I'm afraid the only one of those medications that I have experience with is Quetiapine so I can't offer any hugely useful advice. It is quite sedating, I used to have to be physically carried to bed if I didn't get myself there within about half an hour of taking it. The effect reduced over time, but it does still help me to get to sleep. As far as the weight gain is concerned, it's a risk with a lot of those types of medications, but as with all side-effects different people tolerate it differently so don't let that put you off trying it because it may not be an issue for you at all. I personally didn't experience any weight gain on it. I gained weight really rapidly on Olanzapine but had a friend who didn't, they definitely have different effects on different people. Quetiapine for me has been pretty good on the side effect front, it gives me a really stuffy nose (took me months to figure out that was a side-effect) but that's about it.
I hope they find a combination for you that works, psychopharmaceuticals is more art than science so I think it can be a matter of trial and error to find what suits you.
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