cowardescent
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I know you might say this is anecdotal but I think there definitely is truth to this. I've been prescribed anti-psychotics and benzos for sleep. The anti-psychotics were (risperidone, quetiapine, and aripriprazole). I was also prescribed benzos on their own and they were (diazepam and alprazolam).
I think I can say without a doubt that the benzos acted as a "cleaner and pleasant" sleep aid compared to anti-psychotics. Anti-psychotics just left me feeling groggy and tired after I woke up and though got me sleepy, didn't keep me asleep. The only one that kept me asleep was quetiapine but the groginess is not worth it IMO.
Benzos help me sleep like a baby while anti-psychotics make me feel drained. And sometimes if I take too many it feels like when you're withdrawing from stimulants. That point when you're so tired and lethargic but can't sleep, it's awful. I tried taking Abilify once on a flight cause my doctor said it was good for sleep and it just left me feeling like that along with a shitty restless leg.
Can the pharmacology of these drugs explain it?
I think I can say without a doubt that the benzos acted as a "cleaner and pleasant" sleep aid compared to anti-psychotics. Anti-psychotics just left me feeling groggy and tired after I woke up and though got me sleepy, didn't keep me asleep. The only one that kept me asleep was quetiapine but the groginess is not worth it IMO.
Benzos help me sleep like a baby while anti-psychotics make me feel drained. And sometimes if I take too many it feels like when you're withdrawing from stimulants. That point when you're so tired and lethargic but can't sleep, it's awful. I tried taking Abilify once on a flight cause my doctor said it was good for sleep and it just left me feeling like that along with a shitty restless leg.
Can the pharmacology of these drugs explain it?