IcePrincess88 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 How many hours a night do you sleep? I'm curious how much normal people sleep. I sleep about 12 hours a night. I actually get in about 14 hours if you add in my nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaawal Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 It ranges from 2 hours to 16 hours most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Between 9 and 12 hours unless I'm taking Elavil then it can easily be 15 hours with a hangover. Remeron wants me to sleep 11-12 hours, but Abilify wants me up with no more than 9 hours. I'd like to get back to 7 to 8 hours eventually, but I think for that I'd have to give up the Remeron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeremonyNewOrder Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 At least 12 hours due to the sedation of Clozapine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I sleep in chunks of sleep, ranging from 1 hour to 5-6 hours at a time. And during the night I get 2-3 chunks at a time, with being awake in between each one. So the total varies every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterflykisses Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 10-11 hours. I can't get less than this or I can barely function. I used to need 13 hours. I am on Seroquel IR so that helps me fall asleep and stay asleep. Surprisingly enough, I don't wake up with a hangover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh Gaben Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I'm in bed for around 11 hours, but wake up constantly throughout the night and it takes me a while to get back to sleep. Figuring that in I wouldn't like to hazard a guess on how much sleep I actually get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I usually get 6-8 hours, on work nights and on the weekend sometimes the occasional 9. This is even when I am *manic* as well. Except for the 1st night during a manic episode, I usually don't have a problem sleeping which stumps my medical staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Sleep has historically been kind of an issue for me. My sleep patterns have morphed a lot over the years, as well. For the past six months or so, I've been in a distinct pattern: sleep 3-5 hours out of every 15, for about two weeks; then crash hard, and for two days, spend 12+ hours asleep. I can force it with caffeine pills (neither diphenhydramine nor doxylamine sedates me), but it never stays forced. As soon as I quit taking pills, I'm right back here. I seem to get enough sleep, in that I'm not dragging all the time and my mood stays more or less stable, but it's a weird place to be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopelessly Broken Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I have 2 types of sleeping. And the bulk of it changes from night to day regularly. The bulk is usually 11 hours. Then 2-3 naps of about 2.5 hours. I despise it and take ridiculous amounts of caffeine pills to try and reduce it. Mostly, it does not work. Very rarely I will have insomnia, but that is usually not because of caffeine (yes, I have tested it) but my nightmares. Even then I will make up for it on the opposite schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincess88 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 So nice to hear your responses! I thought I was the only person that slept a ridiculous amount of time and still had to take an even more ridiculous amount of caffeine to stay awake and function. I'm literally constantly drinking coffee or Pepsi Max (has more caffeine than Mountain Dew). I even drink coffee at night. I occasionally take caffeine pills but they make me really jittery, my hands start shaking and everything. I suspect our meds have a lot to do with our sleep issues. 1 hour ago, Hopelessly Broken said: I have 2 types of sleeping. And the bulk of it changes from night to day regularly. The bulk is usually 11 hours. Then 2-3 naps of about 2.5 hours. I despise it and take ridiculous amounts of caffeine pills to try and reduce it. Mostly, it does not work. Very rarely I will have insomnia, but that is usually not because of caffeine (yes, I have tested it) but my nightmares. Even then I will make up for it on the opposite schedule. That's so odd. I consume A LOT of caffeine and surprisingly it doesn't affect my sleep either. It's like I need crazy amounts of caffeine just to function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopelessly Broken Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I get peripheral effects from it though, which can lead to somatic symptoms if I'm not careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 7 hours seems what my body wants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlossong Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I get 8-9 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poem Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 0 hours - 16 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintalto Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I go to bed at 11-11:30pm and get 9 hours. It's actually a huge issue for me and I have no trouble sleeping but waking up is bad. I'm not sure how much I'd naturally sleep because my husband tries to get me up at the same time every day (8am). Any earlier than that and I can't walk or talk very well, I get terribly nauseous, and can only keep my eye lids open with great effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heilmania Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I get five hours of sleep, one-two hours awake, then 2-3 more hours of sleep. It's been like that for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeAChillPill Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 2-7 hours at night but I take some pretty long cat naps to make up for the nights I only get minimal sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 8 hours ago, heilmania said: I get five hours of sleep, one-two hours awake, then 2-3 more hours of sleep. It's been like that for months. Same thing with me ... but with a nap sometime in the day. I wish though I could sleep the entire night though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 4 hours ago, empty inside said: about 5-6 with medication and around 2-3 without medication (on average) and i don't nap, i just cannot get to sleep during the day and i'm worried that if i start napping i'll have even more problems sleeping at night. FWIW, Because I don't sleep a full night, I have to sleep during the day (with a few exceptions). I have tried not sleeping through the day on purpose, but doing that actually makes it worse for me to sleep at night because my head feels so wound up. Maybe you can try taking a nap during the day (or resting in a dark room with no sound)? Maybe if you try that for 2 or 3 days you would have a good idea of whether taking a nap or resting would help you sleep better at night. