My wife is on an antipsychotic. I dont know why. They misdiagnosed her with bipoler she has told me, and as far as I know, she does not have any other mental health conditions. (She does have hydrocephalus, but thats not really a mental health condition. It more affects her balance and memory to a degree and such.) So yeah, I have no idea why she is prescribed this med. It kind of makes me think the āantipsychotics-are-overprescribedā people might have a point in her case. I know no reason why she should be on them.
āInsomnia/Sleep Disordersā. I suppose it could be that. I may have to ask her if thatās why.
Maybe that graph doesnāt tell the whole story? More people are diagnosed bipolar than being diagnosed schizophrenia so that might mean something that isnāt shown on the graph. And there are 4 times the people being diagnosed with depression as diagnosed with bipolar.
Ive heard of it for weight gain, insomnia, agitation, and I think impulsiveness but not abiliufy.
interesting that the lowest illnes for antipsychotics prescribtion is schizoohrenia!!!
Yep thats really surprising to me
bipolar disorder and schizophrenia shares %70 percent of genes.so it very similar genes to share.
It was a AI response to the question. Hard to know how accurate it is. But it appears to include off label use, and smaller dosages as well.
I too am surprised by how low schizophrenia is on that graph!
Antipsychotics are prescribed for bipolar, Iām not surprised by that.
But Iām pretty sure that prescribing APs for insomnia is not really so necessary
there are real insomnia drugs on the market rather than aps but they are pretty expensive like 360 american dollars per box.so people relying on aps instead(i was searching 10 years ago same subject when i had terrible insomia)
Pretty nasty drugs to use for insomnia, they just knock you out and do not promote healthy sleep really - unfortunately have experience on the said effect, not nice at all. Maybe these heavy drugs should be only used to treat real and proper psychosis, just a friendly suggestion.
I use olanzapine for sleep every once in awhile
Using APās as sleep meds is not a good idea. I donāt think people who get it for insomnia know what they are getting into. Especially a drug like olanzapine which is so difficult to quit later. I think most who get it for insomnia are getting a low dose of seroquel though, which isnāt that bad to get off. But it isnāt appropriate for insomnia. Should only be used as a last resort imo, or if you already are on APās.
I was flabbergasted when I saw a commercial for Vraylar to treat depression, and thought the patients have no idea what theyāre getting into
I would never have guessed these ratios. 
Off-label prescribing (when a doctor prescribes an FDA-approved medication for a condition, age group, dosage, or route of administration that the FDA has not officially reviewed or approved) is controversial for sure.
Iām not completely for it or against it, but if thereās no evidence, or weak evidence, for prescribing a med off label Iām against it because the risks for side effects are too high.
Yeah Iām afraid of getting hooked on olanzapine so I only take it for sleep one night and if Iām still having trouble the following night Iāll take a clonazepam instead