The cool insomnia club

I wish there was a magic pill I could give you to help you sleep.

I'm hoping you're able to get some good shut-eye tonight.

Last night, I went to bed at 12:30am... instead of my usual 7pm. I just could not sleep! Then I woke up at 6am. Meh.

I don’t know how you do it! You are one strong woman! I hope you get some sleep tonight.

Did you get any sleep last night Christina?

Mine was really broken with snippets of dreams. I was a homeless ho in a city where the houses all merged together, no land. The streets were cobblestone and there were lots of stone arched bridges. If it wasn't raining it was all damp. I had on a long dress that opened in front and was hard to walk in but my feet were bare. I had a cat on my shoulder then one night he got scared and jumped off my shoulders in front of a streetcar but escaped being hit. I was too tired, exhausted and hungry to go after him. The dream ended like the girl in the matchbook stories except there was no snow. Just cold, damp and dark in an ally somewhere I was just too everything and just went to sleep forever. That was a depressing dream.

Hi, my insomniac friends! It's so nice to have a place to go to where others know what it's like to feel sleep deprived. (Thank you, ~ Christina!) I wish you all a wonderful night's sleep.

Well, I slept from 12:30am until 8am, but I woke up 7 times in the middle of the night, while also tossing and turning.

I want to know how to appease the sleep gods. Do I need a ritual?

I got 8-9 hours, Woke alot but was able to go back to sleep okay. Im still just exhausted

Nammu such an interesting dreams but not a bright shiny fun dream. Did you get any quality sleep???

Blue.... If you find a ritual let me know

Not last night, but hopefully tonight. A movie just started that looks kinda interesting. Sort of a modern day cowboy movie. One of the main actors has a very nice full mustache and shaggy white hair. Missed the name

Blue, I'd be interested in the ritual too. Great photo!

Well its 12:22 and I'm still wide awake even after taking my Seroquel.

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Originally Posted by Moose72 Well its 12:22 and I'm still wide awake even after taking my Seroquel.

Ugh. When I used to be on Seroquel, once in a while it seemed almost activating, which was pretty miserable.

Hope sleep found you

Well I am a complete failure when it comes to sleep. My body simply refuses

I did sleep last night for about 6 hours. Read a bit of my book and conked out. Feel much better today.

Nammu I'm so happy for you

Its either that or I'm just used to it at this dose. Its only 150 so very low.

I like that head-banging smilie! I wish there were something I could suggest to help you sleep! And you're not on any meds. I would've gone manic by now!

I find Seroquel XR to be more sedating. Regular (instant release) Seroquel seems to wear off rather quickly, whereas the XR is a constant influx of sedation.

I am not a dr, but I would recommend the XR over the instant release if you're looking to stay asleep. Only problem is that you are kinda sedated throughout the day with the XR. However, I think it is better for controlling mania for that reason. You're also more calm.

I had to go off all forms of seroquel because it gave me the worst depression I have ever experienced in my life when the dose was increased to 250mg.

Fun Seroquel story:

My grandma had BP. She literally took seroquel instant release 3 times a day for agitation, but she STILL only slept 2-3 hours a night, if that. I wish the dr would have given her seroquel XR, but I drove her to IP before we could request that. (Her geriatric psychiatrist was an asshole anyways.) That's when IP drs tried trazadone, which made her bounce off the walls, gave her rapid speech, caused her to pace like crazy, become completely delusional 100% of the time, and made her start hallucinating. Then she started biting other patients, kicking them, hitting them with stuff, etc.. She literally threatened to kill them, too. And the problem was that although she was 82, she was in a geriatric IP wing and she was actually capable of RUNNING. She would literally bite someone who used a cane or walker and then run down the hall so they couldn't catch her!!

After that chaos, she was given zyprexa for 7 days, to no avail. Then they tried depakote to relax her and even out her mood, but it only agitated her. Geodon was the only thing that made her sleep.

Edit: I feel bad for this guy named John. He said something to her that wasn't nice, so she bit him every time she saw him. lol. She also pushed him on the ground though. And the dude was like 85.

That could be us! Granted, I'm getting to 82 way before you are, but hey look at the bright side, right? At least I'm getting to 82!

I did eventually fall asleep and then I slept till 2 p.m. I just was having a fine time in my dreams I guess so I didn't want to leave!

Well I have decided that I am drugging myself under later tonight.. I absolutely need/ must be asleep for at least 12 hours that is my goal.

Having chronic life long insomnia I am able to function longer than some people can.. but I am hitting that wall