Once I take meds I go to sleep.These few weeks I have some motivation to go to work
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@Gtx1990 I have a lot of motivation but my capabilities are limited.
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Haha,having motivation is probably more important than capability.If you have capability but not motivation you cannot execute them,thatās my opinion though
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I can sleep late at night but whether I sleep late or early I struggle to wake up in morning for sunrise prayers. Then after I pray I go to sleep and I struggle to get up for breakfast - usually get up 10am. Poor hubby has to wait that long for breakfast! I get up in nightdress and throw on a robe. Dress usually only at noon coffee break. Iām a slow starter! 
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And thatās ok. At least youāre getting ready each day. Trust me, there are days I donāt even get out of my night shirt and robe. I hate those days especially if someone comes to the door. Iām sorry you struggle in the morning though. Do you think itās med related?
Yes. I think my meds have some influence on it. Donāt feel sleepy after I take them but I have no trouble with insomnia at all and struggle to wake up. And yes sometimes I also donāt bother to dress.
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now that i dont have an alarm to wake me up to take meds i just wake up and look at my phone to see what time it is than i go back to sleep
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Normally it is very hard for me to wake up yeahā¦I feel so incredibly drowsy like I didnāt sleep at all even if I got plenty of sleepā¦weirdly when I was on geodon that stopped and I woke up feeling like I didnāt need to sleep anymore
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Well I sleep very good sometimes and then hardly at all. I used to have a little ball of fur to wake me up many years ago. I would arise by the sound of a cat purring in my ear. I miss that cat but by Jove she was loud and talkative.
Your hubby still loves ya! If you can get a cat thatāll get u up
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@Hadeda I guess you and I are in the same boat. Do you have sza? Do you struggle with depressed mood? I do a lot of the time and it makes it hard to get ready for the day. I honestly just donāt care, I donāt even care if I shower. Maybe itās the negative symptoms of sz.
@sigarino thatās a good way to handle getting your meds on time. What happened to your alarm clock? My 16 year old son got mine.
@Anna that sucks that you have to deal with drowsiness. I wonder what about Geodon changed that for you. If you only could find that in a med that worked for you otherwise. Do you find that you are sensitive to med side effects more so than other people?
@ThePickinSkunk When are you gonna get a replacement for that purring alarm clock that you had? I would love to get a cat, but Iām allergic to the fur if Iām around it too much, plus I donāt like cat boxes.
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I only sleep pill-sleep. When i wake up my head is not working. I dont instantly remember what i did the night before. Abit of memory loss.
i dont have an alarm clock i just use my phone but when i ran out of meds i feel like i dont need an alarm to remind me to take nothing in the morning and i can just sleep in longer without it
Oh Iām sorry to hear that. Yeah I think that happens to a lot of people who take sleeping pills. Does your memory come back when you wake up?
When i wake up i try to remember last night and i cant. When i sit down and relax it suddenly hits me and i remember.
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Iām a sleeper, someone could smash my door open to rob me and I would wake up look and then fall back to sleep 
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I often joke that Iāll sleep through the rapture
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Well Iām not sure. I think Iām just gonna download a purring ringtone and then set it as an alarm at least then I can turn the alarm off. With meowzers not so easy. But thank you for asking and your nice reply.
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Yes apparently I am very sensitive to med side effects. But Iāve found that also means I tend to be more sensitive to lower doses of meds, so even quite low doses of meds can start showing positive effects in me. Double edged swordā¦
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Thatās actually really good and a really good thing for you to know. Iāve been thinking that maybe I could try less of the aps that Iām on. Maybe next spring Iāll talk to my pdoc about trying a lower dose just to see what happens.
Usually during psychotic episodes they will have you on a very high dose to stabilize you again and then a good doctor will help you slowly wean to a lower dose because the ultimate goal is to have a person stable on the lowest possible dose so they have less side effects.
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