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Originally Posted by 251turnaround
Huh. I was under the impression that hallucinations were a typical side effect of insomnia.
That said, I don't recall ever experiencing those symptoms after not sleeping since I went on an antipsychotic.
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Typical insomnia (not caused by drugs, illnesses, etc.) is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking and early waking. It's not a total lack of sleep or even the dramatically diminished sleep of hypomania and mania. Therefore, it doesn't really lead to psychosis.
I have booth sleeplessness from hypo/mania and infrequent insomnia during stable periods. I can tell the difference because when I'm stable but suffering from insomnia I'm tired during the day. When I'm hypo/manic and suffering from severely diminished sleep, I'm not sleepy during the day.