i'm bp2, 71 yr. old female and have my mental illness well figured out and know what my triggers are; my biggest issue is sleep but have found that 5mg melatonin plus either 12 or 25 mg. seroquel work well...but i'm wanting to know if there is any way to control a stimulating situation/circumstance which i know will lead to a bad night of insomnia and needing extra meds to finally sleep: fri. night a birthday party was given for a close friend at a resaurant; it was byob and the restaurant was very small, very loud, and very bright; i knew immediately this was a set-up for insomnia and mania so before the salad arrived i took a small piece of klonopin; of course we got home much later than my usual bedtime (which i have figured out and manage quite well with great sleep hygiene) and i took a hot bath hoping maybe i might sleep...nothing worked for hours til i over-medicated to finally sleep and missed one of my favorite spin classes that morning because i needed to catch up on lost sleep and get over the med. hangover; are there any tips or suggestions you might have as a means to ward off a potential nite of insomnia and becoming destabilized or do i just bite the bullet and deal with it????