Recently diagnosed with bipolar. I have always been an insomniac recently it has gotten out of control. I was on Lamictal and 25 mg of Seroquel with stop them both due to severe constipation. The last week my sleep has been horrible, no more than four hours a night, and I don’t feel the least bit tired or during the day, just anxious and wired. Yesterday was the absolute worst. I was literally shaking from the anxiety and had two panic attacks. Last night I gave in and I took 25 mg of Seroquel and while it did make me heavy and dizzy, it made my heart race and pound and my mind wouldn’t shut off! I only slept about one hour. At 3 AM I gave in and took 5 mg of Ambien and slept for about two. I always wake up with my heart racing.
Has anyone experienced insomnia that even medication wouldn’t help? I am just so terrified that it’s fatal insomnia because I’ve read that it gets progressively worse and cannot be helped with meds. I am desperate for some thing to come this anxiety, I am still shaking. Do bipolar folks take things like Xanax for this? I’m new to BP and just cannot believe the Seroquel didn’t work. When I took it a few weeks ago it was like a godsend, but last night it didn’t touch my sleep.