Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
Does anyone fight going to sleep with bipolar. I go to bed at one,, have anxiety attaack, take my med for thatwake up 4 hours later, have a cig or 2 , make coffee. I am tired but fight going to sleep. I know .I am tired but dont want to go back to sleep. I knowI'm drwaming but wake right up like I got to move. I start doing things around the hose. I make the beds have more coffee, have more cig and am tired but dont go to sleep. Why am I doing this? I feel like I got to keep moving to NOT go to sleep. Everything hurts. My left hip, my teeth, which ate coming in a couple of days, my shoulder blades. I have the ichies all over. I need to take a sowrr , then back to house work to fight the sleep. I know I come here to ds an ramble on but , I need to talk to someone who goes through this. Cant go to doc till 18th. Oh god!
You might try dropping the cigs in the early a.m. if you can, that is a stimulant that will make it harder to sleep. And if you feel you must have coffee, maybe try decaf?
Another option if you feel you really must do something after only 4 hours of sleep -- try in-bed relaxation methods. There are many ways to do this. But it might just help you feel drowsy, and then more refreshing sleep will come.
Keep us posted on what your doc says.