Bipolar and sleep

Talking about sleep habits.

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[robertlete]

Thanks for your insight again. My sleep is never regular. I either sleep 10 - 12 hours or 6 - 8. When I am more depressed like you said in your video, often I will sleep for 12 hours take my morning meds than go back to sleep for another 3 hours. I feel that too much sleep for me is worse off than not enough. 

[BipolarStateofBeing]

@robertlete I try not to get too much sleep also but on the weekends I sometimes sleep for 12 hours. Then I feel groggy afterward.

[Vindicated85]

Now that I have my meds closer to regulated I am better with my sleep. I take Depakote and Seroquel at night which make me sleepy within about 30 minutes. I take them and then I do some relaxing meditation and just fall asleep. When I first started the meds though the drowiness was horrible!! I do try my best to get at least 8 hours of sleep though on a regular schedule.

[BipolarStateofBeing]

@Vindicated85 It's always good to be on a regular sleep schedule. It is nice when meds help out in that regard!

[ziganda26]

I could sleep 12 hours a day if i wanted to, im on zyprexa 10mg, and that makes me drowsy for most of the day.

[BipolarStateofBeing]

@ziganda26 I will sleep that much too if I get the chance.

[mercyonme101]

I'm still stumbling around with coming up with a ruteen that works.ambian,muscle relaxers

natural remeties.I'm worthless til about 5:00pm then I get a big serge of energy which does'nt wear of at bed time so I go though the same ruteen all over again.Ambian,Muscle relaxers,

Natural remeties.Bla

[DoctorE45]

Thank you so very much for sharing this! I'm in the same boat.

[macrent2]

My sleep is so irrational and disturbing that I will often go for 36 hours straight and then sleep for 12 hours. Then, I do it all again.

[MrsEmmabieber1]

that makes so much sence no one tells me wat this disorder really is and i have it

[0126lynn]

i'm on zopiclone for the last 6 months since my mum died, i take 1/2 a tablet 3.5 four times a night as i can't keep asleep for more than about an hour or 2, sleeping tablets don't keep you asleep only help you get to sleep, also i'm on 1 mg of zypexa a day .

[apotheker73]

I have a depressed phase since several weeks. However I did not sleep last night. I was not tired.Not at all. I have been awake for 41 hours. And my mind is crystal clear. Very hyper active today. Hypo manic. Or almost above hypo. Strange, these rapid cycling. I will probably crash in a day or two. But now it feels sooo good that my mind is so extremely alert. And that I play with my children all day. And beeing silly and joking all the time.

[hotron26]

stop taking the med thats whats you dont need the meds women

[hotron26]

stop taking the med thats whats you the meds