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it well over 24 hours since I have had any sleep.
My problem is that I can't tell what is causing my insomnia. I have to simultanious problems going on and I can't figure out if one or both of those is the cause of it.
One I would like to say that I was taking ambien to sleep off and on. But the last time I took the ambien I felt that it was screwing me up more than helping me as I was not taking it in a way that would be helpful to correct the problem I was trying to correct by taking it. It's a catch 22 because if I take it just to get to sleep but I need to sleep at night. How ever since I am sleeping during the day I am reluctant to take it at night fall since I had already slept during the day, and who wants to go back to sleep after sleeping? Maybe that doesn't make sense.
Any how as a result I have stopped taking it and now I cant sleep during the day or night. Making me think that I am now already dependent on it just to be able to sleep.
How ever my hormones have a great deal of interference with how medications effect me. Usually they do not effect me at all during this time. If you can read between the lines there. Basically this hormonal condition has been going on over a time period that is much longer than nature usually supplies it with no signs of stopping. While I know I need to go to the doctor to address this I can't right away as it is sunday and the doctor is not in until monday. Leaving me with a little problem here.
So is it the hormones that are crippling my sleep or the ambiem or the combination of both?
any thing helpful at this point would be appreciated.
My problem is that I can't tell what is causing my insomnia. I have to simultanious problems going on and I can't figure out if one or both of those is the cause of it.
One I would like to say that I was taking ambien to sleep off and on. But the last time I took the ambien I felt that it was screwing me up more than helping me as I was not taking it in a way that would be helpful to correct the problem I was trying to correct by taking it. It's a catch 22 because if I take it just to get to sleep but I need to sleep at night. How ever since I am sleeping during the day I am reluctant to take it at night fall since I had already slept during the day, and who wants to go back to sleep after sleeping? Maybe that doesn't make sense.
Any how as a result I have stopped taking it and now I cant sleep during the day or night. Making me think that I am now already dependent on it just to be able to sleep.
How ever my hormones have a great deal of interference with how medications effect me. Usually they do not effect me at all during this time. If you can read between the lines there. Basically this hormonal condition has been going on over a time period that is much longer than nature usually supplies it with no signs of stopping. While I know I need to go to the doctor to address this I can't right away as it is sunday and the doctor is not in until monday. Leaving me with a little problem here.
So is it the hormones that are crippling my sleep or the ambiem or the combination of both?
any thing helpful at this point would be appreciated.
If it were "just" the ambien, you should be able to re-learn a pattern of relaxing and start going to sleep naturally after a few nights.
But alas, we are also bipolar, which interferes with sleep; and yes, hormones can do it, too.
I have to be careful not to take a nap during the day myself, if I have been at home (as in, not working) and did things that made me tired; then I don't want to go to sleep at night, either. :/ And a pattern gets started.
Do your best, doorknob. I hope you can get Some rest until you can talk with your doctor about it, though.
...darn! This was not a "helpful" comment - just me, babbling away! Hmmm. Maybe I can write you a nice lullaby during the day today.
*hugs*, anyway. :)
my sleeping pattern is also all of, I sleep from 2/3 in the morning till 11 every day it is now in a pattern but it is off kilter
Rest assured I will not being taking a nap during the day today as I hope eventually if I do not sleep over a long enough period of time and I'm lucky enough my body will finally give out during the night instead of during the day.
And I'm not sure this is effected by the bi polar as this is an ongoing problem that has not gone away for years it never stops. One that I am fight to change yet have not been successful at it
Also at this point I may not be depent on the ambien after all when I think of how these hormones interfere with how all my meds are working.
Please be careful, take it easy and try to stay up till bedtime, then take your ambien. Naps are the devil.
*hugs*