• Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    9 days ago

    Off-label use of psych medication is apparently not uncommon, I’ve had prescriptions for a bunch of antipsychotics, specifically to help me sleep. Had hangover effects from all of them, unfortunately, so we stopped that experiment, but they did help with the falling asleep part.

    Falling asleep with my phone in my hand, looking at some nonsense, is the most reliable way I’ve found (which doesn’t mean much).

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      9 days ago

      Haha yes, mine is an antipsychotic! I’m on Seroquel, altho a pretty low dose. I’m not given it for sleep, but I see why it’s used as such! Sorry you had a rough go with antipsychotics! How has your sleep been nowadays?

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        9 days ago

        I sleep either a total of 20 hours a day or 2, and I have very little control over when it happens. Sucks ass. 乁⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠_⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠ㄏ

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          9 days ago

          Goddamn man. I hope you find out something that helps you eventually. Some of my friends swear by magnesium supplements. Although I think it’s only a particular kind of magnesium supplement maybe?