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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
Well, I got a whopping 5 hrs of sleep when I normally get 10. I wish my sleep wasn’t so screwy. 
I’m doing pretty well otherwise. I just wish I could sleep because I haven’t been able to these past few days. Oh well. This is expected when going off meds that sedate you. |
I can definitely imagine how going off a sedating med would affect your sleep. Honestly, if I went off my Seroquel XR, I'd probably get far fewer hours sleep than 5. Perhaps tonight or tomorrow night you'll get 6 hours. I think 6 hours sleep is even the average amount for most people (without bipolar disorder). I know that my husband thrives on only 5 or 6 hours, though he doesn't have bipolar disorder.