I used to just be sleepy during the day but then I’d “wake up” at night and do all my fun things then. Well now I am sleepy even at night too. So I am never awake and never have the energy to do anything, it’s like my brain is in a fog 24/7. I am so scared and confused and do not understand what is happening to me.
I basically just drift in and out of sleep throughout the day and night. Sleep, awake for a couple hours in the day, sleep, awake for a couple hours in the night…I wonder if the medication is making it worse? I don’t know…
I am sleeping 17-19 hours a day
Well, sleeping enough is really important, especially when you have a mental illness, but your are sleeping way too much. Be sure to ask if it’s because of the medication. I don’t know what others are thinking about that.
I have a sleep disorder but it’s been especially bad lately. The thing is I haven’t noticed that I get sleepy after taking the medication…so it may just be my sleep disorder is progressing 
It started out I’d just be intensely sleepy a couple hours a day…then it started turning into I was very tired all day and would get periods of intense sleepiness on top of that…now I’m very tired all day and night and get the sleepiness attacks at random.
I looked it up and yes narcolepsy is a progressive disease…my heart is breaking…if it is this bad and keeps getting worse I don’t know how I will be able to function in the future. I really, really hope I am able to get medicated and that the medication helps significantly otherwise I am utterly screwed. May as well kiss my future goodbye.
What is your sleep disorder? What are you experiencing?
Narcolepsy. Basically I feel like I am under a heavy fog of sleep all day. Sometimes I feel so sleepy that I feel physically weak and am scared I will pass out on the spot. When the sleep attacks hit sometimes I am unable to remain conscious, this has been very scary when doing things like driving or annoying when I am in class. I will fall asleep for several hours, wake up for a couple, but then become sleepy again. Thus I am only awake sporadically during the day and night. There is no regularity to my sleep pattern anymore and my brain cannot seem to discern difference between day and night and when I should be awake and when I should be asleep.
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I feel very bad for you. I really hope that things will improve for you!
When my sickness began, I didn’t sleep for 4 days and after that, I slept about 3 hours a night during 7 weeks. During this time, I used to have sleep attacks during the day. It’s like I was loosing consciousness for some seconds. It made me fall sometimes and I was affraid to cross the road because of that.
Hi @Anna I think it could be only a side effect? How long has this been happening?
PLEASE do not drive after taking Geodon
I’ve had issues with sleep for years, long before geodon. If this is a side effect then I do not want to be on this medication.
I will not take it at all tomorrow to see if it changes anything. Just a test.
yes This medication reversed my sleep cycle at least 75% of the time I took it.
so mornings 80 mg I would completely pass out 75-85% of the time, the exact way you describe it
and at night 80 mg it would give me insomnia and I would feel extreme motivation/ alertness / High (in a way) till 5 am when I could actually fall asleep.
Now I only take 80 mg once at night and I have not noticed any problems yet. It is okay and I am sleeping fine. Waking up still I’d be a bit drowsy though.
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If this is the case then geodon sadly is not the medication for me. This means that I will probably never be on an antipsychotic because I have had bad results on all of them and the only ones left to me are ones related to heavy weight gain (zyprexa, seroquel, clozapine).
Maybe in 2 or 3 decades, if they ever improve the quality of these medications I will go back on them.
I’m reading scary things about going off of geodon…so maybe I will go slow…ugh…
I’ve read posts on here of people who said they gain no weight on zyprexa. I’m sure the same goes for seroquel and clozapine. If geodon doesn’t work for you that’s no reason to give up hope.
I am not risking it.
I’m sorry you’re scared. Losing your fun time is not a good thing, it must be very depressing for you. I hope you can get this med problem straightened out soon. I’ll be thinking about you, wishing you well.
Yeah @Anna you are giving up too quickly without any compromise.
It took me years to find the good med and the right time to take it and the right remedy.
I am not your doctor, but please consult with them. Recently you said you have lots of motivation on Geodon etc
So maybe you also can take it only at night or find a solution.
I used to wake up everyday at 4 am, take my pill with some food and go back to sleep till 8 am so when I wake up to go to work I won’t be drowsy 
I guess you really do not like to take medication to start with or have no faith in them.
I don’t like to take meds. I always end up feeling like I made a horrible mistake because my psychosis isn’t usually that bad except under certain conditions. So I feel like I’m going on these terrible medications for nothing.
I’m actually sick right now so I’m pretty low energy from that so it’s kind of hard to tell if my experiment is working or not lol.
What happens if you take an antidepressant without an antipsychotic, I am just curious!
Does it make the demons in your head seem worse?