Do u take something to help u sleep?

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what do u take? 1515151515

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L-theanine 300mg

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I take 20 mg of clozapine. It sedates me but has made me feel tired and depressed sometimes as well.

I’m trying to taper it.

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I stole a pillow one time.

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I get agitated and am an overthinker, despite my cognitive decline…
I take my zyprexa but its not enough to put me to sleep…
I lately found one spray with melatonin and valerian root in it, it really knocks me out heh…
I was on benadryl before for sleep, but am already half asleep in the day because of my sz and it was another chemistry, so i stopped it and i prefer to take something natural now if it helps…
The melatonin works for now, thats it :smiling_face: :smiling_face: :rose:

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Vraylar 6 mg.
I know it is making some ppl more active, but in my case I just want to sleep after it.
I hope soon we will lower the dose of vraylar.

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50mg of quetiapine and 2mg of melatonin.

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I take temazepam sometimes

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OTC sleep aids . …

Been on them for about 4 years

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what kind? 15151515

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Diphenhydramine

50mg

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Caplyta knocks me out.

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Just Seroquel

Picked up some anxiety meds too tho to top it off

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I used to. I used to be on generic lunesta. And trazodone before that for years.

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Coffee. I’ve increased my caffeine in the afternoons and probably have 5 or so instant coffees a day. Yeah less beer and stuff but still have the odd one so I’ve experimented to see if that was the issue but it seems…More coffee helps me sleep so much better. I’m back doing 10 hours of really good sleep! fitbit stats are pretty good.

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Mirtazapine, fifteen characters

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I thought this was the drug that worked on the untreatable. Yes/no?

Also did you have to go to hospital for a week to see if that suited you?

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Yes. Clozapine is given for treatment resistant schizophrenia.

I used to take up to 400 mg and had to do bloodwork every week in the beginning. But now I only take a very low dose and we don’t even do the bloodwork anymore.

I didn’t have to go to the hospital when I started it though.

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Yeah if my current meds didn’t work, clozapine was my next option!

I know it’s random that which meds work or not and everyone reacts to it differently but yeah, I wish there was a better system!

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thats interesting and maybe i should try that because sometimes it does me too. like a few days ago i drank a really strong coffee i made and it made me tired and i fell asleep

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