Anyone on an antipsychotic?

[Ponder]

I’m on 30mg a day of an antipsychotic (sedative) called olanzapine. It’s mostly used I. My instance for helping me greatly to sleep. 
 

still need temazapam for actual proper sleep, but the tolerance buildup is crazy so I don’t take them atm. 

[Schizophonia]

@Sugarcoat 

Edited 14 hours ago by Schizophonia

[Schizophonia]

Do you mean you took Olanzapine in the purpoe to sleep or it was just a positive secondary effect.

I would never have the idea to take an antipsychotic to sleep except maybe quetiapine.

[pursuitofspirit]

@Ponder I was put on Olanzapine after a psychotic episode last year and was on it for a total of 10 months. I really didn't want to be on it. The stuff was so sedating it was making me sleep 12 hours a day and I constantly felt numbed out of life. I felt stable enough mentally to stop taking so I did. The withdrawals were pretty rough but it was worth it. Way too strong for me.

[Sugarcoat]

 I was on olanzipine for a year starting with 10 mg a day then lowered to only 5 mg a day.

I noticed no difference except that it made me sleep more and maybe a slight numbing 

I quit it cold turkey with no withdrawal effects

Weird that it didn’t affect me much. Maybe it was too low dose or I’m just built different 

[Ramasta9]

No but I've seen 90% of people who took them turn into zombies and never fully recover again as the human they were. I call them brain eaters.