Better Sleep May Help Improve Schizophrenia

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Water is also wet. The sky is blue

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yeah, sleep is a great thing for recharging the old mental faculties,

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Abilify is great for my sleep schedule, I’m out between 8:30-5:30. Which as I understand it, it’s unusual for abilify to have a sleepy effect.

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No sh it… Did they seriously pay a group of researchers to study this?

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Lol, I think you got lucky. Pretty sure abilify is one of the safest AP’s out there, but when I took it, it didn’t do jack. No, for some reason, I only respond to the meds that cause the most weight gain. *ugh*

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I’ve only tried abilify, and it’s done wonders, but I’ve still gained 100 pounds from it. I’m at 240 right now.

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Damn, that’s crazy. I lost weight on Abilify, like 5lbs in a single week. Like my pdoc thought I was starving myself. I had been steadily losing weight before I started it, but I don’t imagine it was anywhere near 5lbs a week.

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It was good though because I was anorexic before starting it. Also, a lot of my weight has been good weight, as I’ve been a gym rat since starting abilify. I drink two protein shakes a day, and take many supplements. But with that all said, I still plan on losing my bad weight, and get more toned.

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Zyprexa is an awesome medication! I take 15 mg. every night before bed and sleep like a baby!

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When I took zyprexa I gained a lot weight like 80lbs in three months.

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:sweat_smile: i like this answer

Yeah I am up to 170 lbs. I’m not happy about it. I am 31, normally keep a weight of 130 lbs. I’m going to start running and excising. Just gotta get my lazy ass up and start a routine.

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I’ve never had sleep problems.

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Damn on these meds I sleep like a trooper. Before medication I was an insomniac with a brain that never shut down. Now I sleep easily and like a baby!

I’d even say too much. I was sleeping 10 hours a day easy on the same dose I’m on now. I exercise a lot more and that has got me sleeping a good 8. A bit less somedays. A bit more others. I find this article to be a bit oxymoronic!

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