Posted by undopaminergic on December 8, 2019, at 10:16:22
In reply to Question for Bipolars, posted by linkadge on December 5, 2019, at 19:29:14
> Do you experience sleep issues?
>Yes.
> If so, do you suffer from more hypersomnia (oversleeping) or insomnia?
>Kind of both.
For most of my life, in my natural (drug-free) condition, it has always taken too long to fall asleep. I have used hypnotics for periods.
Also for most of my life (save a [hypo]manic episode or when taking reboxetine (Edronax)), I have always been too tired in the morning. I am a regular stimulant-fiend when left to my own devices. An important reason for this usage, is to get started with my day, although I also sleep much less thanks to these drugs, so there will be fewer "mornings" (in the sense of "awakenings").
More recently in my life, a persistent problem is the poor quality of my sleep. Essentially, it feels useless. If I did not have apathy, I would sleep much less, as the only benefit of sleep is a measure of relative relief from this symptom I get when I finally get out of the initial sleepiness in the mornings. If I did not take antihistamines in the evenings, I would at least stay up and active longer. Indeed, sometimes I am able to push through the fatigue (and apathy) from the drugs and so stay up longer.
> I just read an article that suggested (on a genetic level) that BPI was associated with more oversleeping, whereas BPII was associated with more insomnia.
>Interesting. It would be interesting to compare with other populations, such as "normal" people, Parkinsonians, ADDers, schizophrenics, etc..
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