Risperidone & zoloft, oversleep

Medications
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Hi,
I am a 27 years old male, I am diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression for about a year now. I am tapering off from Risperidone ( taking half a pill per day) but from the other side I am taking 2 pills of zoloft each day for my depression.
I have been suffering from oversleeping for 7 months now. I sleep for 10-12 hours every day. my sleep is not regular I can no more sleep at night.

is there someone faced this issue before?

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Hey and welcome to the forum! I had a similar problem when I was taking my meds in the AM. When my doctor switched me to taking the meds in the PM, my sleep problems got fixed.

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Most antipsychs like Risperdal can be sedating. I take antidepressants in the morning…anti psychs at night. The ad’s can be activating and give you a boost but we are all different. IT’s not uncommon to sleep a lot on our meds.

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I used to sleep 14 hours while on risperdal or zyprexa (olanzapine). I slept 8-10 hours while on Abilify or Latuda.

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For me, taking antipsychotics before sleeping is best, less side effects and makes me sleepy, nauseous and dizzy.

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Welcome to the forum. You are in a safe supportive place :slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face:

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Thanks a lot, I was very happy when I found this forum

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I spoke to my doctor today about oversleep. he told me that there is no medical explanation for this and that I should force my way out and sty awake . he just lowered my dose today. I hope this will work.

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Try drinking coffee or strong black tea.
It works for me. It keeps me awake.

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