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Old Apr 30, 2014, 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by nbritton View Post
Don't you have anything to control your sleep? I've always found that controlling my sleep / wake cycle is of the utmost importance to my stability. If I let it get out of whack I'm screwed, so I keep around upwards of eight different kinds of sleeping pills and go pills so that I can tightly regulate my sleep / wake schedule.

The extreme moods will go away if you can keep yourself on a rigid sleep / wake cycle. Set a bedtime, say 11pm, and take or drink whatever you need to to make sure your head is on the pillow by 11pm. If you do this enough times your body adjusts and it gets easier, eventually you'll be able to back off the sleep meds entirely.

My morning starts in the same manner, with ritalin, nuvigil, and an expresso to keep me from napping. I also have meds (prednisone) that make me sleep only half a night, they come in handy for resetting the cycle and adjustments.

A well regulated sleep / wake cycle should be the foundation of your treatment plan.
Geodon is what we've been utilizing to make me sleep and since I have to wake up at 0345 I have the Focalin xr to help with the waking up. I have a strict time I have to take Geodon or it's like i'm unable to function in the morning, but I think my body is getting used to it because I'm able to stay up later than than I was.
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