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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Just wanted to know if my fellow Bp buddies wake up soakin wet! Sometimes even though i have a good day i will sometimes have what i think is a panic attack in my sleep and maybe sometimes a little rage and i wake up shakeing and sweating like a pig, I take lexapro ..lamictal and trazodone. I know i wont stop takeing these meds because they help me but i think i need a method of relaxation before i lay down ..Anyone have advice ..you guys without knowing have helped me so much .I dont post very much because im alittle shy but i am always in this community and think you are the most kind and understanding people.So God bless you all and thank you
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I stick to a routine. And I do a little deep breathing before I lay down. When I start my routine at night, my body realizes that it's time to start slowing down and getting ready for bed. It doesn't help every night, but it helps enough that I keep doing it. Also, don't drink caffeine to close to bedtime. Yoga is a great way to relax and meditation as well.
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It happens to me when I am really stressing out and doing constant worrying. But I am acting this way because of the times I had been bad with my medicine. Maybe your medicine needs a little tweaking.
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could be from your medication. when i was on trazedone that happened to me in the beginning. also happens with my seroquel when i up it . happened to me last night . i wake up and my tshirt is wet from sweat. it should pass if it is from meds. good luck.. hope it passes.
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Lexapro did it for me..I would be sitting on the couch doing nothing and just start sweating like crazy. It didnt matter day or night. I thought at first I was in the early stages of menopause..The doc took me off the lexapro and it stopped...
starfish
starfish
Trazodone is usually taken at night, because it usually makes you drowzy. Sweating and nightmares are possible side effects of it.

You can look up info on your drugs at www.weMD.com or www.drugs.com and see if your other drugs have any side effects that could contribute to the problem. If so, you might be able to take those in the morning, and the traz at night. Check with your dr.
GracieLooWho
GracieLooWho
during the time this was happening to me I was doing two things that, now that I don't do, I don't have the problem you are describing... your guess is as good as mine... 1-I was taking lexapro; 2-I was living with a horrible guy giving me nightmares. hmmmm
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sometimes I wake up in a puddle on my pillow..... I'm a regular furnace at night. Women love me in the winter, and hate me in the summer
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thsnk you for all the replys ..i think it must be the lexapro..thank you i feel better now ..i thought i was some wierd bipolar issue..since things just keep poppin up and driving me crazier..love ya'll!
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