i wouldn't worry about adiction right now. have you considered raising your antipychotic? that is what my pdoc recommended to me and it works a little. he told me to take it at night about nine.
Bobby

i don't push myself anymore to get motivated. Interestingly I suddenly have spurts when I have to do something that is meaningful to me and if i am not to exhausted I do it and feel good about it. I just accomplished something yesterday I had wanted to do in the morning on my website and late in the afternoon did something related to a friend's website. I HAD TO DO IT...I DIDN'T NEED TO MOTIVATE MYSELF-I WAS READY
bobby

Hi Bizi

I have tried a sleeping pill a very long time ago. It worked very well the first night, less well the second night and not at all the third night. Many years later when I was having really severe sleeping problems again, a psychiatrist who I told this to, gave me a pill that was originally one of the first anti-histamines. It is not in use any more as such but it really helps to sleep and no tolerance happens. Also no addiction. Unfortunately, I do not remember the name, it was tiny and light blue.

These days, I find that when I get into serious trouble about sleeping, I have to see to strict regularity in when I go to bed and get up, when I eat, and I will not be physically or mentally very active after dinner. So, I will sit watching TV and knit, I will not come to a board like this because it will make me emotional, and I will not e.g. hoover or work in the garden. Eating well, as in cooking mostly from scratch, and taking my vitamins, fishoil help. Also melatonine just before sleeping can be a good thing, especially this time a year. It has been a long winter and hardly had any chance yet to enjoy the sun that has just started coming out.

If that is not enough, I will also eat a peanutbutter sandwich just before sleeping (I know, is bad for you, but it works) and I will allways have a book that I read until my eyes close by themselves.

Hope you can use some of this. I wish you a good night's sleep pronto, I have always found insomnia one of the most crippling things that can happen to you. All the best.

thank you for your replies
The last 2 nights I went to bed earlier,got off the computer earlier, took my meds earlier and fell asleep earlier.....Still could not get out of bed so am going to try even earlier tonight.
Those are all great suggestions minny!

I think I am getting some energy back, I actually cleaned the kitchen floor last night, could not stand it being so dirty. With a swifter it takes just a few minutes.
DId some erronds last night so that felt good.
Need to get to the post office today, stamps went up so have to get some one cent ones.
Have a new client this morning....
the new ad for my business wont come out for a couple weeks still so hopefully that will pick up then.
My routine is what helps stabilize me.
am trying to get back to that.
If I could get up earlier I could schedule a client earlier...that is when I get more clients though.
If I have to get up I can....must get going to work now.
bizi

The lady at Social Services could not see me that day,because she had to go to a meeting. I said what about Thursday. She said she could see me then. I'm sorry for being so negative. I just don't see how I can get help sometimes. It's possible they can help,but it hurts to think that they may not. I hope they do help. BF

took my first dose of 6.25mg ambien so we will see if it effects me in the mornig...I am hoping that it does....keeping my fingers crossed.
bizi

I am keeping fingers crossed for you, Bizi.

Mari

I am keeping my fingers crossed too! What is the normal dosage?
Bobby

I was taking 12.5mg which equals about .25mg of klonipin....which goes to show how powerful these meds are!
IT took me forever to fall asleep last night but slept well until about 10am.
We were up late last night watching a movie which thru off my new routine of going to be earlier...and I was on the computer till 1 so I really need to have better bed time behavior. Plus my hand is starting to bother me again....need to be careful of that.

bizi

That pill which used to be an anti-histamine: I think it's name was Phrometazine. That sounds like a generic name to me.