Hello beautiful people💛💚 good news! Has anyone been prescribed Olanzapine for their ptsd??

[Ubud2021]

So- 2 months ago, I said, “It can only go up from here!” Because I thought I had hit rock bottom.

Turns out, I was wrong. I’ve definitely hit it now. 3 weeks ago, I changed anti depressants. No change, and got worse with PTSD... I have recently within the past 3 weeks had a few flashbacks... and then also some others things have triggered it tremendously. All I did was panic, cry and dissociate, all day long. I’ve been calling crisis lines everyday/seeing crisis workers the past week and a half... I barley ate anything in the past 3 weeks. I’ve lost weight. I could not sleep either. In 7 nights I got 22-24 hours of sleep. I was just too scared to do anything.

Both me and my therapist had to talk to my psychiatrist because I couldn’t think of form sentences correctly. Nothing could calm me.

My psychiatrist put me on Olanzapine, due to my psychosis state from my PTSD. He said I’ll just take it till things settle down, then I stop taking the medication.

I can gladly say, last night, I slept 9 hours!! I actually slept!! I’m calm, and I can think and talk again.

I had no idea how not eating and not sleeping while having a severePTSD episodes whatever this is called, has been the craziest I’ve ever felt. It’s been chaos. But so much weight lifted of my shoulders with this medication.

[Ladybug9]

Lack of sleep can definitely intensify every illness we have, be it mental disabilities or physical! I'm so glad you are feeling better!

[Ubud2021 in reply to Ladybug9]

Yeah I am usually a big sleeper so it’s been a crazy and weird experience! And thank you! I’m glad too 😁

[Hidden]

Glad you feel better and like previous people have said lack of sleep can cause many problems but keep safe and on the right track

[Ubud2021 in reply to Hidden]

Hello!! Just my panic and trauma I couldn’t. It wasn’t by choice that I did not sleep. It’s been wild. But thank and I will!

[Hidden]

Yes I have. And it actually worked! I was taking 15mg at night to help me sleep, and now that I have gotten my sleep cycle back on track, I take 2.5mg every morning to help level out the scary racing thoughts. I'm glad it helped!

[Ubud2021 in reply to Hidden]

Oh you can go higher?! He gave me 5mg. Andddd I did need a little more. After that I slept beautifully. I’m so glad it help you too!! It was such a sock how I was panicky anymore. Ya know?? It’s a lot of weight lifted off the shoulders. Have a beautiful day!! 💕

[Ubud2021 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for telling me this. Because I did need to up my dose. It was the 3rd day I realized I was still in psychosis a little. So I upped it and I’m doing pretty good. It’s just now the panic is kinda settled, which whoa... so different.

[Hidden]

Such great news

[Ubud2021 in reply to Hidden]

It is! Thank you💕 have a wonderful day

[NicJK]

Just wondering, are you still on Olanzapine? And if so, what dose? I am on it too and it helps me to sleep but I'm worried about putting on weight because I'm constantly hungry

[Ubud2021 in reply to NicJK]

I’m not! I had a severe skin reaction to it so I stopped it. And if you are worried about weight gain, I would talk to the person who prescribed it! I’m like that with seroquil! So I understand!

[Hidden]

Glad it helped. Helps me too.

[JW621]

I am also on olanzepine. How do you like it? Do you have any side effects ?