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How do you approach the use of antipsychotics, such as Seroquel/Zyprexa, for insomnia in patients unresponsive to standard treatments?

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Psychiatry · The University of New Mexico

I still avoid sedating antipsychotics, including quetiapine, unless there is a compelling comorbid indication. I prefer advancing to eszopiclone, higher dose pregabalin, and/or an orexin antagonist at the higher end of the dose range, given that the lower doses were not as dramatically effective ove...

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