stable not balanced Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Hi! I am posting here because it seems obvious that the sleep disorder section people have not returned to normal. I am talking using meds and then becoming regulated and going off of them, using cds/teas/meditation, using nothing. I asked my pdoc if sleep was always going to be a problem for bpers and she said yes. I don't know if I am ready to resign to this fact or not, so I would love to hear that someone, anyone sleeps on a regular schedule without meds (or used them to get that way.) Thank you in advance for you advice! Kathryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Well, both seroquel and remeron worked for me (seroquel is the best for me), so I think with meds there is hope. I never, ever slept normally since childhood. Only in the past few years, with meds have I slept more than 4 hours in a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit37 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 What are you talking about when you say "normal"? Too much sleep or not enough? I'm finally down to about 7-8 hours a night, I was sleeping 12-14 in a 24 hr period. To me, that sounds normal again! I've always been an extremely light sleeper, so the meds have actually helped me obtain a very sound sleep, but full cycles, not just a heavy drugged sleep. Do have trouble waking up, unusual for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 For me by "normal" I mean getting enough. I forgot some people may actually get too much sleep. I can't imagine. I love that on a saturday now with seroquel I can be one of those people who sleeps in past noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 http://www.elibay.com/ I have done the Let Go cd and Sleep. I love them, especially the empowered breathing (in Let Go). It is a skill that once acquired is extremely useful for becoming mindfully aware of tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I've tried relaxation therapy (same type of thing). I think it only works if you aren't "that" crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stable not balanced Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 i guess i am talking about when you have insomnia, sleep late or keep waking up in the middle of the night. is this something you will have a problem with and need meds for for the rest of your life or is it something that will normalize (sleep 7-8 hrs straight)? thanks for your responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I've never slept well without meds. My first night on sedating meds I was telling dh my eyes hurt and kept rubbing them. He's like "You're tired!" DUH! Never felt tired in my life before that. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsloony Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 first- i'd ask- did you ever have "normal" sleep? i think if someone had normal sleep prior to MI onset , then if treatment goes well they might- go back to that. but unfortunately we learn that most MIs have some serious impact on sleep- accepting that may be part of ccoming to terms with having a MI wish i could be more optimistic for you. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrkkyhammas Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 with sleep meds, i sleep 13+ hours a night. that is unacceptable. without them, i sometimes go days without sleep even when i'm not manic. that is slightly more acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon-A-TiK Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I'm good at making myself sleep, either through meditation or with relaxation CDs. I also use incense and lavender oil and soothing baths. I try everything to avoid taking anything. None of my meds, except Klonopin, will make me tired. I take some Klonopin before I go to bed sometimes if I need to, but overall I try to not do it. I sleep between 6-8 hours a night. I can't sleep more than 8 and if I get less than 6 I can still function, but am not as bright. I'd say my sleep is normal in mixed states. In depression I sleep more, usually because they add Seroquel or another atypical that knocks me on my ass. In mania I do not sleep, obviously, until they give me an atypical, which knocks me on my ass and out of a mania. The first time I had a Zyprexa shot I felt the drug go through my veins and the mania dissolved. It was weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc1701 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Heya, I never slept through the night, once, til I got dx'd BP and tx'd Lamictal. Now I find that the often-recommended sleep-hygeine stuff works. Never did before. --ncc-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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