[WastingAsparagus]

Originally Posted by Desoxyn

Almost 3am.

When I was 16, I didn't sleep. I only slept for maybe 5 hours a night for a year. Then I was put on risperidone 2mg and started sleeping 18 hours a day.

I was put on a stimulant for this reason but also for ADHD-PI (Undiagnosed as a kid because in the country I live in, no one believes that ADHD exists).

After my bad psychedelic trip, I couldn't sleep at night and would lie in bed with episodic fits of laughter for 2-3 hours before I'd finally fall asleep - So I was put on 100mg of Seroquel which worked for about 3 years - Although I would still sleep about 12-14 hours a night. The Seroquel was then decreased to 50mg which allowed me to sleep 12 hours a night.

I then started getting heart palpitations for about a year (Which I dealt with by putting a pillow under my arm before I fell asleep). The palpitations got worse so I switched to Remeron which was even worse for palpitations - So I stopped both and was put on 7.5mg of zopiclone - I haven't had one palpitation since I was put on zopiclone.

I then started sleeping every night from 12am-12pm. I was told to set an alarm which made it even better because I would then sleep from 12-2am by taking zopiclone to 10-10:30am, taking Vyvanse, going back to sleep and waking up half an hour later.

I started taking 0.5mg of Xanax every evening to relax (I originally bought it so my doctor didn't have to give me Ativan refills for my dissociative psychedelic flashback panic attacks). The panic attacks are gone now but I was dependent on low dose Xanax - So my doctor prescribed Valium to taper.

For the past 1-2 weeks, I've been staying up all night and sleeping in to about 12pm-2pm - I was prescribed 5x 15mg Restoril in case I couldn't sleep.

It's been a mess. I have 3x Restoril left. I didn't take one last night but went to bed at around 5am with psychosis before taking one zopiclone and an Zyprexa.

I plan on going to bed at around 4am tonight with a zopiclone and an Zyprexa. If that doesn't work, I'll take a Restoril - Then, most importantly, I'll wake up at around 11am either way so I can sleep earlier tomorrow night.

The only thing wrong with my sleep is that I can't START (Go to) sleep and I can't FINNISH (Wake up) sleep - So I stay asleep and always have a very good sleep when I'm sleeping - I don't wake up in the middle of the night.

Hey Desoxyn, sorry you're having so much trouble with sleep. Have you ever tried napping during the middle of the day to try to mitigate some of the effects of lack of sleep? I'm not saying you're having effects from lack of sleep. But I know that when I sleep a decent amount every night, I feel substantially better in mood. Maybe set a timer for a 30-45 minute nap in the middle of the day and see if that helps... Also, have you tried any guided relaxation or meditation exercises before sleep? Have you tried taking a hot shower before bed? Some of those things may help.