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klonopin or olanzipine for insomnia. I guess what I am asking is one or the other better for insomnia? I have tried both with not much success. ALl they do is calm me down but dont give me a good uninterrupted sleep. I know one is a benzo and should only bs taken short term and the other an antiphscotic,Does anyone have any opinions or experiance on this? Thanks in advance for any responses.
I started off on olanzipine for anxiety and depression then was prescribed kolopin after.I didn't find the olanzipine sedating much at all.With the kolopin it will calm your mind but I wouldn't say it was the most sedating benzo, at least not for me.
Neither. Tolerance to the sedating effects of benzodiazepines usually builds fairly quickly, often within a few weeks. Olanzipine and similar antipsychotics can be quite sedating but they have long-half lives which means you're sedated all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnabas75
If you can get it, immediate-release trazodone (Desyrel) would be better. At low doses it is very sedating, but has a half-life of only 3-5 hours.
Trazodone helps me sleep, 100mgs just before bed.
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