Posted by Sad Panda on June 6, 2004, at 23:32:43
In reply to ZYPREXA as Sleep Aid?? BiPolarII?, posted by Saltmarsh Rose on June 6, 2004, at 13:53:54
> Does anyone take Zyprexa at night for sleep? My doctor has been nudging me to take 2.5mg Zyprexa tried lowest dose Seroquel but gave that twilight sleep effect).
> The idea is to get me off my 50mg of trazodone - just having a few breakthrough happy episodes. They feel nice, and that don't last. Always around the long daylight hours of summer. Usually am more on the depressed side.
> Never on an AP before, and not, never have been, psychotic granted its an atypical AP, but worried about it...effect on dopamine, alomst certain weight gain and possibility of TD.
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I would stay on Trazodone & ask your doc about taking Zyprexa only during hypomania. Zyprexa is said to be great for getting rapid cycling & severe mania under control, but I wouldn't want to take it full time if I didn't have to.Cheers,
Panda.
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