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shutterbug · 07-26-2006, 06:30 PM

I first heard of this today on Good Morning America, but had to leave for work before I could watch the piece.

I think there's also something that's suppose to be on tonight around 9/10 p.m.

Anyway, they are calling "Sleeping Beauty" syndrom when a person sleeps most of a 24-hour period and are truely incapable of staying awake. They likened it to "hibernating in your home."

I personally have experienced this during both my major depressive episodes, with the last one being worse than the first go-round. I have been recovering from this last major depression for many months now and yet last Sunday I spent 23 hours in bed straight - but luckily, my energy returned in time for the work week ahead.

Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this being called "sleeping Beauty" syndrom or disorder or whatever? From everything I've read on depression and bipolar....my understanding has been that the extreme tiredness and over-sleeping is just another symptom that some major depressives go through?

Thoughts? Info?

07-26-2006, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	Sleeping Beauty Syndrom I first heard of this today on Good Morning America, but had to leave for work before I could watch the piece. I think there's also something that's suppose to be on tonight around 9/10 p.m. Anyway, they are calling "Sleeping Beauty" syndrom when a person sleeps most of a 24-hour period and are truely incapable of staying awake. They likened it to "hibernating in your home." I personally have experienced this during both my major depressive episodes, with the last one being worse than the first go-round. I have been recovering from this last major depression for many months now and yet last Sunday I spent 23 hours in bed straight - but luckily, my energy returned in time for the work week ahead. Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this being called "sleeping Beauty" syndrom or disorder or whatever? From everything I've read on depression and bipolar....my understanding has been that the extreme tiredness and over-sleeping is just another symptom that some major depressives go through? Thoughts? Info? __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).