You're so welcome - it does sound like you have tried EVERYTHING! I am so sorry for you that you have run the gamut of 'experts' and still have no real answers. And, that you are still suffering so much. If it is any comfort, one of the 'experts' I saw also suggested that I might have bi-polar disorder, after she spent one hour with me. I was stunned, since as an alcohol and drug counselor, I knew something about working with that population since addictions often also impact that condition. After consulting my regular mental health psychiatrist, she assured me that I do NOT have bi-polar disorder for the very reasons that you describe. However, I also know that lack of sleep does make us feel irritable, unable to think clearly, depressed, emotional, etc. Those are signs of sleep deprivation and not bi-polar disorder. While I don't profess to be able to diagnose or make decisions about treating bi-polar disorder; I do have knowledge of and access to the DSM IV and also the newer version, the DSM V that lists signs and ymptoms of bi-polar, so I have a bit of information surrounding that issue. When we're feel desperate for sleep, and what you experience at night sounds horrible and tortuous, it is really hard to hear that it is because you're acting like someone who has mental issues.

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