Why?!

comicgeek007 · Apr 07, 2013, 03:43 AM

Between the depression and the mania, I haven't gotten to sleep before 2am in over a week. It is nearly 4am now and I'm still hyper as hell.

Sleep, why do you elude me so?

manicminer · Apr 07, 2013, 04:13 AM

Try some deep stretching and relaxation breathing exercises to help clear your mind before bedtime

comicgeek007 · Apr 07, 2013, 04:16 AM

Okay. wish me luck! hopefully my alarm will wake me up this time so I can take my meds... the go back to sleep...

manicminer · Apr 07, 2013, 04:27 AM

Good luck!

Speed3 · Apr 07, 2013, 07:17 AM

I hate seroquel , BUT there are certain times were it is so helpful.

When I have trouble with sleep, increasing my dose at bedtime always seems to work wonders for me.

Could you talk to your PDOC about increasing your seroquel, at least temporarily at night ?

Apr 07, 2013, 09:22 AM

I spoke last week with my psychiatrist about the use of the "lemon thing" I refer to often. She agrees that it's a way to help relieve symptoms of insomnia. So I recommend squeezing 2 lemons into about 6-8 oz. of water and drinking it; and then go back to bed right away. That should calm the mind enough to get you to sleep.

If you have far too much acidity, however, you're going to need to start it 4 hours
before bedtime; then, at bedtime, repeat the 2 lemons squeezing them into water, etc.; that ought to do it for you.

I keep a supply of lemons in my refrigerator and use them occasionallly when I feel
that acid is too high in tissues and fluids. Indications of that are irritability, anger,
anxiety, and insomnia.

sassymck · Apr 07, 2013, 09:22 AM

I find Trazodone to be an amazing sleep aid, but I was given that before a bipolar diagnosis. I don't know if it's compatible with bipolar or not cuz it's an antidepressant. It's supposed to be one of the best things out there for sleep. Barring that, Seroquel is awfully good too and safe for bipolar. May your slumber be blest as you lay down to rest. Sleep tight.

ultramar · Apr 07, 2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by comicgeek007

Between the depression and the mania, I haven't gotten to sleep before 2am in over a week. It is nearly 4am now and I'm still hyper as hell.

Sleep, why do you elude me so?

I agree with someone who said, if it's okay with your psychiatrist (maybe you could call him/her?) you might want to try temporarily increasing the Seroquel at night.

Good luck and I hope you find sleep and relief soon!

dubblemonkey · Apr 07, 2013, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by comicgeek007

Between the depression and the mania, I haven't gotten to sleep before 2am in over a week. It is nearly 4am now and I'm still hyper as hell.

Sleep, why do you elude me so?

certain things have an unmistakable allure comic....

and it's an inconvenient arrival at this truth but a sincerely worthy distinction!

...to the rest of the life!...the abundance....of which you feel unsatisfactorily deprived...!

there are activities...beyond understanding...and they are not even deep within our minds !

mania is like the ultimate "f--k off!" to pretty much everything comfortable...

...and it will go beyond encouragement...to the point of being quite forceful...simply due to it being in constant pursuit!

..and the understanding becomes apparent.

if only it could be gentle...and it can be...it really can be gentle.

mania does not want to dominate our lifes debilitate us ruin us mismanage us hurt us ...
it is integrated it is part of our personality it is something to trust to nurture to comfort ...!

despite feeling so very uncomfortable!

this illness is a "one of a kind life"...

it's either here or it aint!...

no-one would admit to it if given a choice and thats crazy cos it's here or it aint!...

it's a beautiful thing...and it's a very painful thing...

but?...!

it's a very unique thing..."you are not alone!"

I would not swap it for anything...

hamster-bamster · Apr 07, 2013, 07:55 PM

You cannot sleep on 100 mg of Seroquel? That is unusual - Seroquel is one of the most soporific agents on the US drug market.

Zyprexa is pretty sleep-inducing too, although at the cost of a weight gain...

comicgeek007 · Apr 07, 2013, 08:00 PM

Nope, doesn't make me tired at all anymore. It feels like it isn't doing anything at all, although - I'm a bit afraid to find out what I'd be like without it. o.O I'd take Zyprexa, but I really REALLY don't want to gain any more weight. pdoc apt tomorrow, though.

Kristiemarie · Apr 08, 2013, 08:40 PM

Honest to god, this meditation app has helped me SO much sleeping. It's a weight loss hypnosis but it relaxes me so much I fall asleep long before the thing is over. Try something like that.

hamster-bamster · Apr 08, 2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristiemarie

Honest to god, this meditation app has helped me SO much sleeping. It's a weight loss hypnosis but it relaxes me so much I fall asleep long before the thing is over. Try something like that.

Is it an Android app and what is its name, please?

Kristiemarie · Apr 08, 2013, 08:48 PM

It's an iPhone app but you might have it on android. It's an Andrew Johnson app. He has a Scottish accent so if you think that might bug you, don't bother buying it. He has a ton of apps, for a whole bunch of different things.

Kristiemarie · Apr 08, 2013, 08:50 PM

Oh and I think there are lite versions you can try before buying.

comicgeek007 · Apr 08, 2013, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristiemarie

Honest to god, this meditation app has helped me SO much sleeping. It's a weight loss hypnosis but it relaxes me so much I fall asleep long before the thing is over. Try something like that.

I'd get in trouble if I had another weight loss app on my phone because of ED.

hamster-bamster · Apr 08, 2013, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristiemarie

It's an iPhone app but you might have it on android. It's an Andrew Johnson app. He has a Scottish accent so if you think that might bug you, don't bother buying it. He has a ton of apps, for a whole bunch of different things.

Let me check it out. I do not mind the Scottish accent.