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Dec 02, 2006, 12:59 PM
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I was wondering if anyone else experiences this problem. I'm 24 years old and I LOVE to go out and stay out late. I love to go to kareoke, go dancing and meet new people. However, I am bipolar and I have to take my seroquel along with my lithium about 2 hours before bed to fall asleep or else I won't sleep. I barely go out because every time I do, I cannot fall asleep when I get home and my meds just don't work. Even when I have nothing to drink, when I get home at 1,2 or 3am, I lay in bed and toss and turn until about 6am. Then my sleep is completely out of sink and for the next few nights. I either can't fall asleep early or I'm exhausted and have to play catch up for the next few nights. I end up paying for several days for one night of fun. This happens when I don't even drink. It's so bad that I actually get anxious and worry the entire time i'm out about how i'm going to pay for having a few hours of fun for the next 2 days. Going out late with friends is really important to me. It's something that I can look forward to. Everyone needs something to look forward to do keep life interesting. I was wondering if anyone else experiences this problem. Any advise?? I'm desperate!! <font color="blue"> </font>
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Dec 02, 2006, 01:15 PM
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hi there
Maybe you could create new activities for sharing fun with your friends...like bowling on saturday afternoon or having lunch out or going to the mall..I think it is the shared experience/bonding that you are enjoying...Perhaps you can meet at starbucks for morning cafe chats....or lunch dates... there is a morning music dance place not far from here that has zydeco dance music at 8:30 in the morning on saturday mornings...maybe there is a place that plays music earlier in the day on the weekends... The changes that we have to make are hard. I guess you just have to weigh the consequences of your actions against how you feel. If you are becoming anxious about this then that is not good either and likely to be interferring with your fun with them. I am sorry that this is a problem for you... keep posting.... bizi
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Dec 02, 2006, 01:51 PM
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I would only party on Thursdays or Fridays when you have enough time to make it up over the weekend without upsetting the rest of your life. My sleep gets out of sync too like that, don't know that it has to do with being bipolar (I'm not) but sleep is a "scheduled" thing, circadian rhythm and very touchy for everyone. I don't think you can do things "normal" for a few nights and then be wildly different and not expect to "pay" for it? I'm retired so the worry about the next day is rarely there for me; I went to bed around 9:00-10:00 last night, woke at 1:30 and was awake until 5:30 or 6:00 a.m but had to get up at 9:30 because contractors came to work. But I can take a nap or go to bed early again or whatever I "need" as my body needs it. I think everybody suffers if they mess up their sleep, you sound like other people your age?
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Dec 04, 2006, 11:35 AM
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Hello and welcome to Psych central. I am like you I have to take night medicaitons for sleep early enough to let them work. I agree with the others the Nightlife is fun but you need to be realistic, and you need to take care of your mental health, and you need to do things in a more positive manner for yourself to stay safe with your mental health. Unfortunately having a mental healoth issue is like having a career, if you do things in the correct manner, you reap the rewards of doing things correctly. Maybe you should find things to do in the afternoon and early evening, that make you feel that you are getting something out of life, earlier in the day. There are support groups NAMI, and DBSA that are usually over early evening. You may possibly want to get involved in school, or volunteering in the community, and help yourself to feel more useful, helping others. I hope the best for you in your recovery, I wlso want to leave a holtine number for you to call if you would like to talk to someone in person. 1-800-273-TALK. Take care Sincerely Soidhonia
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Dec 08, 2006, 11:45 AM
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helpful
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Dec 09, 2006, 09:33 PM
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I don't go out much but am always up late sometimes till 4 or 5 inthe morning and I end up sleeping away the day I guess its the sleep that counts not the when of it
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