The cool insomnia club #2

Oh no. Dang bipolar bodies timing out on every med. hope it was just a blip.

Well anxiety seems to be running my dreams. In this one a confused MI man ran into my daughter, grandkids and mother in my daughter’s suv. I wanted to go to the hospital and see how they were but the police were insisting that I find the mans lawyer. A woman showed up but she was lying she only wanted his millions of dollars and the police insisted I find the right lawyer.

Went to bed early last night (930) and got up when my friend called at 730! We had a nice chat until it was time for me to go pick up my youngest.

up all night....!

Cool dream Nammu

Well I went to bed last night and woke up 16 hours later.. So it appears it was a blip. Seroquel Stupor in full gear.

I had a dream I met my friend that lives in Cape Town South Africa .. Its something I so wish could happen.

I need to make dinner in a while then fight not to go to bed asap.. I need to stay out of there !

Last nights was weird. I was on an island somewhere and had to do these projects. Like thick rope on the outside and then lined up with gold foiled balls then with a white canvas rectangle in the middle. I couldn’t find my supplies fast enough and the islanders did 20 to my couple. Then the next day the supervisor called me out. But again the islanders beat me soundly and it turned out that it was part of a field of bungalows we were building. Looked totally like Hawaii!

Nammu Hawaii sounds fabulous ... Next time you beat them

Wow .. Sleeping so much I'm missing my lifelong insomnia to be honest.. I know weird .. daily med hangover is a struggle.

Hope everyone finds some truly restorative sleep tonight

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Originally Posted by ~Christina Wow .. Sleeping so much I'm missing my lifelong insomnia to be honest.. I know weird .. daily med hangover is a struggle. ....

I so hear you

I fell asleep at 8:30. Woke up at 5:30 the morning before. I had a couple nightmarish dreams including one where I missed my plane. I’m sure that one means something. Now I am wide awake and I doubt I can get back to sleep. I looked at my notes and I should get my pseudo period in 8 days. So maybe I just have bad PMS right now.

Up at 1 tonight. Not sure.

Wore two masks and rode today. Maybe it helped me. I have decided the risk of a few days in this stuff is less than the risk of depression from not exercising. So, running at 5 am.

Hugs.

I dreamt I was to go grocery shopping, but when I entered the store instead of food there were great works of art, mostly paintings, everywhere. A few sculptures displayed. Some where pieces I've seen in various museums, some were art works I've seen in books or online. The dream was absolutely incredible.

Another night of getting up at 2:30. I thought I was going to wake up at 11:30 but luckily I got back to sleep after a melatonin. I know I had a lot of caffeine yesterday. At least I went to bed at 7 last night so I got a decent amount sleep. Only Monday and Wednesday nights were good nights for sleep this week. The others were awful and that was just this week.

up all night!

What do you do when you simply can't sleep???

I read books in a night or watch favorite tv show or movie(s)

I wonder why they don't prescribe seroquel or something sedating. Maybe they do They prescribed that to me. I had to come off it. I doubt if I will sleep tonight

My pdoc has me on 1.5mg of lorazepam and some 200mg of gabapentin to use at night to help me sleep. Lately it hasn't quite cut it. Need to chase it with Zzzquil. That helps a lot but I wish there were something better. This seroquel dosage makes me want to ask my doc about it. Any side effects?

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Originally Posted by Jmayfair My pdoc has me on 1.5mg of lorazepam and some 200mg of gabapentin to use at night to help me sleep. Lately it hasn't quite cut it. Need to chase it with Zzzquil. That helps a lot but I wish there were something better. This seroquel dosage makes me want to ask my doc about it. Any side effects?

I chase Seroquel (25mg) with ZzzQuil, too. There used to be something called Simply Sleep, little blue tablets, that were the best OTC sleep med I've veer found. Then the stuff stopped being sold here - but I've noticed that Amazon sells it.

Side effects of Seroquel, do you mean? Well, dosage for sleep is always very low, between 12.5 and 50mgs. For me, Seroquel has caused major weight gain even at a low dose. Seroquel is notorious for causing weight gain. The problem is, it really does induce sleep.

Besides weight gain, Seroquel is like any antipsychotic, with the same side effects.

I woke up half awake at 11:40. I quickly tried going back to sleep. No luck. It seems I always wake up either at 11:40 or 2:30. Even if I get to bed at 8. But this is happening basically every night now. And I am legitimately concerned for my physical health. My mental health seems to be ok now.

I haven't had a decent night's sleep in several months. This is driving me batty. Its the stress of moving.. it's the job, I just want peace. Cant remember the last time I had any pleasant dream. I hope I'll catch up soon. I feel so physically sick too. Whine.

up all night!

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Originally Posted by raging vortex up all night!

Are you able to sleep during the day at all? I feel so bad for you.

No ZzzQuil, no sleep. Seroquil alone isn't doing it. Torture to fall into a sort-of sleep for 5 minutes, then awaken. Same thing over and over. Finally giving up and taking ZzzQuil.

I fell asleep at 6:30. I woke up at 2:30. I didn’t take any melatonin or anything. I feel like I’m going to throw up though so I’m glad I cancelled my appointment.

up all night!

He let me sleep til 6. Yay!!!!