May I ask you a question about your sleep?

@LovesEverybody I hope the Abilify helps you a lot.

i just got home not long ago. My psychiatrist asked my case manager and she said i have been a little manic so my psychiatrist prescribed Abilify since I also get that medicine in injection form i may start to go to bed later. when i have to go somewhere the next day i get too nervous and will wake up late and go to bed early

@AmbiePam thank you. it doesn't help alone as pills but my doctor is hoping combined with the injection it will work

@LovesEverybody I hope you can get a nap sometime during the day. Sleeping 2hours every night will lower your immune system as well as affect your mental state and function

@rakski i have noticed my immune system not being as good as it once was. i always either am congestive or i have been getting coughs. My voice gets hoarse as my psychiatrist noticed my function and memory just recently started to get extremely bad

i hate that i always have to do something in the afternoon that i can't get out of. i would love the idea of a nap. i should try one. good idea! I do a lot of walking around the house. i keep track with a fitness watch. my sister is getting me a better fitness watch for Christmas as mine always gives me so much trouble

@LovesEverybody I've been taking these meds for years, but this tiredness only started recently.

@kris182_2000 Maybe because your body is so used to the meds. does it make problems in your life being so tired? I mean can you function?

are you constantly tired on sleep meds? how did you become tired? i do not like the sleep meds my doctor prescribes

i am sorry about the stress and your stomach hurting. I want to take medicine but they never work out as a zombie would have more energy the next day. but i will see if he will prescribe something milder. i MIGHT sleep better for a few nights because i am getting another injection today and it is a different medicine than I used to get in my injections before i stopped them i had my first one with the new medicine last month and slept well for a few days, I feel a little better for the reason it was given. it isn't a sleep medicine though. I hope you sleep better tonight .

@LovesEverybody Thanks, I should. I wish I could motivate myself to see the car, as tomorrow is likely to be cold and windy, but not as bad as Friday. However, I really don't feel well enough to do that. I need a day to recuperate and a good night' sleep before I go up there. Why don't you try looking at youtube video for sleep. YOu need a sleep regimen.

@snowy22315 definitely get a good night's sleep. It is supposed to be cold and windy here from today until Saturday morning Thank you for the YouTube suggestion i love it. i am always ready to watch a video, i have to find them. i have seen sleep deprivation videos but have not thought to look for one for sleep regimens. i will look for sure!

@LovesEverybody i hope that you'll be able to sleep soon and I'm sure if you get some decent sleep you'll feel better I feel bad that you are having sleep issues but hopefully the injection will help

I go to sleep with music or i wouldn't get to sleep at all saw my psychiatrist today and got my injection og Abilify and my was prescribed abilify in pill form along with the injection. My doctor and case manager think i am a little manic. the doctor says the medicine he prescribed today should help me sleep tonight or eventually

@Marilynda1225 thank you. my doctor is hoping my injection will work better with the help with the pill form of the medicine. I think it may be helping a tiny bit as i think i may try to go back to sleep!

@LovesEverybody You're welcome. I came back here to also mention the temperature of your room. For me, I can sleep easier if the room is cold. I even put this plaque I have right over my vent in my bedroom, because I'm sure the heat will be activated tonight. For me, doing the "relaxing" (there's many different things) things, I would do it an hour or so before bed... It might help to watch boring things before bed. Oh, and I also try to stop listening to music by around 5pm, because I'm so addicted to music, it can get into my head before bed, although I think it's reverse; I think having anxiety causes me to have this tendency to have a song I last played to go on forever. I do think it's best to wait until you are falling asleep to go to bed, but I notice I will wake up at 7-8am regardless, and this might be due to the light, although I go so far as putting tin foil over my windows. I feel a little vulnerable saying some of this, but I know how bad it is to lack sleep, so I'll share some.. I watch this show (up until about a week ago) of a western sit-com.. I also edited handfuls of shows when the characters are outside in the 1880s sleeping outside in the cold, etc., which puts one in the frame of mind sleeping. And then one can observe what works. I try to think of this the minute I go to bed to get into that frame of mind even further, but I think the detachment from my own life might help. EDIT: I don't take my own advice, but try to meditate about an hour before bed.. Unfortuntely, I try to do this in bed, but it's usually too late, since I'm usually in a panic (rhymes with manic) when I want to medidate, and if you prepare, I'm sure it will help...

i have to wake up several times during the night to go to the bathroom. the first time i get up i get manic as my doctor and case manager think i am somewhat manic i am going to have to do some relaxing things before bed. It has been a long time since i stopped watching good things before bed I am going to start taking Abilify pills again along with the same medicine in an injection form. my doctor hopes the two forms of the medicine combined will help me stay sleeping. i couldn't get to the pharmacy but i used to take that medicine and dose and was taken off. i still had a bottle of it that i am going to start taking tonight. thanks for the super advice. i need some relaxation things before bed

that is how daddy was we would say good night and before we finished he would be asleep. before bed he slept four or five hours on his recliner while watching TV

my sleep issues are due to bipolar and other psyche issues too many to mention. my doctor knows my problem and is trying to help me, but no doctor has ever helped me

@LovesEverybody I'm bipolar as well. The manic phases are the worst when it comes to sleep for me.