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Old Aug 06, 2021, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by scatterbrained04 View Post
Kind of emotional right now. Just got a reminder of why I could never work in pediatrics. I work in podiatry, but we had a pediatric patient that's just gotten a bad break in life medically. Almost broke down in tears after work.

I haven't checked in for a long while. My moods have been really wonky. I feel a little like a ping pong ball. I've had insomnia for months. I was taking Ambien CR for a couple months, then quit taking it for the last month. Was not sleeping well at all the last month. I got depressed for about 10 days, then was kind of up (I'm pretty sure sort of hypersexual, most notably) for about a week, then started to get depressed again a few days ago. I started taking Ambien again in the last few days. I've been so stable. I'm so afraid I'm going to go back being unstable thanks to to this insomnia (from quitting smoking). I see my psychiatrist is about a week. I really don't want to stay on sleeping pills. I don't know what to do. I'm so sensitive to meds and have a hard time coming off stuff.

I have something else I was going to say, but think I will jump over and post about it in the self injury forum.

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I'm sorry that you not doing well.. I think Sleep is the MOST important part of Bipolar that needs to be focused on. I struggle to sleep, Life long battle.

Ambien is close to useless for me other than one every blue moon.

My pdoc years ago asked me to give Doxepin a try .. Its an Anti depressant but it actually can help with Sleep and Anxiety.. it is sedating for "most" people. I dont sleep every night, never have but I think that it does help me. Maybe ask your Pdoc about it?
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