Hey tats

It's really about the right mix. I skipped my seroquel two days ago and I am manic as a result. I'm back on, but still can't get to sleep yet, but getting tired. If you find the right mix and diligently stick with it you'll be fine. For me this is the first major event in about 2 years. I think you will be fine , it does get better.. J

Petra

Sure tell your pdoc. I do sometimes and don't other times. Depends on my mood. When I am high I don't want to talk about down things, when I am low I go all out and share. Not smart on my part.

Wait until it get's to 4am, when the temperature changes and you catch a second wind.

I think you should share this with your pdoc.

Maybe you should try laying down instead of staying up and doing things. After you take your meds...say 1-2 hours later, lay down and try to sleep.

I just find that I can shake the sleepiness if I get moving too much, and you don't really want to do that. Talk to the pdoc if that doesn't work. Good luck!

It could be that you are on the right mix of meds but you're just having a high while on them drugs tend not to stop our highs and lows completely, but you should tell your Dr anyway.

Try sticking to your routines for going to bed, even if it means you read a book and have the radio on low in the background try not to get up. Have you tried using an S.A.D. lamp that gives a gentle sunset to help fool the body into going to sleep, maybe when your body is buzzing you need a 2nd sunset later on.

good ideas vicky and hanna. i was having a problem staying asleep last week, up from 2am or so and staying up. now, i go to sleep at about 9pm wake about 4am for an hour, go back to sleep til 7ish, feel much better and haven't needed a nap for a few days. how long has this been going on?

1am?

that's pretty early probably by lots of people's standards here

sounds to me like you've got quite a good sleeping pattern, relatively speaking :)


Some people here go days without sleep (including me) - 1am being late would be a joy lol