I often feel very tired on APs. I didn’t use to have this pre-sz. I really hate it. And don’t deal with it very well. I usually feel depressed when I feel tired.
Some people deal with it way better. My mom is often tired because of work, but she doesn’t complain nor feels depressed.
It’s one of those days. Sorry for complaining about it.
Do you feel tired as well today? Feel free to complain 
It’s constant. I went off APs for some months and was excited for the bump in energy I would get from not taking them. There was no bump. At all. Apparently I am exhausted 24/7 because of negatives. Lovely. I just sort of keep grinding away. Being exhausted is exhausting.
I truly admire your ability to keep going.
I feel more like a quitter.
I think I’ll try to go to bed earlier and hope for a better day tomorrow/
You are anything but. Some days just suck more than others and are a fight to get through. I need to keep moving because I have so much trouble getting going again when I stop. I have a very real fear that one day I will stop and not start again.
In 2016 I was involuntarily committed and was in a place called the MSHS here in Minnesota. I was court ordered to take Olanzapine and Fluoxetine and I felt tired every day at least because of the Olanzapine but the staff wouldn’t let me nap in the main area or the TV room or my room. Whenever I’d fall asleep in the main area or the TV room a staff woman would wake me up and tell me I can’t sleep. I didn’t like that.
I switched to Invega injections in 2019 and Bupropion and I don’t feel tired anymore.
It’s the reason why I’m tapering the clozapine to feel less tired. I’m besides that also on Invega and bupropion. But if it is all negatives like in @shutterbug 's case. It will be disappointing.
Sleep-deprivation is torture. The MSHS sounds like an awful place to be.
It was ok except for not being able to nap and some people who bullied me. Fortunately I’m pretty sure I’ll never need to go back and I can nap pretty much whenever I want to now.
Sounds like an important freedom to have.
It may not be - Clozapine kicks like a mule. Remember that I was already on a low dose when I tapered off. I use CBT and supplements to bump along on what is not even conisdered a maintenance dose for many. It is the bare minimum I need to maintain insight.
My antibiotics make me tired
Do you have to take them long term or is it only for a couple of days?
@Jonathan2 i have to be on them for a total of 6 weeks, my husband pumps them through a PICC line every day
I hope you get well soon. It’s a lot to take being severely mentally ill and physically.
All the best.
@Jonathan2 thanks, I was paranoid for a while but this is the second time we’ve done this so it’s not as scary
Im exhausted all the time too. I find just laying down and closing my eyes for a little bit gives me a second wind
I had half a large pizza it made me fall asleep. I nearly missed my course that day as I overslept.
Sorry to hear Jonathan
I know wat u mean, from past experiences with meds
Being on three major tranquilizers does that to me, too.
At the moment I’m pretty exhausted. But I’m building endurance. I’m not nowhere near as exhausted as I used to be. I think I’m exhausted because I’ve been having too much fun. Dancing to music, playing my drums, peddling my bike, playing my video game, doing yard work, and cooking and things. All while having like three hours sleep.
I haven’t vapes all day and for some reason I’m exhausted
everytime i quit nicotine i just wanna sleep all the time