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Are Olanzapine And Quetiapine Effective For Insomnia

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Posted on Mon, 8 Dec 2014
Question: Which in your opinion is more effective for insomnia , olanzapine 5 mg or quetiapine 59 mgs

Sorry that should read quetiapine 50 mgs,
I am already on seroxat 20 mgs and trazodone 150 mgs for depression, social anxiety and insomnia
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Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (29 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Olanzapine is more sedating

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking from Health Care Magic

If we compare Olanzapine and Quetiapine in terms of sedation then Olanzapine 5 mg is more sedating as compared to 50 mg Quetiapine.

So Olanzapine will be more effective in insomnia as compared to Quetiapine.

Hope this helps you. You can ask again if you have more queries.

Thanks
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Are Olanzapine And Quetiapine Effective For Insomnia

Brief Answer: Olanzapine is more sedating Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for asking from Health Care Magic If we compare Olanzapine and Quetiapine in terms of sedation then Olanzapine 5 mg is more sedating as compared to 50 mg Quetiapine. So Olanzapine will be more effective in insomnia as compared to Quetiapine. Hope this helps you. You can ask again if you have more queries. Thanks