Is Olanzapine safe for a recovering alcoholic to help with sleep?
I was prescribed 15mg of Olanzapine for the first time by a new therapist to help me sleep. I have never taken anti-psy meds. I'm 3ish months sober from alcohol using cannabis to sleep and for energy/fun. I also vape nicotine. I'm trying to quit both but I also kinda think they may be helpful for other issues i have. I know I have to quit inhaling them but the gum is horrible and edibles seem to be hit or miss for me. I've had some success using exercise as a sub like doing 10 pushups, squats, etc every time i reach etc, but I get a bit too sore yet still have the energy to do stuff. I've read a few things about how horrible this drug is and find it hard to believe it is the best option for longer/better sleep for me. I don't feel tired during the day and when I yawn at night it's usually within a couple hours of bedtime. I'm using fitbit to track my sleep and i seem to hit the zones but not enough total time. I was wondering if my probably reduced brain size from alcoholic shrinkage would account for a reduced need to sleep as much. I'm also taking a lot of supplements. Creatine, beta-alanine, dha, hmb, l-tyrozine, greens, whey protein, etc. I was also wearing compression gear for over a day and I think it may have raised my BP along with around 100mg of cannabis, high in delta 9. I took 1 pill before bedtime and I slept longer but woke up feeling really tired and groggy, the opposite of my short sleeps. I'm pretty sure the energy is from fasting/keto/exercise but possibly some kind of interaction with my supplements so I'm quiting all except protein and creatine and watching my BP. I'm talking to my therapist on monday but can't believe she would think this drug was helpful for my sleep.
Brain pathology and suicide
Trying to understand the pathology behind suicide - moving out of a moral inquiry to a medical one. What are the possible roles of the Default Mode Network, the HPA axis, transgenerational trauma genes, untreated trauma, substance abuse, hormones etc. Why 'say mental illness' instead of 'brain disease'? When someone dies we are asked for the cause, looking for say, heart attack, cancer, liver or kidney disease, but when the brain is devastatingly ill, we separate it from the body and call it 'mental illness', leaving very isolated and stigmatized mourners.