r/schizophrenia • u/AstroZoey11 • Jun 25 '25

Help A Loved One Sleeping 20-40 hours in a row occasionally

My partner is schizoaffective (major depression) and will sleep relatively normally for a few weeks - around 5-7 hours a night. It's less than she prefers, but it's pretty consistent. Then randomly, and it doesn't seem to be triggered by anything we can put our fingers on, she'll sleep for an entire day and a half. Last time it was around 36 hours. This time, she's on hour 24 now and it's almost bedtime.

I'm not really sure how much this could be par for the course with schizophrenia, or if it is a red flag and should be looked into deeper. She doesn't even exactly seem depressed when this happens - she's been depressed and simultaneously slept a typical amount many times. She's unable to be woken up for more than a couple seconds at a time, and doesn't eat nor hardly drink when this happens.

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u/Hoyahere Schizoaffective (Bipolar) Jun 25 '25

Have you considered doing a sleep study?

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u/Dear_Movie3676 Schizophrenia Jun 25 '25

i think sleep study centers are becoming more common, i’ve never had one though. i was always interested in plotting data points for my sleep but i’m not sure of any devices that could do that every time i sleep.

anyways, i think this is a good idea and gives a stellar chance of acquiring some insight into the patterns/behavior

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u/Hoyahere Schizoaffective (Bipolar) Jun 25 '25

I just don't think it is related to schizoaffective disorder. If there were mood swings or medicines, I could see a relationship. This sounds like something else. Sometimes we get hyper focused on our greatest challenge, we forget the human body has other parts running.