A psychosis problem from lack of sleep, but sleep meds making it worse?!


Question: A psychosis problem from lack of sleep, but sleep meds making it worse!?
not manic, just strange and extremely sad!. I think I might be going blind and then dying!. I'm not sure what's real or what's not, or how stiffly to keep my mouth shut!. But I tell my voices to take a break and I'll do what the neurons say later!. I can feel my brain pushing against my skull!. I do NOT do drugs and I have a genius IQ!. I do NOT believe the things the voices tell me but the impressions!.!.!. I saw a small cat today that wasn't real!. I wished it was so I could pet it!. Then I felt guilty because of my own cat!.

I answer a lot of these questions in a better state, but unfortunately, I may be going blind and dying!. There's so many exchanges of fear!. My pdoc said, this is from not sleeping, take your sleep meds!. and I did, and it was sonata, and I know that enhances psychosis but at the VERY least it should make me SLEEP! Don't you think!? What else can I do to SLEEP!?!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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I take Lunesta sometimes!. I fight it is the best I can describe!. It's a lousy nights sleep!. I was going to suggest Seroquel, but if you're already on two APs, it's not a good idea to add a third or you're already on it!.

If you ordinarily don't have this much difficulty sleeping and your mood is down, I too would say it sounds like maybe a mixed state!. (I have bipolar and don't particularly care for those states at all!.) Maybe talk to your pdoc about turning up the stabilizers at your next appt!. Personally, I'd make that appt sooner than later!. No point putting yourself thru more than is necessary!.

If I had any sleeping advice, I'd gladly share it!. I haven't been able to figure out my own other than the Seroquel on top of a hefty dose of sedating stabilizers and sometimes that doesn't do it!. Rest in a dark room!. Exercise in the morning!. No caffeine at all!. No sugar!. Try for no preservatives!. Blah, blah!. You probably already know the basics of sleep hygiene!.

All crap comes to an end!. Sorry you are going thru this!.

This http://www!.crazyboards!.org is another site that might be worth checking out if you are looking at the Internet to help keep you grounded for a while!. I haven't been to it for a while, so am not sure what's up there today!. But, it seemed pretty active, and if many are online, you'll probably find it more interactive than here!. When I last visited, there were all kinds of ppl on it including many with bipolar and some with sza!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It is a depression with psychotic features!. Not sleeping is a result of the depression, not the root of the problem!. Go see a psychiatrist, you need anti-depressants!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Everybody is different, but a cocktail of xanax and trazadone helps me!. Without sleep psychosis gets worse!. You need some rest!. Tell your doctor the sonata isn't working!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

why don't you look into joining the yahoo group
voices hearers!. it is a group for people who hear or have heard voices!.
http://health!.groups!.yahoo!.com/group/voi!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

How many does it tell you to take!?
Have you ever tried sleeping without them!?
I think you should eat or drink water and carbs!.
It might me delusions!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

take your sleep meds, and inthe morning call your doctorWww@Answer-Health@Com





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