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.

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Staying up

Marilyanna
Marilyanna
I am depressed long time now. But I cant sleep until I take 20 mg of abien at about 7PM. Then it takes 2-3 hours to kick in. I cant sleep. catnap or doze during the day.

If i dont taken the ambien I am awake for as long as i dont take it then will crash about the 4th day.

Any one else who is NOT manic have these feelings?
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes. I have been the same way lately
deleted_user
deleted_user
i have had problems sleeping when very depressed. had zopiclone to take but it ended up turning me loopy.

it went on for weeks.

in the end it just stopped.

i think i got drunk.

i wasnt manic though.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have been that week all week. Depressed and unable to even move, but not able to sleep and not manic. I would welcome a manic episode at this point.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I take 2mg klonopin to sleep. Otherwise it would not happen. Ambien and a hammer to my head might put me to sleep. This is all the time, very depressed, raging, or anywhere in between. Now that I am on lamictal, I take that at bedtime. I don't have freaky nightmares since I've been on that.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It seems like I never sleep. I wake up all the time during the night. I lay in bed and try not to move, so my husband won't wake up. Sometimes I just can't stand it and just get up and go eat some carbs, drink some chamomile tea, get on the computer. Anything to get me sleepy again. The only time I sleep better is with meds, and they cause my congestive heart failure to act up. So, I try not to take anything and sleep during the day if I need to.
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