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OK thank you for your reply. Upon some reflection, I agree that everyone experiences “transient insomnia” from time to time. As to my meds, I do plan on discontinuing them at some point but carefully tapering off under the supervision of a physician. Having said that, I find that daily exercise and getting sunlight are naturally effective remedies.
Daniel Vasilaky
I was just wondering if anyone here has ever taken Olanzapine for sleep, and if so, whether they could recommend a tapering-off plan for getting off it. As I wrote earlier, “cold-turkey” stopping of that medication was hellish, and I do not recommend doing that.
Daniel Vasilaky
I also wanted to add that at some point I will try to discontinue the Olanzapine, in the hopes of getting unmedicated, natural sleep. I did “cold turkey” that med but the result was hellish and I had to go back on it again. I do NOT recommend stopping a med abruptly without tapering it off slowly, nor should you do that without consulting with your doctor first.
Daniel Vasilaky
As I wrote in my previous post, taking three medications for sleep is too much, and there are side effects such as grogginess and sluggishness associated with them. In my opinion, however, sleeping with side effects outweighs the experience of going without sleep. However, I intend to taper off the Hydroxozine and Quivivic slowly as I believe these don’t need to be taken every night. As to the Olanzapine, I intend to stay on that indefinitely. I did attempt to go off that one “cold turkey” at some point and it was nightmarish. Furthermore, Olanzapine is an antipsychotic that, at low doses, can be taken for life if need be.
Daniel Vasilaky
