• Shapillon@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    To give you slightly more information:

    I checked and both names are generic.

    Mianserine is an antidepressant but can be used at lower dosages as a sleeping aid. I noticed that it helps me go to bed.

    Quetiapine is an antipsychotic. It is also used as a sleeping aid at lower dosages but I have seen counterindications on account of the heavier side effects. I noticed that it didn’t make me that sleepy but it keeps me from waking up every few hours and helps me go back to sleep when I do wake up. A few friends of mine find the hypnotic effects too intense and need to take it at the end of the afternoon in order to hear their alarms in the morning.

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      2 months ago

      Hooray, already on both of those types of drugs for other reasons (not mental health, a nerve disorder). So they probably won’t help. Thanks though!

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        2 months ago

        They still might depending on what you tried.

        For example some antidepressants tend to give a bit of a jolt (e.g. fluoxetine) and are usually taken in the morning.

        Most of the time you get some SSRIs as a first antidepressant which usually wake people up. Mianserine is a tetracyclic AD with a whole different set of effects.