extreme sleeping

franz kafka · Jul 05, 2019 at 01:54 PM

I've been going through a rough depressive/psychotic episode. So far I've been coping by sleeping a lot. I'm talking 14-15 hours per night plus naps during the day.

Can anyone here relate to extreme sleeping when depressed? I don't really know what to do.

MickeyCheeky · Jul 05, 2019 at 02:11 PM

I understand what you mean, franz kafka

Have you tried to talk to your Pdoc about this? Perhaps there are some Meds that may help you a little bit. I hope you'll be able to find some releif. It is rather common to sleep too much when you're depressed. You're DEFINITELY not alone in this. Please NEVER give up hope. I hope your Pdoc will be able to help you. We're here for you when you need advice and support. Please don't you EVER give up. You are important and you matter. Try to ALWAYS remember that. Stay safe and take GREAT care of yourself! We all DO care about you! THAT'S A PROMISE! Sending many safe, warm hugs to you, franz kafka, and to ALL the people you Love and who TRULY Love you!

BeyondtheRainbow · Jul 05, 2019 at 02:49 PM

How much has your clozapine been increased? I know that just a 25 mg increase has made me very, very tired in the past and takes a while to adjust to. It may be a combination of that with depression but it probably at least it at part guilty.

lacerta · Jul 05, 2019 at 02:57 PM

Everyone can have their own reasons for these symptoms.
I have been very, very sleepy when I was severly depressed and it related to extreme want to escape from the world and reality. Therapy helped on finding different routes for dealing with problems.
Seek out help, and I hope you will feel better soon!

franz kafka · Jul 05, 2019 at 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

How much has your clozapine been increased? I know that just a 25 mg increase has made me very, very tired in the past and takes a while to adjust to. It may be a combination of that with depression but it probably at least it at part guilty.

I went from 300mg to 400mg for a few days, and now 500mg. I guess this could also be why I'm so tired.

BeyondtheRainbow · Jul 05, 2019 at 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by franz kafka

I went from 300mg to 400mg for a few days, and now 500mg. I guess this could also be why I'm so tired.

It would be for me. Anything over 350 and I'm a zombie. I can't imagine 500 although my pdoc has one other person on clozapine and they are on 800 mg (but in combination with abilify) and they are not sedated. So I'm sure it's an individual thing but I would suspect it if it were me based on my prior experiences.

Blue_Bird · Jul 05, 2019 at 04:08 PM

Yeah I tend to sleep nearly around the clock when depressed

AspiringAuthor · Jul 05, 2019 at 08:50 PM

It is called hypersomnia and is one of the symptoms of depression. I have had both depression with hypersomnia and depression with early awakenings - the latter were frightful. I'd rather sleep off depression. Also, hypersomnia may happen when you are rising from depression, for some time, until you feel stable again.

~Christina · Jul 05, 2019 at 10:51 PM

When I’m depressed it’s actually a good thing for “me” to sleep, I’m safer that way.

I hope your Med change kicks in fast

midnightblue321 · Jul 06, 2019 at 12:29 AM

I used to sleep like that all the time. Depression was off the charts. My doc was urging me to try lithium for the longest time and I kept resisting, thinking it wouldn't do anything. But I was amazed to find it helped a lot.

Wild Coyote · Jul 06, 2019 at 11:58 AM

Yes, I sleep a lot with sedating meds given to me during an episode.

When depressed, I tend to be agitated and do not sleep well.

I hope you feel better soon!

Cornucopia · Jul 06, 2019 at 01:54 PM

I sleep as much as I can when depressed. I also used to take more Seroquel when depressed (or manic) and that also added to the sleepy feeling.

I get really low on energy, and I either sleep or do as little as possible.

(I am still able to work fulltime- but when it’s severe I have to take som day off and just sleep or well, recover)

I hope things turn for you soon, and that you will feel better

AspiringAuthor · Jul 06, 2019 at 09:16 PM

I hope things will start looking up soon.

Sunflower123 · Jul 07, 2019 at 11:26 AM

Yes, I sleep 14-16 hours a day when I’m severely depressed without any change in medications. For me, that’s a good thing. Maybe talk to your pdoc?

I hope you feel better soon.

Jedi67 · Jul 07, 2019 at 11:29 AM

Extreme sleeping is how I cope with my depression. I feel like I'm escaping from all my troubles when my sleep increases. I even nap during the day just to re-charge. It can get rather bothersome though when I have things to do and commitments to make. Sometimes it gets very frustrating.

wildflowerchild25 · Jul 07, 2019 at 04:01 PM

I, too, deal with depression by sleeping. If I don’t have anything to do during the day (like if I take the day off from work bc I’m too depressed to go in) I will sleep for six to eight hours during the day, get up to pick up my son, and go back to sleep at 8pm and sleep straight through until I have to get up again.

Like others have said, sometimes it’s better for me to be asleep because at least then I’m not actively planning anything.

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franz kafka Poohbah Member Since Apr 2016 Location: NY Posts: 1,168 8 68 hugs given	Jul 05, 2019 at 01:54 PM #1 I've been going through a rough depressive/psychotic episode. So far I've been coping by sleeping a lot. I'm talking 14-15 hours per night plus naps during the day. Can anyone here relate to extreme sleeping when depressed? I don't really know what to do. __________________ dx: schizoaffective bipolar type; OCD; GAD rx: clozapine, clonazepam PRN
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Blue_Bird Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2013 Location: Hogwarts Posts: 36,724 (SuperPoster!) 10 14.3k hugs given	Jul 05, 2019 at 04:08 PM #7 Yeah I tend to sleep nearly around the clock when depressed __________________ My Blog: https://livingwithachaoticmind.wordpress.com/ R.I.P mom 8/6/55-1/15/16 “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi
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~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Jul 05, 2019 at 10:51 PM #9 When I’m depressed it’s actually a good thing for “me” to sleep, I’m safer that way. I hope your Med change kicks in fast __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~
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midnightblue321 New Member Member Since Nov 2014 Location: florida Posts: 6 9	Jul 06, 2019 at 12:29 AM #10 I used to sleep like that all the time. Depression was off the charts. My doc was urging me to try lithium for the longest time and I kept resisting, thinking it wouldn't do anything. But I was amazed to find it helped a lot.
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Wild Coyote Legendary Community Liaison Member Since Jun 2016 Location: USA Posts: 12,735 (SuperPoster!) 7 70.9k hugs given	Jul 06, 2019 at 11:58 AM #11 Yes, I sleep a lot with sedating meds given to me during an episode. When depressed, I tend to be agitated and do not sleep well. I hope you feel better soon! __________________ May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths.
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Sunflower123 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jan 2015 Location: USA Posts: 26,543 (SuperPoster!) 9 95k hugs given	Jul 07, 2019 at 11:26 AM #14 Yes, I sleep 14-16 hours a day when I’m severely depressed without any change in medications. For me, that’s a good thing. Maybe talk to your pdoc? I hope you feel better soon.
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