Posted by yxibow on October 16, 2009, at 1:45:59
In reply to something happens during sleep, posted by linkadge on October 9, 2009, at 21:30:31
> I know I've said this before, but something happens to me early in the morning - some sort of biochemical shift that makes me depressed.
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> I usually wake up several times night. When I wake up at 1 or 2 I feel good - good dreams, feeling positive. I go back to sleep. I wake up at 5 or so, I still feel good. I go back to sleep.
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> Somewhere between 6 and 8 something bad happens. Its like a sinking horrible death feeling. Like my life is over. Sadness galore. I sometimes wake up in tears around this time. Thoughts of death, dying, etc are predominant.I haven't felt this --- I'm sorry you're feeling so poorly at this hour.
Besides all the bodily factors possibly mentioned, have you ever been able to remember and record a dream that happened before this time?
Is there any other time that you've ever felt this way?
> If I happen to stay up at 6:00 things are ok, but I am usually a little wired throughout the day. But if I get that extra 2 hours of sleep I usually spend half the day really low.
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> I don't know what happens during this time, but its like some death chemical gets released. I have been experimenting with taking a lower dose of ritalin around 6. Not enough to keep me awake though.
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> I think there is some sort of cholinergic activation that is happening around this time.
> Whatever it is, its no fun.
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> I know some people with depression wake up early and can't get back to sleep. I am wondering if this is some sort of adaptive mechanism to try and prevent a biochemical shift during this period.
Thought about a sleep study ?I dunno... I get into a pattern of being unable to stay awake after waking up -- I end up napping /sleeping again for some hours.
Can't really say that there's depression going on there, some of it is probably when I go to bed and when I take the Seroquel... some I don't know.
Waiting to see the results of my recent sleep study.- tidings
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