Ive posted a lot before about how I sleep hours and hours. Like 12 hours is pretty normal, sometimes more. Even when Ive had a a nights sleep it takes me ages to actually get up and do stuff. Its been like this since I started taking AP. I even thought about getting a sleep study done recently because I lose so much time to sleep.
A couple of days in a row this week I skipped my meds and stayed awake a long time, and the two days after I found it much easier to get up and slept more like 8 hours rather than 12 or more.
I could go get an appointment with my GP to discuss, but I think they would just refer me to Pdoc the mental health hospital a who really wasn’t helpful in discussing any such issues. He just seemed to think his job was to give me meds and that was the end. It didnt matter if I put on weight or has issues - I have to take meds as prescribed.
I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas I could do to get up easier.
I liked Abilify but I got manic on it so I got taken off it. I’m on lurasidone now and while its miles better than quetiapine (which I felt very slow on throughout the day) I still sleep a lot and take a long time to get going.
I’ve been doing so much better on my current combo, which includes Abilify and Seroquel. I rarely sleep more than 8 hours. I do best if I’m rigid about my sleep/wake times.