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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.

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Sigh..

kaylab
kaylab

good morning.. 


I haven't been sleeping well these past few weeks since my meds changed.. not sure why not.. 


I also just finished paying off my fall tuition for school, I'm now broke, my bills are all paid, but I legit have $50 to my name until the 29th.. I have money in savings, but I didn't wanna take away from my spring semester tuition.


the good news is that my fiancé booked us a trip for the first week of November, which is a good thing because I was about to snap at work and not in a good way.


I haven't been to therapy in about a month, stuff has been way rough, I haven't even had a real session since July. It's all been intake paperwork. I'm over it. 


I stopped drinking so much caffeine and yet I'm still not getting enough sleep, any tips?


-kayla

Maui1992
Maui1992
You have a lot on your plate, Kayla. And a lot of stress. Perhaps that is adding to your sleep difficulties? The medication changes may explain your sleep problem, so hopefully, after the medication adjustments occur your sleep will return to normal. Perhaps it's the time of year? This time of year I get a bit more depressed which is currently causing me to sleep too much. But not getting enough sleep is worse.
What has helped me with sleeping is taking a deep breath and getting my body to go limp and being mindful of the present moment relaxing. I also sleep with "liquid mind" music from Alexa. I'm glad you have a vacation for November. That should help relieve your stress for a while at least. Best wishes Kayla
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
If you haven't been sleeping for several weeks on the new med it's maybe time to talk with your pdoc about it... That makes things stressful for sure....Melatonin really helps me and that's over the counter

It seems like the rest is covered even if you don't have extra.... Looking forward to a nice trip is awesome.... Big hug.....xo
passing4sane
passing4sane
I am attributing my sleep issues to not having fully adjusted to the med change yet. Maybe we are in the same boat. :)
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