Unfortunately, Ralau, that's one of the side-effects of having bipolar disorder for many people. My sleep pattern is pretty much the same as yours. While I'm not much of a "night owl," 3-5 hours of sleep is pretty normal when I'm feelin' good (& that's with sleep meds.) 12-15 hours of sleep isn't out of the question when I'm depressed. Strange how this works, no?

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