So I’m not sure how to further sleep deprivation would actually help! I’d be interested to see statistically significant evidence of this! Sleep deprivation makes mania worse. Geeze, when in the manic phase, you are hyperactive and cannot be still. Also, during the Pug Christmas lights xmas shirt depression phase, you sleep, a lot. I hope that this treatment works for someone. I am not going to be negative about a treatment that is helping people. n helps – what effect does it have chemically on the brain? That would have been interesting to hear. And I also found it strange that Lithium was administered.