It annoys me that I need as much sleep as I do. I blame it on the Seroquel, but then when I don’t take the Seroquel, I start to lose it (like I did this weekend).  I ended up taking enough Seroquel Saturday night to launch me into 12 hours of sleep into Sunday, but now today I had to wake up at 7 a.m. and it’s almost 9 p.m. and I’m about to collapse.  Because I’m so tired, I want to skip the Seroquel tonight so I can be sure to not feel groggy tomorrow, but then this viscious cycle starts again.  If I didn’t have bipolar disorder and if I slept less, I could be so much more productive, it seems.  For now, I will get into bed to make sure I sleep the mania away.