Sometimes when I'm depressed I want to sleep all the time, and sometimes I don't sleep at all. Perhaps it's hormones, perhaps not, but it does happen during some depressions.

I'm definitely more lethargic when in a depression however I don't always sleep well... In fact I seldom do... Sometimes I just close my eyes and rest... I hope you can get some sleep soon...Big hug...x

I definitely understand the just closing your eyes and resting thing. That's all I've managed the past few nights.

I would be careful of your caffeine and sugar intake close to bedtime... Some people find that taking a Benadryl can help settle to sleep

Thanks Suncloud :) My pdoc told me he thinks the depakote I'm starting soon might make me drowsy. I'm currently weening off a migraine med then starting it. I'm sure me weening off a med the past few days hasn't helped matters.

I appreciate the advice and kind words.

I am the same way, Redsgal. I hope you get some Sleep soon :/



(@ SunCLoud: but I LIKE caffeine when I'm manic!! *whine*) (But not sugar; no, I only take shots of sugar when I am on my way to the pdoc)

I'm sorry you're in the dumps. Benedryl is a good choice! My doc recommends it for every once in awhile when I can't sleep. Like now. I'm not depressed, I'm just up at 3am, 4am, 5am ....When I'm depressed, I don't leave the bed for days - I don't really sleep deeply but rest and cry. I fall asleep for a while and then I'm awake again, sad.

About a year ago, my family & I went through an awful trauma. It's life changing & never ending. This was so upsetting, to me, I took to bed for 9 months. I gave up life. I got up at about 4:30 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Force something in my stomach, fed & water my pets, clean up after them, & type a letter to another depressed friend. Then it was right back to bed, because I didn't want to live. I barely slept, but stay in bed anyway. I would pray by the hour. I might fall to sleep at around 4:00 A.M. until about 7:30 P.M. The rest of that time was spent on praying & thinking. Sleep didn't like me too much. Believe or not, a friend talked me into giving Facebook another try, to her pictures. For her I did. This really helped me, all that commenting & jokes. Giving me a little more life. Now, I barely sleep up all, so I go to bed around midnight to 6:00 A.M, until maybe, if I'm lucky 10:00 A.M. i haven't been sleeping good, for, at least a year. Sleeping pills don't work for me. Don't know about sleep much anymore.

This is for redsqul21: Watch out for Depakote. I was on it & went off it cold turkey, of course, against my doctor's wishes. It made me go up to 212 pounds. It took me years to lose all that weight. Now, I won't go on any fat pill, as I call them. As for migraines, if it's due to stress, you need to do something peaceful, like go for a walk, in the park or take a nice long drive to somewhere beautiful. Do you have a passion for anything at all? Stress can really play havoc on your body. Get into something you love to do. Being in a support group is a step in the right direction. If it's due to a health related illness, besides bi polar then once it's treated & cure, those awful migraines should go away.

Alot of times when I'm depressed I don't sleep well. I think it's bc I do so little when I am depressed and then I try to sleep and my body is not tired. Good Luck with your hysterectomy. I had a total one when I was 33. Hopefully you will get to at least keep an ovary to keep you from going into surgical menopause. Talk about no sleep!!