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Old Mar 15, 2016, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by SickCycleCarousel View Post
Im also diagnosed as an Insomniac if that helps, going without sleep for 4-6 days at a time until i pass out from exhaustion. I do have to take other meds to stop the episodes, psychosis etc if you knew my story, it would be more understandable i guess.

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If it is psychosis (purely) caused by sleep deprivation you could use just an antihistamine or maybe just melatonin.

But I absolutely believe you when you say that atypical antipsychotics are your best choice. For me they are too. Also for sleep—quality. Useless to take multiple meds that account for much the same. Though it might give you more fine-grained control.

Just thinking out loud here, given the limited information I have. I am sure you know what works and what doesn't for you. Your enthusiasm just made me curious. Even if I really, really had to, I wouldn't like having to settle for just "artificial" sleep.

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