[charlie0330]

Well I feel like I’ve been tricked. Neither estazolam 2mg + 2mg xanax nor zolpidem10mg +3mg xanax worked for sleep. Each wore off after a short time (days). Now I’ve taken 5mg zyprexa for two nights and it stopped working and I had to take 10mg last night. This morning I am in a tunnel. Everything is foggy. My mind is foggy. I was feeling better for a few minutes then this fog set in. I got excited about feeling better and this fog set in. Is this a side effect of zyprexa that will go away soon?

[Confusedinomicon]

I don't know. I don't take zyprexa to sleep.

Have you tried melatonin and exercise? Melatonin is a natural chemical the body makes to indicate that you're getting tired and exercise will naturally wear you out. (Exercise might not if you're manic, I suppose) I have started to walk 1-2 hours a day, lately, and it's done well to get me to sleep.

Maybe talk to your doctor about natural, holistic ways to get yourself to sleep.

[flaxseed]

Hi Charlie, Zyprexa 10mg hit me like a truck the first time you take it, by the end of the first week on it you have a tolerance and you're pretty alert after the first 30 minutes of your first day. It will get better, but if not obviously speak to your doc as it can knock you about a fair bit.