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Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It’s tough, because we wouldn’t know whether your insomnia without it is just a withdrawal symptom, because some psych meds when stopped, especially suddenly and not tapered down, can cause (usually psychological) withdrawal symptoms. It’s different than being “addicted” though, not like people get addicted to alcohol or street drugs. That is because you don’t have the other characteristics of an addict such as a desire to continue taking greater quantities, a major negative impact on your health/finances/social life caused by the drug that you are ignoring. Those are the characteristics of “addiction”. For you it is just moreso that your body and brain are temporarily dependent on the drug, meaning without it, you have some withdrawal. Actual addiction is more than that, it means the person is damaging other areas of their life due to the drug

But again we don’t know whether your insomnia is just withdrawal or due to some other mental or physical condition

I’ll mention my experience in seeing olanzapine (zyprexa is the brand name): normally years ago I only tended to see it with adults with Serious Mental Illness (just means that for them their symptoms are more severe) status. Usually with a psychotic disorder diagnosis like schizophrenia. Without the medication, they would be hallucinating, delusional, etc

More recently I have been seeing a LOT more olanzapine, the last client I saw today was on it, and so have about 3 other clients I have seen this month. In each of those circumstances, these were clients who had a developmental disability. I’m assuming (and this is only a guess as I’m not a doctor or their doctor) the olanzapine was being used to treat emotional disregulation leading to extreme behaviors, basically acting out too much

It does seem to have some sedative properties, but it is not categorized as one

Multiple people on drugs.com reviews in my link state that without Olanzapine they can not sleep anymore. I'm not the only one. However, I'm one of the few who do not get fat from this drug I weigh less than 70 kg.

At this point just give me a wife with hugs & cuddles that's all I need to be happier. I had a job interview yesterday and they want me to work as a maintenance mechanic in an amusement park with rollercoasters. I hope I won't be scared from heights.