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.
I got four whole hours of sleep last night. i feel like a new person! sleep deprivation is ignored too much.
Pad123
I sometimes go days with out sleep and know it can make you crazy. I got zopiclone from the doctor and they really help. Hope ur feeling better x
SunCloudJD
Yay...… I'm so glad that you've started to sleep again..... It makes a massive difference.... Big hug......xo
Maui1992
That is so great that you're starting to sleep again. My medical marijuana helps me sleep, but I am slowly reducing it. I went from 2.3 mL of 18% THC oil to 2.2 mL a few days ago. It takes me longer to fall asleep and I wake up one hour earlier than usual. My husband and I are early to bed and early to rise. We usually get up around 5 AM. I usually wake up at 4 AM and often cannot fall back to sleep. But since the reduction in medical marijuana, I now wake up at 3 AM and cannot fall back to sleep. I feel quite awake. Such a small decrease, but it affected me. When I went off cold turkey in 2014 to go to Hawaii, I had complete insomnia for a long time. I will go slowly because some also slowly going off to other medications. I alternate. Best wishes for future sleep, Irish writer…
Sunshinegirl0228
Wow I’d be so wired from sleep deprivation! I can’t imagine not sleeping my 9 hours a night. Hope you get more sleep tonight
MoobbusT
All I can do is wish you lots of sweet dreams :-D
irishwriter
that four hours led to a comletely sleepless next night. two hours tonight and i'm done again! four hours straight keeps me going for days!
colin-wolin
I was just in the Orbit research study from the University of Swinburne, and they tried to really drive home the need for 8 to 8-1/2 hours of sleep a night, no more and no less. I’m not 100% there, but I’m trying. Too little sleep can be caused by and also encourage hypomania, and too much is related to depression. So in their view, too little or too much should be a warning sign that you might need to make some temporary adjustments.
irishwriter
i have made all the adjustions possible and the sleep deprivation is causing myriad problems. Physical pain just keeps waking me.
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Good Tuesday everyone!!I hope that it will be a good dayI just put bird food, nuts and fresh water out for the birds and squirrelsI have a pdoc appt at 1 and plan a few chores after thatEnjoy the day!!...xo
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Life has been really hard this past year. I'm really feeling down and alone. I can't talk to my family about my depression and anxiety their not very understanding about it. It's really hitting me since my mother passed a few months ago, plus stress from having to eventually move. Also having my niece coming around who suffers bipolar and refuses to take medication for it. Its been...