Posted by Mr Cushing on November 28, 2002, at 9:03:24
In reply to Question for you about sleep cycles and mood, posted by ItsHowdyDudyTime on November 27, 2002, at 21:27:40
I've suffered from insomnia pretty much since I was born, before I can even begin to chart my mood swings (I'm Bi-Polar). The only drug that I've taken so far, as an add-on to whatever else I was/have been taking, that helped with this was Clonazepam (Klonopin). If I have like .5mg of that before bed, I sleep like a baby. Otherwise, I toss and turn for hours before sleep, wake up like every hour upon the hour, and usually wake up fully hours before I've had enough restorative sleep. This didn't matter whether I was in a depression, manic, or relatively normal state of being. No matter how I was feeling, the insomnia remained.I do know this however... if I don't get enough sleep, Damn... just stay out of my way the following day. I'm VERY irritable without my normal 7-8 hours of sleep. In fact, a few nights of this could push me into another cycle pretty quickly. Thank God for Clonazepam as it's the only drug that I've found that works without my having to increase the dosage every few weeks to like HEAVY doses. I've still never gone over 1.5mg in a day no matter how bad that day was.
I'm supposed to be going to a Sleep Clinic (?) sometime over the next few months to get some tests done. Maybe that will give a better answer to my insomnia problem.
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