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~Christina · Apr 02, 2020 at 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Nammu

I had a strange night. Fall asleep wake up, all night. Raggedly bits and bites of dreams. Was in a cave and milling around with a ton of guys we were gonna dress up in black sweatshirts with sculls on them and start a band. But there wasn't enough sweatshirts and I ended up with some cute shirt. Then I was gonna go out trick or treating with a bunch but that ended up with a G rating too. I pointed my finger at a little boy and made a gun noise. He loved it but I got chewed out by another adult. Then I was in a fake river with lots of fake junk like flowers. Lots of books along the walls. I found a book I wanted to read. When I woke up the last time my right arm was asleep and dead.

I am soooooooooo damn jealous of you having such interesting dreams LOL

I so seldom have dreams.. Im just doomed to have trauma/ptsd nightmares. Altho one day last week after watching 13-14 episodes in a row of ER I had a dream that I was hanging out with all the Doctors and nurses.. My favorite show of all times.. Never gets old

Tucson · Apr 03, 2020 at 06:26 AM

Another day of three hours of sleep.

Apr 03, 2020 at 06:44 AM

wow, I managed to fall asleep from 9pm until 7am, and I only woke up once instead of 3-5 times like I have been!

only downside is that I missed my meds, because I have been taking them at 11pm and I fell asleep before that could happen.

I must've been really tired? it's a miracle!

Fuzzybear · Apr 03, 2020 at 11:47 AM

I had some sleep, but a nightmare woke me up. I wasn't thinking of that (person) at all during the day.

~Christina · Apr 04, 2020 at 10:32 PM

Im getting some sleep , Its the sucky broken kind but I think that is my "normal"

Sleepy hugs to all

Apr 05, 2020 at 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

Im getting some sleep , Its the sucky broken kind but I think that is my "normal"

Sleepy hugs to all

That's great you got sleep! How much did you get, even if it was broken up?

Mine was broken up too last night. Woke up 4 times. But it sounds like yours is much worse than mine. Sorry you have to deal with that.

~Christina · Apr 05, 2020 at 03:08 PM

Hey Blue

I dont know for sure how much, Im awake more than a sleep tho.... Hope your getting longer sleeping that awake.... This is so exhausting isnt it

Apr 05, 2020 at 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

Hey Blue

I dont know for sure how much, Im awake more than a sleep tho.... Hope your getting longer sleeping that awake.... This is so exhausting isnt it

I don't think I'm at that point where I'm awake more than I'm asleep like you, but it seems like I'm sleeping 60% of the time and awake 40% of the time.

I hope you get better sleep tonight. I can already sense that I'm not going to get much. But I'm going to contact my psychiatrist (again) tomorrow to see what we can do. For now, I will just try another klonopin and call it a day.

~Christina · Apr 05, 2020 at 08:46 PM

Hope K works good for you tonight

Good luck on your phone call

Apr 05, 2020 at 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

Hope K works good for you tonight

Good luck on your phone call

thanks

what have you been taking to fall asleep lately? I know you mentioned that you don't want to get dependent on meds, especially if they tend to conk out on you after a while (or at least that's what I think you said? sorry if my memory isn't serving me right...)

~Christina · Apr 05, 2020 at 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bluebicycle

thanks

what have you been taking to fall asleep lately? I know you mentioned that you don't want to get dependent on meds, especially if they tend to conk out on you after a while (or at least that's what I think you said? sorry if my memory isn't serving me right...)

I usually take just a xanax at night. Any actual sleeping meds over the years stop helping within a few weeks.. I use to really panic about not sleeping nightly. I have life long insomnia. If I go passed 5 days awake then I have to knock myself down, usually I use a heavy Zyprexa , Haldol or Thorazine dose. .

I have just gotten mostly use to not sleeping

Nammu · Apr 05, 2020 at 09:23 PM

I've been having anxiety dreams lately. Had a very emotional one that woke me up. My father who went blind in his early 60's was instigating on driving.

Apr 05, 2020 at 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

I usually take just a xanax at night. Any actual sleeping meds over the years stop helping within a few weeks.. I use to really panic about not sleeping nightly. I have life long insomnia. If I go passed 5 days awake then I have to knock myself down, usually I use a heavy Zyprexa , Haldol or Thorazine dose. .

I have just gotten mostly use to not sleeping

Sorry to hear that your body adapts so quickly to sleepy meds.

Glad you're no longer panicking about the sleep though. At least you have Xanax and other meds to take when you need something.

