I have found taking a nap or two during the day might be effective.
How do you peeps feel about naps?
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Often if things are too much I will nap. Usually I feel better when I wake up
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I can’t nap because Olanzapine destroyed my brain and made it impossible.
I take clonazepam at night before bed to sleep and that’s all I sleep.
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I take 1 hour naps during the day occasionally. It helps to reset things for me.
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I like naps. I also like that if I cant sleep in the night I know that I can always nap in the day.
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I can’t nap because if I do, I can’t sleep at night and I end up even more tired.
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I think power naps are amazing but don’t sleep more than fifteen minutes or it throws off your sleep rhythm.
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I have been taking one to two hour naps lately and they help reset my brain.
I just got my schizoaffective diagnosis changed from depressive to bipolar type at the end of March, and can only increase my Lamictal by 50 mg every two weeks. Am at 250 with a target dose of 400. Started at 100 I had already been on. It’s taking forever! Still pretty symptomatic a lot, so make myself sleep to escape my own head.
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Napping: Do's and don'ts for healthy adults - Mayo Clinic.
I try not to nap if I can avoid it.
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If I don’t take caffeine pills, I usually end up with at least one nap during the day.
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I hate naps. The majority of people seem to love them. But I hate having a chunk of my day “wasted”. And if I’ve already gotten ready for the day, a nap would mess up my hair and makeup. And if I’m wearing contacts, I’d have to go through the trouble of removing them, cleaning them, and putting them back in the contact lens case.
I just think it’s not worth all the trouble.
But I’m glad that naps are helping you out. Most people seem to love naps.
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You could learn to sleep standing up. Then it won’t ruin anything……lol
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Naps make me more tired & groggy. I find 7 to 8 hours sleep (at night) works best for me.
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Love naps 15151515
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Yea naps make me feel better. I still manage to sleep at night too.
But yea too much napping doesn’t help.
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I lie down for a while in afternoon but I don’t actually fall asleep I only sleep at night
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I can’t sleep during the day unless i’m really tired.
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Yea. I get drowsy at times. That’s the thing.
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I wake up with a bad headache whenever i take a nap
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If i nap its usually 2 to 5 hours. 
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