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Originally Posted by Missdaisy7
Hi. I've lost basically 3 days to sleep. Does this happen to anyone else? I just cannot get up and do anything. I have so much to do - I don't want to sleep my life away. Any tips on getting myself up off the couch and accomplishing things? (Oh, ps, I was diagnosed with Bipolar ii a few months ago). Thank you!  |
Hi, Missdaisy!
How long has this been going on? Just recently or for awhile? Also is it every day or just sometimes in a week/month?
If it's really on and off, it may be related more-so to your BPD. If it's been going on for a long time and occurs pretty much every day, you could have another problem.
Anyway I can relate to this. I told my psych (when I was finally able to return to her again upon getting insurance) that I was sleeping 16-24 hours a day for months.
She ran a comprehensive metabolic panel on my and it turned out I was severely vitamin D deficient, so that was causing fatigue.
For me, she also prescribed me wellbutrin, upon my request, as it can give you energy but isn't as powerful as things like adderral. Since taking wellbutrin and taking Vitamin D supplements I am back to 7-8 hours a day of sleep and have enough energy to exercise!
My best suggestion is to tell your psych that you are experiencing this. If it is chronic, it might even be a health issue, and your psyche should be able to order you metabolic tests and then you go to a testing center to have them done. She can also advise you on different medications that can improve your energy levels, or take you off some that may be ruining or disrupting your energy levels.