Haven't slept in 3 nites!...zzzzzzzzzzz
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Haven't slept in 3 nites!...zzzzzzzzzzz
| Mon, 06-06-2005 - 1:00pm |
I haven't gone thru this in over a year. i feel like Batman! i think i don't ever have to sleep again. the body tired but the mind is racing. would you believe im *still* cleaning? now im doing the outside of the windows, stripped the floor in the den, totally redisigned my guest room..... im terrified of the crash but i don't see it happening for a while now. i go to see my Poc today, i hope shes ready!
whats the longest anyone has gone with no sleep? how did you handle it?
valerie

I haven't gone totally without sleep (usually I get at least 4 hours a night during my manic episodes), but I have the racing thoughts that keep me awake. It's only lasted a week or so at a time for me.
Hugs and hope you get some much-needed rest soon.
in actuality, im getting about 3-4 hours a nite myself but its not restful sleep. its like i sleep for an hour then wake up, sleep for an hour, then wake up and im always wide awake when i do wake up. im totally awake when i lay down to go to "sleep" then in the morning, (as i watch the sun rise) i feel like a million bucks! a little slap happy but im off and running.
valerie
Hi Valerie,
I have gone 2 weeks with little to no sleep before. Even a couple of days with no sleep. Not even little naps. I hope that your Pdoc can give you something to help you out. Sometimes the energy boost that comes with a manic episode is welcomed. It is a bummer that the crash that comes after makes you dread the manic episode to begin with.
I hope the crash is soft and that you are able to handle it really well. With everything you have going on, you need this break.
Love and hugs,
If I had posted without reading the replies, I would have said 3 days (2 nights) without sleep, but if we're talking little to no sleep I've gone months. Last summer i was majorly up. it would be about a month for a manic phase (where it used to be a week). I crashed in August and started back up again mid-September until december 3. I'm currently starting my summer mania again...maybe a little late, but this year I'm medicated so everything is different.
How did the pdoc appt go?
Amanda
pdoc upped my lithium 1200mg. she also charged me $80 for a missed appt. plus an additional $15 copay with a grand total of $95. DH was not please at all with that number! will find out my new surgery date soon! might have it as early as next week. the surgery was originally for this fri.
the longest my mania has lasted is about 2months. thats when i found out i was BP (that and i kind of flipped out on DH) hasn't been that bad in a long while. i was manic for about 2weeks lately i thought i crashed monday but im back up in the stratosphere today.
thank for the response! once again the angel comes thru!
valerie
good to hear that the surgery is moving forward one again P&PT for a quick date.
You seem to be cycling the way I am right now. Up a bit then a mini crash and up a bit more and a mini crash, until reaching the peak of mania with the big crash.
It is my conclusion then, that I am not on enough of my med or not the right med. My friend seems to think I'd do well on lithium. I'm too chicken to ever suggest anything with pdoc.
Ah well. Good luck with everything. talk to you soon.
Amanda