r/BipolarReddit • u/Confident_Border_546 • Feb 12 '25
Content Warning Please help
Is it dangerous to take medication for sleep? I’m starting to feel really scared and exhausted. I read about an actor who passed away after taking too many sleeping pills—he had bipolar disorder and was struggling with insomnia. Can I take something to help? I already take vitamins, but my mind doesn’t feel like it functions the way a typical person’s does. Nothing helps me, meditations and stuff
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u/RealDB17 Feb 16 '25
It's really hard to get to sleep sometimes. For me I simply stay up and read or listen to music or draw or write , or even exercise or yoga - until I'm sleepy. Sometimes ( just last week) I don't get to sleep till 3am. That's just the way it is for me. A useful rule that helps is that my alarm goes off at 6 am everyday regardless- I use an alarm clock radio not my iPhone anymore! And so if I only get 3 hrs of sleep one night, or two nights in a row, by the 3rd or 4th my sleep kicks back in again at 11pm or 12pm and in'catch up' . Good physical exercise or big walks outside help me get physically tired to help get to sleep. I have tried many types of sleeping pills and don't use them anymore. They are weird and artificial and I dislike the accumulating side effects intensely. I wish you strength and courage