Do you have trouble sleeping or anxiety?

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Have you tried the weighted blanket designed to help ? Seems to have good reviews.

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I have anxiety including when being around old friends, so much so that I don’t meet them atm. It’s just two of them. The anxiety stems from the trauma from psychosis aswell as the side effects of meds.

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I’m really sorry @anon90843118 maybe you could benefit from the weighted blanket too. I’m not advertising just wondering people’s experiences with it.

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I’ve never heard of the weighted blanket but just looked it up. It looks really cosy.
Might get it!
Thanks

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I have a weighted blanket. I tried one that was 12kgs, but I kept kicking it off at night because it was too heavy. I’m using a 7kg one now, and it works really well.
I find it relaxing.

Before I got it I would toss and turn all night, now I still toss and turn a bit, but not nearly as much.

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I have insomnia as well just started a trial of seroquel

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I would love to have a weighted blanket. I wonder if Walmart sell them.
Before anti psychotics I slept like once every 2 1/2 days. It was awful

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I sleep very little, which is not good because I work the graveyard shift on the weekends.

Will definitely look up the blanket and give it a try.

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I used to have a lot of trouble sleeping for years but these days it’s been ok. I hope you find a solution soon it really is no fun. The weighted blanket sounds like a good idea.

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I haven’t tried a weighted blanket. Since being on Abilify I sleep from 11pm to 2am every single frigging night. I want so bad to just sleep a normal amount and not have to figure out what to do with myself at 2 in the morning.

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