Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.
You handle not sleeping very well, bywena. I can't sleep tonight because I was so sleepy in the morning I had 1/2 cup of coffee at 11 AM and I never have coffee or caffeine. The half-life is 3 to 5 hours so there is still caffeine in my system… Enough to keep me awake. I'm having a lot of difficulty sleeping at night that's why I took the caffeine/coffee. I have physical disabilities so I can't do arts and crafts or anything else during the night except go online or read online. I gather bipolar patients shouldn't consume caffeine?? If we are already prone to hypomania or mania……
I have bipolar illness with OCD and limit myself to 2 SMALL coffees in the a.m. if I want to sleep well at night. I cannot take a nap during the day either. Am 68 years young
Don't remember what the literature says about bipolar and caffeine. Am wondering why you had caffeine on the day you mentioned. Was it because you were sleepy?
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