I start to act wonky when I don't sleep well... I don't do well with insomnia.

Apr 05, 2020 at 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Nammu

I've been having anxiety dreams lately. Had a very emotional one that woke me up. My father who went blind in his early 60's was instigating on driving.

I hate anxiety dreams. Sorry that you had an emotional one. Those are always rough.

Hopefully you will go back to having your fancy dreams. I enjoy reading about your escapades.

~Christina · Apr 05, 2020 at 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nammu

I've been having anxiety dreams lately. Had a very emotional one that woke me up. My father who went blind in his early 60's was instigating on driving.

Oh yikes that is a awful dream

Polibeth · Apr 05, 2020 at 10:14 PM

I've been getting up at 3:30 am (after going to bed around midnight) for the past week. I'm in quarantine awaiting COVID-19 test results and I just wake up anxious (which is weird to me - because anxiety is not a problem that I typically have). I emailed my pdoc - we'll see what he says - he's almost always really super helpful so let's hope he keeps up his track record. Note: I'm not anxious about my own test results - but mostly anxious about returning to work because it's so awful lately - I work at a hospital. I return next week. I need to stop reading shift reports i get via email because they give me heart palpitations from anxiety. I'm rambling.......

~Christina · Apr 05, 2020 at 10:33 PM

I am so sorry that you are on the front lines of this and at a higher risk. I hope your test is negative. Thank you for all your doing to care for the sick.

I pray that your hospital has all the protective gear you need to ensure your safety

Hopefully your Pdoc can help you and your able to sleep better and anxiety decrease, altho I can understand it will be ongoing for now.. Rest as much as you can and stay hydrated...a nurse friend said so many health care workers are winding up dehydraited because of having to be covered from head to toein PPE that they dont find the time to eat or drink themselves

.. I will keep you in my thoughts

Polibeth · Apr 06, 2020 at 02:46 AM

Thanks Christina. I woke up at 2:18 this morning and still wide awake. Yikes - I had been doing so well sleeping until this all hit.

I've been binging ER and Schitt's Creek all day - two of my favorites - trying to be kind to myself!

Apr 06, 2020 at 03:02 AM

Woke up wayyy too early. I probably wouldn't have slept at all if I didn't drug myself into oblivion last night.

Apr 06, 2020 at 06:18 AM

Slept from 1am until 6am with multiple awakenings.

I did, at least, manage to book an appointment slot for wal-mart grocery pickup at 12am, so I suppose that staying up wasn't a complete waste of time...? I pick up groceries on Tuesday morning.

No exciting dreams like Nammu though. lol. I suppose it is because I am getting broken sleep and can't really have a dream.

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Tucson Grand Magnate Member Since Jul 2014 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,105 9 16 hugs given	Apr 03, 2020 at 06:26 AM #662 Another day of three hours of sleep. __________________ Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera.

Anonymous35014 Guest Posts: n/a	Apr 03, 2020 at 06:44 AM #663 wow, I managed to fall asleep from 9pm until 7am, and I only woke up once instead of 3-5 times like I have been! only downside is that I missed my meds, because I have been taking them at 11pm and I fell asleep before that could happen. I must've been really tired? it's a miracle!

Fuzzybear Wisest Elder Ever Member Since Nov 2002 Location: Cave. Posts: 96,331 (SuperPoster!) 21 81.2k hugs given	Apr 03, 2020 at 11:47 AM #664 I had some sleep, but a nightmare woke me up. I wasn't thinking of that (person) at all during the day. __________________

~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Apr 04, 2020 at 10:32 PM #665 Im getting some sleep , Its the sucky broken kind but I think that is my "normal" Sleepy hugs to all __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~

~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Apr 05, 2020 at 03:08 PM #667 Hey Blue I dont know for sure how much, Im awake more than a sleep tho.... Hope your getting longer sleeping that awake.... This is so exhausting isnt it __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~

~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Apr 05, 2020 at 08:46 PM #669 Hope K works good for you tonight Good luck on your phone call __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~

Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 9 2,235 hugs given	Apr 06, 2020 at 02:46 AM #678 Thanks Christina. I woke up at 2:18 this morning and still wide awake. Yikes - I had been doing so well sleeping until this all hit. I've been binging ER and Schitt's Creek all day - two of my favorites - trying to be kind to myself!

Anonymous43918 Guest Posts: n/a	Apr 06, 2020 at 03:02 AM #679 Woke up wayyy too early. I probably wouldn't have slept at all if I didn't drug myself into oblivion last night.