How has depression affected your sleep habit?

For me it doesnt matter how tired I am or what time I get into bed, as soon as I try to get to sleep I get very antsy and my mind starts racing. So many people have told me to take melatonin, but when I do that I will fall asleep for only an hour and then be wide awake for the rest of the night. When the depression is really bad I am lucky to get a full two hours of sleep.

I sleep one night and then don't sleep the next 😰😅

As of recent... my sleep patterns has been getting weirder.

Except the only intermittent wake-ups (hourly or bi-hourly or tri-hourly) toilet breaks/sips of water

I have been starting to lose energy and sleep eariler.

Worse off, i started waking up eariler. (although i kinda liked the wee hours, where there is no one "awake", you get to roam around the house do whatever you want, without surviliance)

But not sure if it is a good idea or bad idea as i am slipping off from general public/people/family kind of thing.

Even meal times are going way crazy...

sometimes i sleep 14 hours and sometimes just 3

I didnt sleep at all last night .

Ever since my depression decided to punch me back full swing last year, sleep has been awful. I either sleep waaaay too long, like 13 hours, or not at all. And believe me when I say I've tried pretty much everything to help. None of it works. I miss the days when I didn't have to worry if I'll have to wear extra concealer the next day because I look like I haven't slept in years.

I stay up almost all night and sleepy during the day

What is sleep?

I kind of look forward to the days that I don't have to work, so I can catch up on my sleep by not getting out of bed. Most of the time I am lucky if I get 45 min or even an hour of sleep here and there. When I am off I can manage to get 4 or maybe even 5 hours of sleep.

i wonder if all the anxiety, depression, eating disorder, thoughts, worries are giving all the headaches while sleeping...

so irritating... have been on paracetomols lately... hiaz.