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Breaking Dawn · Feb 16, 2020 at 07:25 AM

Hi, @BethRags, I've been sleeping in the daytime lately. For most of my life I could never do that, even when I tried when I was so tired. But I think my body decided recently that my insomnia has become too big of a problem, & it's forcing me to fall asleep during the daytime. I wake up & realize I have slept for one or two hours or more. And I dream during these forced naps, & I feel better. This happens when I'm sitting comfortably at home, not like with narcolepsy. Does this fit with what you're talking about?

*Beth* · Feb 16, 2020 at 10:47 AM

Yes, pretty much. When I was younger I never could sleep during the day, either, no matter how tired I was. Now I sleep best in the morning light. I think you are onto something - the reverse sleeping is probably because our bodies are fatigued from insomnia or poor sleep during the night.

Nammu · Feb 16, 2020 at 03:30 PM

I've never been able to sleep during the day. I huge problem for me when I had graveyard shifts. Really fed into my bipolar unstablized condition when I was younger. During the winter I was really confused by time, was it 6 am or 6 pm as it was dark either way.

Now I go to bed around midnight but often don't fall asleep until after 5 am. So I do sleep in the early morning but my bedroom is bark.

~Christina · Feb 16, 2020 at 11:01 PM

I slept 15-16 hours last night, was absolutely Med induced .. yesterday was just a shyt day all the way around.

I don’t think sleep will happen tonight since I have only been up a short amount of time.

Nammu · Feb 16, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Wow, 15-16 hours that was some knock out! I hope it helped.

Not enough recall for a dream report.

Polibeth · Feb 17, 2020 at 12:04 AM

I've been sleeping fairly well since switching to Vraylar. My only issue is that it isn't a deep sleep but I'll take whatever I can get.

I return to work tomorrow from my Leave of Absence so I'll either be up and raring to go from an adrenaline surge or totally exhausted - there is no in-between for me

~Christina · Feb 17, 2020 at 12:50 AM

Im going to hope you wake up just ready to get to it

Feb 17, 2020 at 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Christina

I slept 15-16 hours last night, was absolutely Med induced .. yesterday was just a shyt day all the way around.

I don’t think sleep will happen tonight since I have only been up a short amount of time.

Glad you got some sleep! I'm sure it's far more than you wanted, but like Nammu said, I hope it helped.

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I got like 6 hours last night and like 2-3 the night before. Not quite insomnia, but still sucky because I normally get 10 a night. I'm not manic, though. God no.

Moose72 · Feb 18, 2020 at 09:39 PM

Thinking i'll be here tonight even though its only 9:40.

Nammu · Feb 18, 2020 at 10:13 PM

I fell asleep just before dawn, then somehow the sun found it's blazing way into my room. It came though mum's door into my room! Woke me from a weird dream. All I can remember is that there was a group of us pitted against another group. We snuck our way to a side of a mountain where there was a steel door that we needed to open. Then we were in a hospital having been poisoned. Most of the group had been treated and released but I was unconscious and in bed. The room next door had a person from my group who was looking out for me and making sure I was ok. Then I regained consciousness and the police locked down the hospital. There were glasses in my room that the group had drunk from and I needed to get rid of them, so I put them in a pillowcase and put on a doctor's white coat and walked down the hallway looking for a trash disposal. Then I relized that I had walked right out of the lock down and I was free.

Weird!

Breaking Dawn · Feb 19, 2020 at 09:44 AM

Fascinating dream, @Nammu! Thanks for sharing it!

~Christina · Feb 20, 2020 at 02:56 AM

Oh corona virus maybe ???

I had to wear a white coat for one of the doctors I use to work for. Drove me nuts it made my azzzz look huge

I love your dreams !!!!

*Beth* · Feb 20, 2020 at 04:52 AM

I dreamt that someone said my hair was permed and I was pissed. Told the person I just have super curly hair, but she didn't believe me.

Polibeth · Feb 21, 2020 at 01:08 AM

I've been doing much better with sleep since starting Vraylar. However, I have a new sleep pattern where I take my meds, then about 90 minutes later I feel incredibly sleepy and I sleep soundly for about 4 hours. Then I wake up and am up for about 2 hours (such as now) and then sleep lightly for another 4 hours or so.

