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Aug 19, 2020, 04:57 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by FluffyDinosaur
I've been trying melatonin as well so I can take a break from the benzos. Unfortunately it doesn't stop me from waking up every 1.5 hours but at least I manage to fall asleep again instead of being awake for half the night. I'm not sure if I want to be taking melatonin long-term either though. Don't want to mess up my own melatonin production. I saw an article that said there's a link between bipolar and hypersensitivity in melatonin production as affected by light. That would explain why the long summer days mess me up so badly. It's kind of nice after having people tell me it's "impossible" to be so affected by it.
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FluffyD, my brain is so hyper-sensitive to the light that a change in light (natural light) can easily trigger off a manic or depressive cycle for me. It is not at all unusual for the bipolar brain to be extremely attuned to natural light/dark. My pdoc adjusts my meds as a matter of course when the light changes for autumn. The lower light (without exception, it's like a clock) sets off a mixed state that is, in my opinion, the most dangerous state there is for me.
Please don't let anyone deny your reality about the light, for it is very, very real for many of us.
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