Cant sleep at a good time even when back on olanzapine

its odd olanzapine has no sedating qualities for me anymore, i switched back to it from invega and i still stay up till 5am, sometimes even 10am and sleep during the day. when i was on olanzapine years ago i would sleep 12 hours every night and lucid dream every night. i barely remember my dreams now.

ive began to wonder if zoloft is causing me insomnia or negatively affecting my sleep. on the rare days where i sleep at night and get a good amount of hours i feel refreshed when i wake up and feel great thw whole day, also ive been reading articles about ssri’s causing compulsive shopping which i feel like i may be experiencing.

I’m on olanzapine and Zoloft too. I found I had to start taking the Zoloft in the morning. When are you taking yours? I take the olanzapine a couple hours before bed to give it some time to kick in.

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I’m on olanzapine and it doesn’t have any sedative effects on me anymore. I take 20mg before bedtime.

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i take zoloft first thing when i wake up and olanzapine at night. tho sometimes i end up taking the zoloft in the evening when i wake up and its already late

My doc told me it’s not supposed to be sedative in the first place. Does seem to help me sleep. Go figure.

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