Posted by PartlyCloudy on January 4, 2011, at 8:03:07
In reply to Re: Sad, sad, sad, sad *SI trigger', posted by Maxime on January 4, 2011, at 4:30:27
> It's 5:30 am and I still haven't slept. So now that is two night in a row wih no sleep.
Oof. That's tough, and it definitely messes with your mood. I became downright militant with my sleep regime because everything else - my functionality, my depressive state, and increasing anxiety, comes after it.
I hope your SI wasn't too bad the other night. Again, I'm sorry you felt you had to do that to relieve your internal pain.
My therapist worked with me pretty extensively to get my "sleep hygiene" cleaned up. I worked with my psychiatrist to find the right meds to push me into slumber. It was hard work, and I have a lot of rules for myself. When I'm in an anxious state - like having gone through the holidays - it isn't easy to stay with the routine, but I do it.
My nighttime medications, btw, are 15mg (such a tiny dose, but anything more makes me eat like a garbage disposal unit) of Remeron, and 200mg of Seroquel, which also helps as an antidepressant. If, after one hour I am not close to sleep, I take a second 15mg of Remeron to put me out. I no longer take any of the traditional sleep aids like Ambien or Lunesta. And drinking is out for me, plus it's a lousy sleep aid as you don't get a good night's sleep in my opinion, you pass out and miss the restorative REM sleep your body craves.
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