I’ve read some horror stories of people literally not being able to sleep at all once stopping taking Olanzapine.
Im scared if I ever run out in the future and cant get any refill, i’ll stop sleeping.
Even read one story online of a man commiting suicide because he couldnt sleep after going off olanzapine.
Has anyone on this forum taken olanzapine and eventually got off of it? What happened to you?
I had insomnia on olanzapine. Switched to Abilify no more sleep problems. No sleep problems now on risperidone either.
Olanzapine is a very sedating medication but for me atleast they put me on a sleeping pill and that went away
I have been off and on olanzapine many times. I was always able to sleep without olanzapine when I stopped it and was trying something different for an antipsychotic. Don’t believe everything you read would be my advice. I’d never even heard of this before I came here to be honest. @TheCanuk
How long were you on olanzapine? Dose per day?
That makes me happy to read that. I guess not everyone has trouble sleeping going off of olanzapine.
For about a year, it didn’t help my psychosis. It was even milder than Abilify. One pdoc said I am treatment resistent and wanted me on Clozapine. I said no way put me back on Abilify as it worked before.
15mg olanzapine 50mg seroquel for sleep, even with the seroquel i couldn’t sleep, I stayed up at 4am.
@anon67051439 - That’s strange because usually taking olanzapine helps people sleep.
Maybe its because I was psychotic on it.
I was on that drug. It was sedating. I was on it two months. I was grateful to go off though. It hit my blood sugar, put me in DKA and pancreatitis. It’s a very bad drug for people with type 1 diabetes.
@sweetpotatocasserole - Nice to see you back on the forum.
I was on olanzapine for 3,5 years. Now I have been off for 2,5 months. I can sleep but im on 25 mg Seroquel.
I was on Zyprexa for awhile had to get of it due to dystonia in legs. I didn’t have any trouble with sleep.
I used to take my Zyprexa in the mornings. It never made me tired. But it didnt work for me either after being on it for eight months.
Witch sleeping pill?
I have been taking zyprexa since 1996 off and on and I always slept best on it. The type of zyprexa I take is called lybalvi and it has an appetite suppressant added to it but many people can’t get it because of the high price. I only take 10 mg. I sleep well and don’t oversleep ( at least I can’t blame it on meds ) and I don’t have a huge appetite. I suffered much due to the medicine and had anger issues over it but it works despite the side effects.
I believe my family would support me if I decided to stop treatment but I know I’d be unable to sleep well and that exacerbates psychosis in me.
Idk there’s millions out there I take melatonin which is a over the counter med don’t need a prescription at all
I’m on Olanzapine 15mg. It is a clean drug for me. It does cause weight gain and it does increase my appetite but the benefits outweigh the bad. I am sleeping well on it. I was on Lybalvi back when it was covered under my insurance, now it’s not. Never experienced withdrawal from Olanzapine, when I was getting off Geodon I did experience withdrawal symptoms.