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JOHNL (others): 'HANGOVER' effect w/ Zyprexa?

Posted by Janelle on September 2, 2001, at 17:32:41

JohnL, you and I are big proponents of Zyprexa (and I wouldn't give it up for anything right now) but I'm just realizing something that I seem to be experiencing with it and I'm wondering if you (or anyone else on it) does also:

I take just 2.5 mg of Zyprexa at night a few hours before bedtime for it to kick in and help get me to sleep; it works like a charm BUT I've noticed a pattern when I wake up in the mornings - after "enough" hours of continuous sleep, I wake up feeling "tired" and I need a cup of strong coffee to perk me out of wanting to just sleep some more (but can't because I must start my day). I'm fine within a few hours of waking, but that initial time frame is rough.

I can't wait till I finish the canister of "Lite" coffee (premixed regular/decaf) because I need full strength java to get me through the mornings. I'd been trying to cut back on my caffeine intake, but for now I'm gonna have to go back up.

Also, I wake up in the early am to use the bathroom and find that I'm a zombie with very heavy eyelids when I do so; this was not the case pre-Zyprexa. Luckily, when I get back into bed, I'm out again immediately.

So ... JohnL or anyone else who takes Zyprexa at night - do you find it has a "hangover" effect the next day? And if so, how do you deal with this? Thanks.
-Janelle


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