Hi, I'm hoping someone can give me feedback.
My dad has been prescribed Teva Olanzapine 10 mg for sleep.
Background is pretty minimal - no need for this class of drugs. He has terminal cancer and doesn't sleep well. He had another sleeping pill (zopiclone) that wasn't working well enough, so I guess the doc decided to give him teva olanzapine in an off-label use.
This seems unusual to me. I can't imagine why an anti-psychotic med just for sleep. I've seen that sometimes it's used for sleep for people with addictions since it can't really be abused, but he has zero addictions and rarely has a sip of alcohol, let alone anything else.
My concern with it is that, looking at the half-life, it stays in your system a lot longer than you'd want a sleeping pill to last. I think it's adding to his daily fatigue and occasional confusion.
Can anyone give me feedback for this use for this medication?
Also if anyone else is on it, I'm wondering if 10 mg would make you sleepy the next day, too.
Thanks.
My dad has been prescribed Teva Olanzapine 10 mg for sleep.
Background is pretty minimal - no need for this class of drugs. He has terminal cancer and doesn't sleep well. He had another sleeping pill (zopiclone) that wasn't working well enough, so I guess the doc decided to give him teva olanzapine in an off-label use.
This seems unusual to me. I can't imagine why an anti-psychotic med just for sleep. I've seen that sometimes it's used for sleep for people with addictions since it can't really be abused, but he has zero addictions and rarely has a sip of alcohol, let alone anything else.
My concern with it is that, looking at the half-life, it stays in your system a lot longer than you'd want a sleeping pill to last. I think it's adding to his daily fatigue and occasional confusion.
Can anyone give me feedback for this use for this medication?
Also if anyone else is on it, I'm wondering if 10 mg would make you sleepy the next day, too.
Thanks.