I think what you experienced was normal for the first dose.

It will reduce some after even just a couple doses, but expect huge sedation regardless, you will just be awake for more of it vs. in a full-blown coma lol.

It is a great pill to stomp out mania stuff as far as inducing sleep.

JMHO, but should not be routinely taken for sleep and it's not meant for that.

Too many other side effect problems even at low dose. It hits histamine receptors hard, so you basically took a large dose of benadryl. Not exactly but in general.

It's a great medication in some ways, in other ways imo it's very dangerous.

Everyone's metabolic processing is different. again, jmho, but I would discourage taking it for sleep and if a pill is necessary for that, find something more benign.

Having said that, I'm glad u did get some sleep!!!