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Madalynn

Updated 1y ago

Insomnia and the Paradox of Feeling Alert Despite Sleep Deprivation

Does any one with insomnia not sleep for days and then crash for like 2 hours and feel wide awake like they can run a marathon because I’m still having symptoms of sleep deprivation but feel fine and alert

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draco

2y

with my bipolar 1, my mania causes extreme constant insomnia without my meds. i will stay awake for days and do the same exact thing. a nice dead sleep heavy nap for. few hours and then im ready to do anything. its a struggle, especially when you cant ever sleep when your so extremely tired.
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KatSmith

2y

I have that quite often
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Vevanna

2y

Definitely
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Streeter

2y

I thought I was alone. My husband thinks it's drugs. I stay up for days. I hate taking chemicals but it's the only thing that makes me sleep. I take 90mg of Adderall and sleep like a baby. .
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deepdowndark

2y

So I feel like that is me but there is a medical condition where you are "sleeping" but you are still conscious mostly because your brain has been in fight or flight mode for most of your life. It's called paradoxical insomnia.

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