I take cannabis to sleep. I ran out of edibles and didn't want to smoke, so I skipped last night. I barely slept and was up at 4am.

I need vyvanse to keep me up during the day because of Zoloft. I need cannabis to sleep because of anxiety. So I need to take something to stay awake AND to sleep. Skip both and I'm am exhausted zombie.

I might be tired. I'm not sure, but I'm sitting here wondering how I got to this point. I can't even sleep and stay awake properly.

I don't know if I have a point other than screw bipolar.

[SorryShaped]

Originally Posted by TheSadGirl

I might be tired. I'm not sure, but I'm sitting here wondering how I got to this point. I can't even sleep and stay awake properly.

I don't know if I have a point other than screw bipolar.

I'm with you. Fk bipolar

I'm sorry, that must be tough. I have to take numerous meds for sleep, so I kinda understand. Big hugs!

[99fairies]

Sorry about your rough night. When can you get more edibles?

Originally Posted by 99fairies

Sorry about your rough night. When can you get more edibles?

Next week likely. I've decided to drink. Sometimes its like screw it I just don't want to feel right now.

yeah, I’m sick of it too

[tecomsin]

Over the last 10 years I've had times where I depended on medications to sleep and always weaned myself off because I was afraid of dependency. ATM I'm taking 1/4 of a 2.5 mg olanzapine plus an occasional lyrica 50 mg.

I switched from olanzapine to rexulti but rexult isn't sedating so still neeed a bit of o to sleep but I'm working my way off of it.

My problem these days is I can't wake up until shortly before it is time to go to sleep. I've been thinking of stimulants as a last resort but don't want to get dependent on those. Pills might be a quick fix but they might not be the best solution on the long term. I'm always torn about this too.

You can try to cut down on the marijuana slowly too, if that's an option.

[99fairies]

How will you manage not having edibles for a week? Little sleep? that can often lead to mania, or worse...a mixed state. You are in my thoughts dear friend.

[Wild Coyote]

I've been using meds for wakefulness and for sleep. I've been using them PRN until recently. I cannot get straightened out using them PRN, so although I am very concerned about addiction, I am taking them on a regular schedule/basis now to see if I get better results.

Stimulating meds, including Adderall in the AM. Adderall all day. Temazepam at night. It feels very unnatural. We will see if it helps.

I hope you find some answers.


WC

Originally Posted by 99fairies

How will you manage not having edibles for a week? Little sleep? that can often lead to mania, or worse...a mixed state. You are in my thoughts dear friend.

I'm going to suck it up and smoke until I get more edibles. I crashed last night and slept decently. Feel much more normal today. Sleep is so crucial.

[FallDuskTrain]

Sad Girl;

I have a question : Is it an option to wean yourself off to eliminate the dependency? I am not sure how long have you been using cannabis to help you sleep.
I am asking because I was in a similar situation then I had to live overseas, in a country in which cannabis was a criminal offense, and I had to adjust. It took me about 12 weeks to be able to sleep without cannabis.

Originally Posted by FallDuskTrain

Sad Girl;

I have a question : Is it an option to wean yourself off to eliminate the dependency? I am not sure how long have you been using cannabis to help you sleep.
I am asking because I was in a similar situation then I had to live overseas, in a country in which cannabis was a criminal offense, and I had to adjust. It took me about 12 weeks to be able to sleep without cannabis.

I have always been a crappy sleeper. I had sublinox for a while and then zopiclone. Cannabis was to replace those. It works better and I feel better. With out it I wake up constantly. That was fine until I started on zoloft. Now I lose sleep and start to go manic. So I guess at this point I'm not wanting to come off cannabis, but I need to be more responsible and order before I run out.

[Tucson]

I can think of two ways to keep from drinking. If you take both valerian root together with melatonin, this works reasonably well. I have found that this is just as good as a prescribed sleeping pill. Also, you can purchase the Niquil with the small dose of alcohol, I think it is labeled as the “extreme” version. If you take a triple shot of this, it works well too. The very small portion of alchohol is greatly enhanced by the other drugs in the cough syrup. This also may work just as well as cannabis for your purposes.

Even though I do understand your situation, you do not need to use cannabis, which may be illegal in your state, or misuse alcohol to sleep. Now IMHO if the above does not work for you, then and only then would I consider your other options. Personally, if I were desparate enough, I would probably drink a glass of wine, taking care to avoid drinkining more than I need to in order to sleep. Now if I am an alchoholic, I would not touch the stuff for any reason.

Originally Posted by Tucson

I can think of two ways to keep from drinking. If you take both valerian root together with melatonin, this works reasonably well. I have found that this is just as good as a prescribed sleeping pill. Also, if you purchase the Niquil with the small dose of alcohol. I think it is labeled as the “extreme” version. If you take a triple shot of this, it works well too. The very small portion of alchohol is greatly enhanced by the other drugs in the cough syrup. This also may work just as well as cannabis for your purposes. Even though I do understand your situation, you do not have to use cannabis, which may be illegal in your state, or misuse alcohol to sleep. Now if the above does not work for you, then and only then would I consider your other options.

Thank you so much for the advice. Alcohol is a terrible idea, I know. As for cannabis I am in Canada and have a prescription for it. Totally legal.

[Tucson]

Originally Posted by TheSadGirl

Thank you so much for the advice. Alcohol is a terrible idea, I know. As for cannabis I am in Canada and have a prescription for it. Totally legal.

Thank you for taking my advice in a positive way. I was afraid you would be upset with how I posted it. I probably would resort to alchohol if I was desparate enough. FWIW I can understand this. I urge you to be careful with it. Furthermore, IMVHO, even though this will depend on the medication you are taking, I do not think a shot or two of whisky would hurt much.

Originally Posted by Tucson

Thank you for taking my advice in a positive way. I was afraid you would be upset with how I posted it. I probably would resort to alchohol if I was desparate enough. FWIW I can understand this. I urge you to be careful with it. Furthermore, IMVHO, even though this will depend on the medication you are taking, I do not think a shot or two of whisky would hurt much.

Thank you again!!

[Unrigged64072835]

I find I have the same problem if I miss a dose of Lunesta. Very light sleep.

My pnurse prescribed prescription-strength melatonin to start replacing it, since I've been on it for a few years. I didn't know they had something like that. I couldn't sleep with OTC strength melatonin though.

They're starting a medical marijuana farm not far from where I live. Don't know how that's going to turn out. I would like to try CBD oil but my health care is through the military so I highly doubt I would be prescribed that. The mental health center doesn't prescribe benzos so I don't think they would do it either.