Posted by ronaldo on November 6, 2006, at 2:42:25
In reply to Re: Has anyone ever heard.....? » ronaldo, posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2006, at 16:56:08
>Ronaldo,
What do you think would happen if you came off your medication?
Ed
Hi Ed,First thing I suppose would be insomnia. After not sleeping for a few weeks I would start to go manic, not hypermanic but hypomanic. The sleep is the problem. If I could beat that I would stand a fair chance of coming off everything successfully. But I have a hard time sleeping. Zopiclone would not work for me while I was off the Olanzapine. Now I am back on the Olanzapine the Zopiclone does work for me. Sods law. I need to find a sleep medication that will work for me while I am off the Olanzapine. Or maybe I should stick to the Zopiclone and gradually come off the olanzapine and see what happens. Have to convince my GP to give me some more Zopiclone....
Olanzapine was originally prescribed for me to sleep. The pdocs would say I have come off the Olanzapine, my anti-psychotic, and I have gone high as a result. They wouldn't say oh he has not slept for three weeks and sleep deprivation has sent him manic. The latter statement is the true one imho.
....Alan
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