Hi Rk!

I'm so sorry you are having so much difficulties with your sleep. Now that I am sleeping only 3 hours, what happens is that I get to sleep at night and then after 3 hours I wake up completely rested and alert. I can't get back to sleep again so I get up and don't return to bed until the next night. I was recently changed from Risperdal (which kept me as a zombie) to Abilify. According to my pdoc, Abilify is not the responsible for my lack of sleep, but just in case I am taking it in the morning. She also told me that if I can't sleep normally in a few more days, then she will change (gradually) the Depakote for the lithium. So I will not be taking more meds but the same number.

Before I had this trouble sleeping I used to sleep at all times and was always sleepy, so I can understand how you feel now when you want to wake up in the morning. That was such an impossible task for me too.

I'm glad that you have managed to understand that you don't deserve to beat yourself for this problem . I think this makes things a lot easier for you. I'm sorry you are having family trouble that generates stress. I wish that that stress could be lowered somehow so you could feel better.

Good luck to you too!