Has anyone run into a problem where they have not been able to sleep randomly. I was sleeping fine. And suddenly the past 3 weeks ive been sleeping 3 or 4 hours and waking up. Im up for anywhere ffrom 2 hours to up for good. Often 2 or 3 am. Last night i went to bed at 8 and woke up at 11pm. Stayed up for two more hours then slept till 3am. Stayed up another 2 hours and slept till 8. Its been frustrating and ive been incredibly tired during the days.
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Only when close to psychosis or in it, otherwise I sleep 10h a day
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My shot is in a week. I get it every 3 months. Maybe it has something to do with that? This has never happened before though. I usually sleep 10 to 12 hours.
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I had insomnia before
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We’re you once on zyprexa? That causes sleep problems. Maybe you are just getting older Pasty? What you are doing getting up in the middle of the night is what old people do. Try writing when you get up in the middle of the night.
Haha. I’m only 34! Never on zyprexa. I’m on citalopram, buspar, and invega.
are you taking Paliperidone trinza? Paliperidone gave me terrible insomnia.
Yes. Thats exactly what im taking
I have insomnia.
Some nights I sleep nothing at all other nights two hours other nights four hours.
If I can get in seven hours I’m so happy.
I take imovane bug my psychiatrist said I should get off them and use seroquel for sleeping instead.
I’ve seen the side effects of seroquel and they are not good so i don’t want to get on another antipsychotic just because it might help me to sleep.
I’m on latuda now she wants me on seroquel and latuda.
I want another dr who will prescribe imovane for me for the rest of my life.
It usually works beautifully and if I wake up a few hours later I may take another half a tablet.
If they take it away from me I’m fu. Ck. Ed.
I’m afraid I won’t get sleep and that might make me psychotic or unwell and awful nights.
I rely on supplements to be able to sleep. I also had to up my dose of olanzapine from 5 to 10mg for sleeps sake.
My current sleep stack:
Tryptophan 130mg
L-serine 1000mg
Magnesium citrate: 400mg
Melatonin: 1mg
Pumpkin seed oil: 1000mg
Reishi extract: 400mg
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I take 10mg of melatonin. I think it helps me fall asleep faster but its losing its effects. And i know its not a long term solution
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I tried to take a nap today and just thought terrible thoughts. Like people dieing and stuff i did while psychotic. I always start to think so much when i lay down
First year on Invega I was a zombie. You could lower your Invega depot and add risperidone tablets to make you fall asleep easier. Risperidone drowsiness is pretty pleasant and effective
I dont want to take pills or mess with my AP. Its working pretty well. I was the same way. I slept all day for two years.
Are you drinking too much coffee maybe? Melatonin tablets dont usually work on me, they knock me out for a bit but I feel horrible on them. You could try also lemon balm or valerian extract
I have two cups of coffee at 6am. Then no caffeine fkr the rest of the day. So i dont think its coffee related.
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