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Moose72 · Apr 22, 2025, 08:38 PM

I haven’t slept a full night for almost a week. I did nap a couple times especially Sunday after 2 2-hour services with not much in between. Last night I didn’t sleep at all. I’ve taken all my meds two hours ago. Should be tired! I’m trying to ignore hunger. I ate fish then later cereal! I have to do my laundry tomorrow for sure. This sucks.

CANDC · Apr 22, 2025, 09:22 PM

What do you think about reaching out to prescriber and see if they think the meds should be adjusted @Moose72 ? Not sleeping can really make mania worse.

CANDC

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Moose72 · 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CANDC

What do you think about reaching out to prescriber and see if they think the meds should be adjusted @Moose72 ? Not sleeping can really make mania worse.

CANDC

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Yesterday- it’s 12:22 am Wednesday-I asked my case manager if my Vraylar could go up to 4.5 mg as that’s what my Pdoc had said last time I saw her, but my case manager said to see if I slept tonight or not first. Well I did sleep an hour but now I’m up again!

@CANDC

Moose72 · Apr 23, 2025, 12:17 AM

Just ate some salmon and a natural root beer. Listening to Good Friday’s service- N3 sang as Jesus just before and during being crucified, his final hours. Makes me cry when N3 sings “I am thirsty”.

@CANDC

Moose72 · Apr 23, 2025, 12:42 AM

Ugh. I feel awful. It's been days since I got enough sleep, relying on naps but I haven't slept at all since the day before yesterday after Easter's services. The klonopin gets me to sleep but then I wake up an hour or two later- but I didn't sleep last night or tonight. Have taken all prescribed meds plus vitamins.

I don't see my psych np until a week from Friday. I'm afraid I'll go back into psychosis before then at this rate.

Sorry.

BeyondtheRainbow · Apr 23, 2025, 03:27 AM

Don't be sorry. Any of us would be upset too. And not sleeping is so hard. It just affects everything. I hope you get things straightened out. Can your gabapentin go up? 100 mg is a really tiny dose and wouldn't do anything for me. I'm on 1700 mg ( I think, too medicated to do math) and I need every bit of it.

Moose72 · Apr 23, 2025, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow

Don't be sorry. Any of us would be upset too. And not sleeping is so hard. It just affects everything. I hope you get things straightened out. Can your gabapentin go up? 100 mg is a really tiny dose and wouldn't do anything for me. I'm on 1700 mg ( I think, too medicated to do math) and I need every bit of it.

I just slept from 2:30-6:30. I dunno if that’s enough but right now it seems like a lot. We tried 300 gabapentin and I felt bad on it. But my primary MD wants me on 200 to help with perimenopause symptoms since I can’t take estrogen- history of blood clots in the lungs.

unaluna · Apr 23, 2025, 07:12 AM

Are you still drinking "outside" coffee like starbucks or dunkin? I cant tolerate those anymore. Just one tsp of instant espresso plus a tbsp or 2 of maxwell house international carp for flavoring. Anything more and i am literally wide awake all night. Coffee is a drug man! If i dont have my one cup a day, i dont even wake up until 5 pm.

CANDC · Apr 23, 2025, 07:28 AM

Oh no @ an hour is not much sleep. Can yous cut out caffeine?

Moose72 · Apr 23, 2025, 03:23 PM

I haven’t had any coffee. Been sleeping this afternoon. Won’t be able to sleep later now probably.

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