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micho Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Sometimes very broken sleep from nightmares. But often 12 or more hours when I'm feeling low. I just feel like I can't get up and waste so many days sleeping until the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancesintherain Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) On a good night, somewhere around 9-11 hours, though disrupted. On a bad night, anything's your guess. Edited December 12, 2016 by dancesintherain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRedhead Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 With meds, sleep about 6-8 hours consistently.....Before meds, my sleep time was only about 2-3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincess88 Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 I honestly don't see how people can make it through the day without a nap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heilmania Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 On 12/11/2016 at 3:39 AM, melissaw72 said: Same thing with me ... but with a nap sometime in the day. I wish though I could sleep the entire night though. I've totally been known to take a 30-minute cat nap during my lunch break at work. It's awful, I need something that will keep me up. Even my Adderall doesn't do it these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaawal Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, heilmania said: I've totally been known to take a 30-minute cat nap during my lunch break at work. It's awful, I need something that will keep me up. Even my Adderall doesn't do it these days! Ha! I took a nap today at work. I leaned back on my chair and fell asleep. Unfortunately my coworker woke me up when she knocked on my door. There have been times when I don't sleep at night so instead I show up early and sleep for a few hours in the late morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heilmania Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 1 minute ago, iaawal said: Ha! I took a nap today at work. I leaned back on my chair and fell asleep. Unfortunately my coworker woke me up when she knocked on my door. There have been times when I don't sleep at night so instead I show up early and sleep for a few hours in the late morning. The shit we do to get some damn rest. I am at the point where I can easily fall asleep anywhere, any weird position. It's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 1 hour ago, heilmania said: I've totally been known to take a 30-minute cat nap during my lunch break at work. It's awful, I need something that will keep me up. Even my Adderall doesn't do it these days! My naps usually are about an hour long, like almost to the minute. That amount of time helps me get through the day. Sometimes I've needed up to 3 of those naps/day. Not much, but sometimes I just can't make it through the day with only one nap, like when I am in a severe depression or physically exhausted or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivingbp Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) Ideally, eight. Edited October 4, 2017 by survivingbp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincess88 Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 I feel like I didn't properly nap if I don't sleep at least 2 1/2 hours. Ideally, I'd prefer 3-4 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaawal Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 1 hour ago, IcePrincess88 said: I feel like I didn't properly nap if I don't sleep at least 2 1/2 hours. Ideally, I'd prefer 3-4 hours. Same here! I worked from home today (thank god for -5 degree weather - no one showed up) and I took a 3 hour nap after the phone meeting we had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aura Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Euthymic I need 9-10 hours with Modafinil... huge improvement from 12-13 hours before starting it. When manic it's more like 4-6 hours, and when depressed it can get up to 20 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash19 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 On meds I get about 10 hours on average, without meds it can range from no sleep at all to 3 hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterTidings Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 About 9-12hours seems like what our body 'wants'. When we give it less than that we usually do awfully. But often we'll stay up all night, either due to nerves/adrenaline/stress or to simply 'cycle it back round' to 9pm-10pm ish, but that usually only lasts a day or two before it does whatever it wants. Whisper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nervousbat Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) --- Edited May 9, 2017 by nervousbat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincess88 Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 Without Trazadone, or something equally as sedating, I can not sleep at all. There was nights that I let my meds lapse, and didn't have anything to take; and I literally laid in my bed with my eyes closed THE ENTIRE NIGHT and never fell asleep. I guess I have to have my brain shut down with meds to be able to sleep or I'll just lay there all night with my mind going 100 miles an hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadisticWolf Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I sleep for 5 - 12 hours and I don't know why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domovoi Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 10-11 hours, and this was before I was ever on psychiatric medication. when i get very sick i sleep up to 20 hours. i currently need to take vyvanse or some other ADHD stimulant. i used to be on modafinil but my insurance stopped covering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Jim Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I get 6-7 hours depending on what drug combo I'm taking. When I luck out and sleep for 8 hours, I feel great. Less than that, and I'm sluggish if functional. My real problem now is that I just got an APAP machine, and the mask tends to keep me awake. Still working on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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