Anyone else struggle with insomnia?

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

lol...thanks Mike.

Have I been diagnosed with Depression before? Yes

Bipolar? No

bipolar type IIs are often misdiagnosed with clinical depression.
Unless I'm wrong.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

bipolar type IIs are often misdiagnosed with clinical depression.
Unless I'm wrong.

you are correct. And they struggle much more with the depressive symptoms than the manic ones. And their depression is much harder to treat than run-of-the-mill unipolar depression.

[non sequitur]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic229.htm

Bipolar Affective Disorder

I scored a perfect 100% (Not surprising, though. I've been diagnosed as bi-polar and have tried just about everything on the market at one time or another. I'm currently on Effexor, and it seems to be the only thing that makes a dent in my condition).

Regarding sleep depravation, I rarely get to sleep before 3:00 a.m., but I like it that way. I hate sleep. If I could get away with no sleep at all, I would do it in a heartbeat. I would advise you to embrace your insomnia and make it work to your benefit.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by non sequitur

Regarding sleep depravation, I rarely get to sleep before 3:00 a.m., but I like it that way. I hate sleep. If I could get away with no sleep at all, I would do it in a heartbeat. I would advise you to embrace your insomnia and make it work to your benefit.

I have always considered sleep to be an awful waste of time. I wish I could do without it.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

I have always considered sleep to be an awful waste of time. I wish I could do without it.

I agree. I hate sleep. If I get over six hours of sleep I feel tired all day. I like to get between five and six hours a day. I can operate fine on three and four hours, but not for more than a week or two.

The best thing about not sleeping was when my baby was just born. I could stay up and feed her at night and I was my wife's hero. I earned a lot of political capital those first few months.