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What Causes Drowsiness In The Mornings While On Dicorate And Olimelt?

sir My son is taking Dicorate ER 750 and Olimelt-15 daily at night after dinner but he is not feeling comfertabl in morning he is feeling laziest in morning and not awekening before 11Am.He is suffeering from bipolar mental disorder for last 15yrs.Request pl.advise me whay to do Iam very worry.Pl.advise me
Wed, 29 Aug 2018
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Hi,

Both Dicorate and Olimelt causes excessive sleepiness. Try changing the dosing time to late evening rather than at night so that he feels not so tired in the morning. Try going to bed early. Also, discuss with his doctor to consider decreasing the dose of Olimelt (of the 2 medications, Olimelt is the major culprit for sleepiness) is appropriate for his current status.

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What Causes Drowsiness In The Mornings While On Dicorate And Olimelt?

Hi, Both Dicorate and Olimelt causes excessive sleepiness. Try changing the dosing time to late evening rather than at night so that he feels not so tired in the morning. Try going to bed early. Also, discuss with his doctor to consider decreasing the dose of Olimelt (of the 2 medications, Olimelt is the major culprit for sleepiness) is appropriate for his current status. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.