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Kreet. · 11-16-2007, 11:57 PM

AS I HAVE MENTIONED I AM NEW TO RECOVERY. WELL, BEEN CLEAN OVER A YEAR NOW.
TREATMENT HAS BEEN HELPING ME A LOT. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A THERIPIST AND A PYCH DOCTOR ALL THAT THE STATE PAYS FOR. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY I GUESS.

WELL, WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT OF JAIL AND WAS CLEAN (last december) I SLEPT A LOT. MOSTLY ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. I WAS NEW TO THE AREA AND KNEW NOONE AND WAS JUST WAITING FOR MY MOM TO GET TO MISSOURI AS SOON AS SHE COULD. I HAD NO PROBLEM SLEEPING AT ALL. NOT ONE BIT.

I HAVE BEEN PUT ON AN ANIEXITY MEDICINE AND TEGRETOL. WHEN I FIRST STARTED TAKING IT ... I WAS ABLE TO SLEEP. THAT LASTED TWO WEEKS. MY PYCH DOC ORDERED TEST AND SAID FOR ME TO COME BACK IN SIX WEEKS. SO I HAVE A WEEK IN A HALF.

BUT I CANT SLEEP. WELL, I DO BUT I HAVE MY DAYS AND NIGHTS MIXED UP. I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND BEING BIPOLAR. THERES THE MANIA AND OTHER THING. I CAN FALL ASLEEP AT LIKE 2 OR 3 IN THE MORNING AND SLEEP ALL DAY LONG IF I AM LET AND THEN AT NIGHT BE TIRED THEN EVER AND STILL NOT BE ABLE TO SLEEP. HMMM... I GUESS I JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND MY "DISORDER."

SORRY, I KNOW THIS IS POINTLESS BUT I HAD TO VENT. AND THINK I WILL GET GOOD FEEDBACK HERE.
KREET.

Live · 11-17-2007, 12:23 AM

hi, I have heard many times on here that lack of sleep won't kill ya. However in seeing a psychiatrist one of the top 4 assessments is sleep. Sleep is necessary.
Anyway you will get alot more responses in the other mental health forum where there are several people who are bipolar. I think it is in the depression forum...but look for shutterbug's journal....she is a fountain of information and wisdom, with the experience of BP and is one of the most helpful, caring persons you will ever meet.
Good luck.

Introvrtd1 · 11-18-2007, 03:07 PM

Sorry to hear that kreet.

I lose sleep due to panic/anxiety. Im all over that forum.

Hopefully u find someone here who can offer much better advice than I.

Intro

Kreet. · 11-18-2007, 10:53 PM

intro ... i know what you mean. i have bad panic attacks at times cause i think people from where i use to live are "out to get me." so i dont sleep i just lay awake at night haveing my "racing thoughts" but i will look into the fourum you are on.

liveweyred ... i have noticed shutterbugs posts and whatnot. i will read more into them. thanks so much.

kreet.

11-16-2007, 11:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kreet. A whole new life. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 6	<<lack Of Sleep>> AS I HAVE MENTIONED I AM NEW TO RECOVERY. WELL, BEEN CLEAN OVER A YEAR NOW. TREATMENT HAS BEEN HELPING ME A LOT. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A THERIPIST AND A PYCH DOCTOR ALL THAT THE STATE PAYS FOR. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY I GUESS. WELL, WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT OF JAIL AND WAS CLEAN (last december) I SLEPT A LOT. MOSTLY ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. I WAS NEW TO THE AREA AND KNEW NOONE AND WAS JUST WAITING FOR MY MOM TO GET TO MISSOURI AS SOON AS SHE COULD. I HAD NO PROBLEM SLEEPING AT ALL. NOT ONE BIT. I HAVE BEEN PUT ON AN ANIEXITY MEDICINE AND TEGRETOL. WHEN I FIRST STARTED TAKING IT ... I WAS ABLE TO SLEEP. THAT LASTED TWO WEEKS. MY PYCH DOC ORDERED TEST AND SAID FOR ME TO COME BACK IN SIX WEEKS. SO I HAVE A WEEK IN A HALF. BUT I CANT SLEEP. WELL, I DO BUT I HAVE MY DAYS AND NIGHTS MIXED UP. I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND BEING BIPOLAR. THERES THE MANIA AND OTHER THING. I CAN FALL ASLEEP AT LIKE 2 OR 3 IN THE MORNING AND SLEEP ALL DAY LONG IF I AM LET AND THEN AT NIGHT BE TIRED THEN EVER AND STILL NOT BE ABLE TO SLEEP. HMMM... I GUESS I JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND MY "DISORDER." SORRY, I KNOW THIS IS POINTLESS BUT I HAD TO VENT. AND THINK I WILL GET GOOD FEEDBACK HERE. KREET.

11-17-2007, 12:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Live Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bristol TN/VA Posts: 11,309 Blog Entries: 5	hi, I have heard many times on here that lack of sleep won't kill ya. However in seeing a psychiatrist one of the top 4 assessments is sleep. Sleep is necessary. Anyway you will get alot more responses in the other mental health forum where there are several people who are bipolar. I think it is in the depression forum...but look for shutterbug's journal....she is a fountain of information and wisdom, with the experience of BP and is one of the most helpful, caring persons you will ever meet. Good luck. __________________ Each small candle lights a corner of the dark....Roger Waters

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11-18-2007, 03:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Introvrtd1 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Overseas Posts: 490	Sorry to hear that kreet. I lose sleep due to panic/anxiety. Im all over that forum. Hopefully u find someone here who can offer much better advice than I. Intro

11-18-2007, 10:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kreet. A whole new life. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 6	intro ... i know what you mean. i have bad panic attacks at times cause i think people from where i use to live are "out to get me." so i dont sleep i just lay awake at night haveing my "racing thoughts" but i will look into the fourum you are on. liveweyred ... i have noticed shutterbugs posts and whatnot. i will read more into them. thanks so much. kreet.

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