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Originally Posted by confidentiality
Thanks for the advice on possibly taking melatonin for sleep problems sometimes psychotic but I researched it and melatonin got some bad reviews. That is good news you are nine months free of meds. Have you had to take anything for sleep problems since you finished tapering and have you noticed any changes in your personality?
Metamorphosis, thanks for all the tips on sleeping aids I went out and bought some over the counter Valerian root. I am still leaning towards taking the Zyprexa if I have trouble sleeping once I am off completely but I will turn to the Valerian root once I am months into being med free. I will also consult my psych nurse about Valerian as well.
Zinco, glad you were able to come off abilify successfully in two weeks. Have you noticed any changes and how long have you been off meds?
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I actually sleep better off meds than on....while I still get the occasional night where maybe I'll get 4-5 hours if sleep it's never more than 1 night unlike while on meds where it would be creeping up to a week and we were considering either a benzo or like ambien....part of this though is that seroquel the sleepiest antipsychotic didn't work for me.
Yes my personality is like how it was before i got sick...I felt slightly not me on the meds...the music, work, reading I liked changed from what I liked before but then it went back after getting off meds...I could also read much better.
I have a whole thread on this somewhere as it happened I'll try to find it for you..