I haven’t been sleeping properly, it always does this like I’ll sleep fine then I have times where I don’t, I don’t see my doctor for a few months sometimes I get temazepam but you can’t take them all the time plus after you finish you get rebound insomnia then sleep normal then insomnia comes back its a never ending circle
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I try to listen to my body and rest if I’m tired and else stay awake. I’m getting up at 3-4 am lately, but I don’t mind as long as I don’t feel tired all day.
I don’t need to go anywhere so even if I’m tired I’ll live.
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I’m the same but it makes me feel mentally uncomfortable
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I try not to worry about it. I only take clozapine to get some extra sleep if my symptoms are flaring up, but that’s currently not happening.
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My brain is tired it’s not fun, I try and nap later I don’t feel sleepy yet
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Does coffee help? I also sometimes take a vitality vitamin complex. That can help too.
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I don’t drink coffee
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Only coffee or nothing with caffeine?
I sometimes have one can of Coke, I had one today but it didn’t help its just I haven’t had enough sleep
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I laid in bed around 4 hours and went a little beneath the conscious level. I don’t know if I’ll be awake all day, probably not. I can get things done anyhow. I’ve given up on having a normal schedule all the time.
My medicine made me unable to work because of the sleep issue but that was on top of my symptoms and burnout which also disabled me. The government will always have to support me unless I find some way to make money with art. I plan on doing volunteer work. If I was an old person I would like to see someone come to their facility and play guitar and mandolin.
I hope to get a singing accompaniment one day, a female to have a strictly professional relationship with. I have some songs that date back 500 years. If that isn’t cool I don’t know what is.
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I have insomnia too.
Worst is when you don’t sleep at all.not a minute you’re up all night and can’t watch tv or do anything else so just lay there tossing n turning hour after hour til morning comes.
I take imovane but sometimes I only sleep two hours on it.it can help you go to sleep but not keep you asleep.
Some days half a tablet doesn’t work and I need a full tablet.
Hopefully my dr will prescribe imovane as long as i don’t take it every night.
My last psychiatrist wanted me on seroquel as sleeping tablet but I said no.I think she was jealous of me and wanted me to gain weight and get diabetes etc.
Thankfully my Gp seems to care about me not being obese unlike last psychiatrist I had.
If I went days without sleep i would hopefully take myself to hospital and ask for help to sleep.
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Slept alright last night and had a nap yesterday, sleep is definitely important for my mental health
Yo what REALLY helps me fall asleep at night is chlorpromazine and trazodone. My mental health is so much better when I get enough sleep.
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