I stayed up and fought my way through geodon sleepiness to watch a show on TV and then I couldnt fall asleep at all.
I’ve just hit my 36th hour of no sleep and am experiencing full blown psychosis. Well mostly just severe auditory hallucinations, no paranoia yet.
I can now say I know sleep is super important. As if I didnt know this before. Lesson learned, never try to fight the geodon sleepy side effect and embrace it. Its probably my saving grace for sleep.
Also sorry in advance if I get weird.
Can you try taking a nap? Some sleep is better than no sleep. If you have a sleep so PRN, tonight might be a good night to take it.
I’ve done this too. It’s a lesson I have to learn again and again every few months. The sleepiness only lasts for a couple hours. If I’m awake past 11, I’m up for the night.
I’m in bed trying to nap, but I’m wide awake. I tried taking my prn last night but it didnt do anything.
Do you get positive symptoms when you stay up too long? Or is that just me? I know even people without any psychotic disorder can still possibly experience psychosis if they stay up too long, but to my knowledge that takes 4-7 days.
It’s everyone, even neurotypical people.
I had to go to the hospital a few months ago after a full week of no sleep. It was rough. But they gave me the strong stuff, and I finally slept.
Could you call your doctor to ask for them to call in something non an emergency basis? There are the hardcore sleep aids that they don’t give often, but that are vital for sleep emergencies.
I’ll have to call my GP, my pdoc is not in the office on fridays and I can only reach her when she is at the office.
Thanks for the advice!
@Squanchy I go totally, full-blown psychotic if I miss one sleep. I can empathise with you. I understand how tough it is to be battling the awful hallucinations. Sleep and anti-psychotics are the best way to silence them. So, I hope you can drift off into slumber soon. 
Heads up, trazadone is the most popular, but it interacts with Geodon. It’s a very rare and unlikely reaction, but it can cause prolonged QT syndrome. So make sure your doctor checks interactions between that and all your other meds. Some GPs are less knowledgeable about interactions.
I didn’t know insomnia was a mental disorder
until I roomed with someone who had it in the hospital
I remember when she couldn’t sleep she just got up and wrote letters
Sleep is super important.
Sleep deprivation causes a plethora of unwanted symptoms.
Make sure u get sleep at all costs
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