Does Clozaril/Clozapine make you sleep longer?

I have schizophrenia. Before I started taking clozaril, I had sleep problems sleeping for about 12 hours a day, now I can sleep up to around 16 hours some days. Is this a common side effect of Clozaril. Should I reduce the dose?

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Hi welcome :slight_smile:
Yes it is posible because of some antipsychotics

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Yes clozaril made me sleep a lot

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I slept 16 hours a day on clozapine. It was awful. Was a real zombie!

On clozapine now get nine hours sleep
When first started clozapine it did make me sleep a lot more