Posted by AllieD on May 25, 2002, at 9:45:58
In reply to zyprexa makes me sleep 10 hours a night, posted by borderliner21 on May 17, 2002, at 10:59:18
I just started on Zyprexa in combination with my doses of benzos, partly to deal with an astronomically stressful medical situation that's been plopped on top of my previous psych. problems.
Anyway, it makes me sleep about ten hours (I'm thinking about cutting down on Ambien while I'm on this), and leaves me *groggy* in the morning. Once I get up I feel much better but this process takes about an hour, plus some caffeine that probably isn't good for me with all the anxiety.
I read another thread about zyprexa that recommends people with depression *not* take the med, but my case is possibly bipolar. (They're not sure.) I'm also taking only 2.5 mg. My doctor told me that the grogginess / sleepiness should abate after about a week.
Oh, one last note, re: weight gain. I've got a terribly high metabolism and have always been quite slim. With the anxiety problems I've been having lately, I haven't been able to eat much at all, and I quickly lost ten pounds in little over a week. So the appetite returning a little bit on this low dose of Zyprexa is an *excellent* side effect for me -- I think it'll help me get better, because I was really starting to become unhealthily underweight.
I hope that wasn't too long and rambling -- this is my first time posting to this board. I guess my answer to the OP is that I, too, am hoping some of the sleepiness will go away!
Best to all,
Allie
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