Anti-Psycotic & sleep Q.

[EyelinerAndCigarettes]

Hey Hey,

So I'm on Olazapine & last night, I didn't sleep so well.. Maybe 6 hours, compared to my usual 12 (than you, Olazapine.), Anyway, I had to get up early for the Doctors & now, today, I feel like I haven't slept off the meds - I'm in utter Zombie mode & can't shift this brain fog/dead/numb. I feel like I could stare at a white wall all day & not even care...

Is this normal, if you haven't 'slept off' the meds?

Thanks :)

[Unbreakable.]

I've had the same experience just with different meds.
Even with my prn I make sure to only take it if it's at least 12 hrs before I have to get up. If I can't sleep it off it takes some time to wear off. With one AD I tried I felt like that all day especially in the beginning. Get a good night's sleep today most likely you will feel better tomorrow. If not it might be worth it to see a doctor to make sure it's not sth else.

[youonlyliveonce]

Yeh I get that wen I don't sleep well on my quietapine I feel really yuky n sleepy

[sherlock holmes]

Yes I get this with other medication. If I wake up too early and not slept the meds off I'm a zombie until it wears off.

When I was taking olanzapine the crisis team guy told me to take it about 6pm so that the next morning I wouldnt be zombie like. It did help. Initially you might then feel sedated from 6pm until bed time, but apparently it gets better.

[ParanormalChickenGeek]

As Sherlock said, try taking it a bit earlier that should help :)

[MissAnonymous]

Take it at least 12 hours before you intend to wake up the next morning. You might have to adjust it dependant on how your body reacts but even though I am on a relatively smaller dose of quetiapine [250mg] I will get side effects if I don't sleep or particularly if I sleep for a little while then get up before I have had a good dose of sleep.

[EyelinerAndCigarettes]

Sorry to bump this thread, but since being increased to 5mg, even when I take the meds quite early, & get up with an alarm, I still feel zombied out & like I'm dreaming/on Auto pilot?! All day & now into the evening... Does it ever wear off?, I was really dizzy to start with but that's worn off, thankfully, am hoping this sleepy, like I could stare at paint drying feeling will too?, Maybe I should start taking it at 6pm?! haha!
Just needed a bit of reassurance that I'm not going mad & am actually dreaming this whole day!

[Ballerina123]

I Is to get this on olanzapine. I'm on a higher dose than you but it did ware off after a couple of months.
I do find taking up earlier in the evening helps a lot though as the sedation is out of your systems to some degree by the morning.

[sherlock holmes]

Usually those side effects do wear off, and taking it at 6pm may help!

[[Luna]]

I'm on quetiapine and it seems if I don't get a certain amount of sleep I get similar symptoms and my eyes seem to roll in my head and I find it hard to coordinate myself.
I think taking earlier would be worth a try.

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