I am grateful for the sleep I get but wish I could sleep through the night.

childofchaos831 · Feb 21, 2020 at 02:14 AM

It's 1:15 am here and I'm wide awake

~Christina · Feb 21, 2020 at 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polibeth

I've been doing much better with sleep since starting Vraylar. However, I have a new sleep pattern where I take my meds, then about 90 minutes later I feel incredibly sleepy and I sleep soundly for about 4 hours. Then I wake up and am up for about 2 hours (such as now) and then sleep lightly for another 4 hours or so.

I am grateful for the sleep I get but wish I could sleep through the night.

I hope that as time passes your sleep will even out to a solid deep restful sleep with no interruptions..

How are you feeling otherwise ??

~Christina · Feb 21, 2020 at 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by childofchaos831

It's 1:15 am here and I'm wide awake

I know it’s hard but can you just lay down and stare out the window if need be , whether we sleep or not our body truly needs to just rest.

I hope your able to find some sleep tonight

Wild Coyote · Feb 21, 2020 at 06:05 AM

I have been awake most of the night. Very concerned about a friend.

Nammu · Feb 21, 2020 at 07:21 AM

I tossed and turned. Finally getting up at 5. Inspector dirk gently's holistic show is on. It's like a dream, can't make heads or tails out of it. Shall lay back down soon.

childofchaos831 · Feb 21, 2020 at 07:34 AM

No sleep at all for me

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Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Feb 16, 2020 at 10:47 AM #362 Yes, pretty much. When I was younger I never could sleep during the day, either, no matter how tired I was. Now I sleep best in the morning light. I think you are onto something - the reverse sleeping is probably because our bodies are fatigued from insomnia or poor sleep during the night. __________________

~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Feb 16, 2020 at 11:01 PM #364 I slept 15-16 hours last night, was absolutely Med induced .. yesterday was just a shyt day all the way around. I don’t think sleep will happen tonight since I have only been up a short amount of time. __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~

Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,359 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	Feb 16, 2020 at 11:06 PM #365 Wow, 15-16 hours that was some knock out! I hope it helped. Not enough recall for a dream report. __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann

Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 9 2,235 hugs given	Feb 17, 2020 at 12:04 AM #366 I've been sleeping fairly well since switching to Vraylar. My only issue is that it isn't a deep sleep but I'll take whatever I can get. I return to work tomorrow from my Leave of Absence so I'll either be up and raring to go from an adrenaline surge or totally exhausted - there is no in-between for me

~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Feb 17, 2020 at 12:50 AM #367 Im going to hope you wake up just ready to get to it __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~

Moose72 Silver Swan Member Since Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 16,474 (SuperPoster!) 16 2,548 hugs given	Feb 18, 2020 at 09:39 PM #369 Thinking i'll be here tonight even though its only 9:40. __________________ Wellbutrin XL 300 mg Loxapine 50mg Ingrezza 80 mg Ativan .5 mg 2x/day Propranolol 20 mg 2x/day Mania (December 2023) Mixed episode/Hypomania (September 2023) Depression, Anxiety and Intrusive thoughts (September 2021) Depression & Psychosis (July/August 2021) Mania (April/May 2019)

Breaking Dawn Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: USA Posts: 16,689 (SuperPoster!) 4 42.2k hugs given	Feb 19, 2020 at 09:44 AM #371 Fascinating dream, @Nammu! Thanks for sharing it!

~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Feb 20, 2020 at 02:56 AM #372 Oh corona virus maybe ??? I had to wear a white coat for one of the doctors I use to work for. Drove me nuts it made my azzzz look huge I love your dreams !!!! __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Feb 20, 2020 at 04:52 AM #373 I dreamt that someone said my hair was permed and I was pissed. Told the person I just have super curly hair, but she didn't believe me. __________________

childofchaos831 Elder Member Since Nov 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 5,037 7 15 hugs given	Feb 21, 2020 at 02:14 AM #375 It's 1:15 am here and I'm wide awake __________________ Diagnoses: PTSD with Dissociative Symptoms, Borderline Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain

Wild Coyote Legendary Community Liaison Member Since Jun 2016 Location: USA Posts: 12,735 (SuperPoster!) 7 70.9k hugs given	Feb 21, 2020 at 06:05 AM #378 I have been awake most of the night. Very concerned about a friend. __________________ May we each fully claim the courage to live from our hearts, to allow Love, Faith and Hope to enLighten our paths.

childofchaos831 Elder Member Since Nov 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 5,037 7 15 hugs given	Feb 21, 2020 at 07:34 AM #380 No sleep at all for me __________________ Diagnoses: PTSD with Dissociative Symptoms, Borderline Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain