Energy

[MFT_Bipolar]

I just don't know how I could be so tired, yet I don't go to sleep when I am tired, I feel like there is always a motor running, and it is hard to get rest. I am wound like a rubber band. I am on 7 medications, and I would think by now, that I would be receiving some benefit. I was stopped by the police about 1.5 months ago for weaving on the highway. I have since managed to get a little more sleep. I have such a bad work schedule, it is hard to get any routine down, because then everything changes. Any suggestions? One week, I forgot to take my seroquel and I thought I was spinning to a manic episode because I could not sleep well, I kept waking up all night. Would that be slightly manic? I was miserable until I figured it out. I felt like something else besides me had control over my sleep. Do you think that my medications could be causing insomnia? seroquel, clonipin, lorazapam, lamitrogrine, wellbutrin, zonegran. Does this sound like a lot of different type of medications. You probably can't answer this.

[Jaquta]

I just read recently (probably from an old mag at the doctor's surgery) that sleep occurs in 90 minute cycles.  It said that if you missed the first cycle then chances are you would have to wait 90 minutes for the next one.
I'm taking info from your other post.  Could you find it difficult because you need time to unwind from work, etc?  Finishing late could be a bit like exercising late (which isn't conducive to sleep).
Those aren't ideal working conditions especially for someone with mh issues.
It could be nothing.  It could be due to anxiety, bipolar, ... ??
I just checked out one of the experts (Dr Park) journals on benign snoring.
Could you have a sleep disorder?

I'm not sure about the meds.  I would think that some of them would help induce sleep.  The doctor sometimes mentions that some medications have a stimulant effect.  I have no idea if that is what is happening.

It does sound like a lot of meds.  Some of them seem understandable but some to me, a lay person, seem excessive.

The doctor is qualified to answer your question.  But within the limits the net poses.

I think you should discuss your concerns with your doctor.  It's always a possibility that other medical conditions could be affecting your energy levels and ability to sleep too.

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

Yes, those are a lot of medicines, and worth a discussion with your doctor....Most of those medicines usually help with sleep, but maybe you are not taking enough of the right ones, another thing to discuss with your doctor.  I would take what you said seriously..you are wound so tight that you can't sleep, and use that as a goal marker...i.e. get your doctor to titrate the medicines until you no longer feel this great sense of inner tension...then you will be able to relax, and sleep.