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...

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notnice
notnice
ive been bipolar for as long as i can remember and insomnia seems to go with that.
anyone else suffer the same thing?
how do you deal with it? as it is i cant get my sleep schedule straight for nothing. been up all night and so tired but cant sleep....
deleted_user
deleted_user
I take Tamazepam for sleep. It works great without all of the crazy side effects like Lunestra may have. Just make sure you take it when you can get at least 7 or 8 hours of sleep, or you may feel a bit of a sleep hangover when you wake up.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi not nice, Ive been bipolar for all my life too and I used to struggle getting sleep till I was put on Seroquel. Its an anti psychcotic used for anxiety etc. I sleep like a baby on the stuff and so does my mum and sister now too.
Its not addictive and you cant overdose on it too. it has little side effects and you get 12 hrs sleep easy.
Having iut for the first time is like having a huge slice of mull cake lol so funny.
So ask your dr for it and give it a try. you wont go back I spinky swear that one :)
Vent
Vent
My chronic insomnia has caused all kinds of psychiatric problems for me. I've been diagnosed bipolar. I take psych meds which don't seem to help much anymore with my insomnia. Psych meds used to put me out but not anymore. They work for most people when it comes to sleep so it's likely you might find relief from psych meds. Good luck
DivineSilence
DivineSilence
Same here. Bipolar 1 = screwed up sleep. Last night was my 3rd all nighter this week. Last night I was up at 4am buying crap online..... unfortunately I am not the least bit tired. I have Lunesta but I HATE sleeping pills. Last time I took one I slept through the smoke alarm (my son and his friends making pancakes at midnight.....). I use my clonazepam but am up to 4mgs necessary to sleep. I had Tamazepam in the hospital and it didn't even phase me. Seroquel and me don't mix. If you need an anti psychotic I suggest Saphris. Best sleep I have had in my whole life for 2 straight years. Not forced sleep like Ambien, just a nice natural sleep that left me actually feeling rested. I'm on Latuda now but if I have to change again I'll insist on Saphris.

Right now I am just dealing by taking advantage of it. I was deeply depressed for a year and my house is a serious pig sty. So I'm cleaning. Also going into foreclosure so I am sorting 10 years worth of stuff. I hope I get a substantial amount done before Monday when the Pdoc will surely give me something that will make me sleep.