 11pm 😭."
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Xyrem is a drug that people with narcolepsy take to help us achieve the restorative sleep that we can't get on our own. One frustrating thing about xyrem is that you can't take it within two hours of eating. And I seem to sleep better when it's actually closer to 3 hours after eating. There were snacks out on the table when we got back from dinner tonight and the first thing I did was put the snacks away to prevent myself from mindlessly eating and resetting my xyrem clock. Which is when my brilliant husband coined the term snack-cident, for when you accidentally snack while counting down to xyrem time.
I am thrilled to say I've never had a snackcident to date. But I have had close calls where I end up biting into food and spitting it out after realizing what I've done. Pretty awesome, right? *rolls eyes*
In the grand scheme of things though, snackcidents are a small price to pay for sleeping at night, fewer dreams, fewer hallucinations, increased wakefulness, and …
This is us these days. 