I am 18 years old. Although I have taken 2.5 mg olay for bipolar disorder 2, I had stopped as doctor told me as I was getting now. But nowadays I was getting hypomanic and not getting sleep at appropriate timing so again it has been started. I don't fall asleep directly but after 1-2 hours when I take stresnil 0.25 mg, I get sleep for very long duration. And end up getting really sleepy after that. Will this sleepiness go? It's been 2 days I again started it.
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Dear Lybrate user, I can understand your struggle with regular sleep cycle which most of the patients of mood disorders undergo. There's a biological clock in our body which monitor and regulate some functions such as sleep/wakefulness, hunger, toilet behaviors etc, this clock is heavily disturbed in patients with depression. There is a psychological treatment technique known as ipsrt (interpersonal and social rhythm therapy) which includes regulatory practices of this bio clock. You can try it with your psychiatrist or a qualified psychologist. You can also take help from me through Lybrate.
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Dear Manika, Stresnil and olay are the drugs that develop tolerance. That means, the sleepiness will go away as you get used to the drugs. If lack of sleep is the only symptom of hypomania, stresnil will help. If there are other symptoms, please consult your doctor to take olay again.
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