don’t have any idea..
What to do.
I am on olanzapine 5 mg ..
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I have sleep apnea and my advice is if you think you should then the worst thing they can say is you neee a sleeping pill/wake up pill depending on the situation
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5mg is very low for olanzapine. That low dose is likely causing the problem.
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Take diphenhydramine 50mg to 100mg a night. It’s an antihistamine. Works great.
If not then try a benzo like Lorazepam or Clonazepam.
Should make you sleepy.
You could try switching to original zyprexa if that is a option. I used it for a month then sleep started getting better. It’s expensive though unless you can get it covered.
Melatonin is worth trying too.
Ohhh tomorrow is pay day. I’ve got to try another brand of magnesium I didn’t know there were 3 or more different types
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Participating in a sleep study to determine the cause of your insomnia wouldn’t be a bad idea. Also, melatonin and chamomile tea might help. Medications like Trazodone or benzodiazepines might provide relief.
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If you have gone down in dose that could be the issue? I recently switched from 20mg and tapered down my olanzapine and switched to latuda. Wow! I had the hardest time staying asleep! I was getting 45 mins to 1 hrs at a time, sleeping less than 3 hrs a night back in February. Now I can sleep 3-4 hours at a time with a total of 6-9 hours a night. It is slowly getting better. Clonidine helped me get extra sleep through it all, and have almost stopped the clonidine. Clonidine was initially prescribed for anxiety. I have been able to reduce my AD fluoxetine from 80mg down to 60mg recently, as I was having no anxiety or depression and feeling a little emotionally numb it seemed. Its going pretty well, and I slept a lot better yesterday. Like 10 hrs total. I am on 40mg latuda(daily), 60mg fluoxetine ( daily), and 1/2 a tablet of clonidine a couple times a week. It was definitely difficult switching from the olanzapine, but I no longer get daily headaches. I was on the olanzapine 2 years, but have been back on meds consistently since 2017. Yes I wish I could just sleep a full 8-9 hours at night, but I am sleeping better. I hope you find a solution to your sleep issue!
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This imo is fhe best sleep aid
Temazapam zopicome ambien are scams imo
It supposedly works with some people i know of no one rhat it works
Id go for melatonin honestly
Hope and valerian together work very well. Hops helps you fall asleep, valerian keeps your asleep
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I take hydroxyzine instead it is helpful. Diphenhydramine causes psychosis for me it’s a rare side effect. Hydroxyzine doesn’t even though it’s similar.
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Low dose of quetiapine. It works for me. 50mg.
5mg is awfully low
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