sleep too much

I have bipolar type II. I take depakote and paxil. I've had this problem before meds, I think. I sleep a lot. Like I can sleep for 12 hours at night, wake up for 2 hours and go back to sleep for another 4. I can rack up 16 if I really want to. My thyroid was tested and only a point off the normal range. I drink a cup of coffee in the morning because I crash about an hour into school otherwise. I can barely make it through a school day and my home work (I'm in college). During break and weekends, its worse because I don't have classes to go to. I'm trying to exercise on a daily bases (slow going) and I don't want to intake too many carbs or anything because I already gain weight from the depakote. I wonder if this is depression related, if anyone else experiences this, and who I should talk to. None of the doctors I've seen seem to say anything about it. One suggested the carbs, it didn't help. I eat and I'm still tired and then I get a little more puggy. What do I do?

Hi, bluedragon! Feel free to ask about this in the BP forum too, if you like. I have a friend whose meds might make them sleepy. I know you said it might have happened before you started meds too, but maybe you could try a different combination? Have you been properly tested for sleep disorders?

Jasmin,
Your cat is very cute. I see you in the forums. I will talk to my doctor about it. I remember the depakote made me really tired when I started.
I do not know where to go to be tested for sleep disorders.

Hehehe thanks! Your av is pretty cool, where's it from?
Your doctor will hopefully tell you where you can get tested, ask them to really help you out with this because it's been a huge problem for a long time. Ask to be sent to a specialist.