And how! In my case I think it was part of the dysphoric manias: I would have the same pattern when I was "normal", just not as dramatic. Do you get a lot of anxiety, too? This was a standard part of my life until the docs here put me on a very low Efexor dose. Fantastic. But I agree with Suze, try to plan that time of night to do something engaging and fun, if maybe not energetic Hang in there, dark is tough