Help Olanzapine

[Tristan]

Hello members, need help, my psychiatrist sent me a Olanzapine prescription to sleep, I have been taking 10mg at night, Dont feel sleepy at all before bed. Is there any member that have tried this with success?

 

[houseofleaves]

Olanzapine made me super sleepy, I used to sleep for 14 hours. And woke up in amazing mood. But the weight gain…(((

 

[Tristan]

Olanzapine made me super sleepy, I used to sleep for 14 hours. And woke up in amazing mood. But the weight gain…(((

It kinda make me sleep but takes forever, i do wake up in a good mood though. Thank you for your reply.

 

[Life_and_Death]

With "success" for you, yes. For me, no. It ended up making me sleep for 15-20hrs at the same dose. The next day I cut it in half and slept for 10-12hrs. I was suppose to be taking it as an antipsychotic and sleeping that long isn't helpful so I stopped using it after day 2.

 

[Tristan]

With "success" for you, yes. For me, no. It ended up making me sleep for 15-20hrs at the same dose. The next day I cut it in half and slept for 10-12hrs. I was suppose to be taking it as an antipsychotic and sleeping that long isn't helpful so I stopped using it after day 2.

well that´s horrible I can imagine, it does not make me sleepy at all, but the moment I go to bed I fall asleep 8 hours at the most. Quetiapine stopped doing anything to me also.

 

[Crazy4u]

I take hydroxyzine for sleeping and it works great

 

[Tristan]

I take hydroxyzine for sleeping and it works great

I have a Doctors app tomorrow will mention this. Thank you.

 

[BigG91]

I've taken olanzapine .. it's an antipsychotic which has sedative effects ... I don't think you should take it just for sleeping issues ...
Ask your doctor to change the medication maybe..

 

[Ethereal Knight]

never took it, but the best sleep of my life was when I took amitriptyline.
until it stopped working 3 years later lol

people also usually say that mirtazapine is great for sleep (if you don't mind the huge weight gain that comes with it hehe).

 

[Tristan]

never took it, but the best sleep of my life was when I took amitriptyline.
until it stopped working 3 years later lol

people also usually say that mirtazapine is great for sleep (if you don't mind the huge weight gain that comes with it hehe).

Thank you for the tip. Will ask my doctor. Didn't wanna go the quetiapine way.