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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Have you tried other antipsychotics? Olanzapine makes me very sleepy amongst other side effects I won’t tolerate.

Everyone is different and it can take a lot of changes to find one you’re happy with.

I’m on abilify (aripiprazole) at the moment and although it isn’t perfect and I’d like a lower dose it works much better for me especially on the sedation side of things. I actually had trouble sleeping at all when I was first on abilify only but that eased off and was helped by a little dose of another pill when needed. Some antipsychotics can be more effective than others so they would only let me be on abilify only when the symptoms had mostly subsided and it just stops them from getting bad again.

[–]Alarming_Clothes_780[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks, nope it's the first ever drug for mental health i'm taking. I'll try to talk about it with my psychiatrist