soooooo.....
I went to Atlantic City last night with one of my best friends.
I asked her how I seemed to her and she said I seemed a little off but she doesn't seem like she has to be concerned yet.
She said I'm talking a lot and really fast. I don't feel right. The lack of sleep is really starting to get to me.
But I love gambling and am actually really proud of my self control last night. I won money for the first time ever and was practically having heart palpitations cashing out. I came home with the money....I didn't shop or gamble it away which is huge for me whether I'm hypomanic or not.
What is everyone's opinions about napping? I never nap, but I'm wondering if even napping might make me feel better.
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Originally Posted by Shayatanica
A lack of sleep always causes me to be excessively hypomanic, though I can get over sensitive or even aggressive once I get closer to being able to sleep. But at the same time, a lack of sleep almost ALWAYS indicates a fresh manic episode, so I think you should keep on the lookout for signs of a manic episode so you can make sure to keep yourself in check before doing something impulsive or silly. Unless you're type II, in which case, you should watch out for an increase in depression because that can be indicated by poor sleep quality & early morning waking. Is it a problem with falling asleep specifically or do you wake up in the middle of the night or wake up before you've had proper rest? I hope you sleep well soon! : )
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Lack of sleep has made me go manic before but I'm BP II - I fall asleep. I wake up within 2 hours. Fall asleep again. Wake up in 2 hours. It's torture.
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Originally Posted by mgran
I've gone down on the seroquel as well, and as a result I'm wide awake at night, and exhausted during the day. Today I simply couldn't move, it's awful. And now I'm convinced I'll have another sleepless night.
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I'm sorry you're going through this too.
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Originally Posted by mokie
Hang in there im right behind you with this.
Is there a reason you can not call and let them know the Lunset is not working. They may be able to prescribe you something else. I take ambien that is the one that helps me the most out of all other meds.
I think it's my own stubbornness keeping me from calling. I'm being pretty stupid, huh? I should just call tomorrow.
As for your husband maybe deep down he feels that taking you away from your home may be benefical for you to distract you from stress. He may just not understand exactly what you are going through. Even though the thought of you going any where may be tough for you you may get some needed sleep. What do you have to lose you can get a new view of things and may be able to at least relax some.m
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You may be right - we've gone back and forth on me coming with him on this trip 5 times already.
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Originally Posted by kaliope
i seemed to have insomnia all my life. ambien worked somewhat, so did seroquel, lunesta made me more suicidal. everybody questioned the caffiene, the energy drinks, but it didnt seem to matter, i cut them off in the afternoon and i would still be up until four am. turns out that i am so hypersensitive to caffiene, that if i have it early in the day, it still is keeping me up till four am so i had to cut it out completely. now i find i need to sleep 10 -11 hours a day to feel good. but i go to bed and I actually fall asleep within a half hour without drugs, big difference.
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I've cut down drastically on caffeine, but I get horrific migraines when I don't have coffee in the morning. I rarely have it after 10 am. I have never been very sensitive to it - just more sensitive lately.