Carol Barrett2 said:Well, he’s convinced it’s all just schizophrenia and the meds—that’s his diagnosis, anyway. He claims it’s totally abnormal to be sleeping 10+ hours multiple times a day. Most days it's 10 to 14 hours, sometimes even 16 to 20. No matter how much medication he's on, it's never "normal." And honestly, I was oversleeping way before the therapy started—back before the actual illness kicked in. Though, who knows, maybe I had schizophrenia back then too and nobody just realized it yet.
I've been an excessive sleeper since elementary and middle school. Even back in class, I'd drift off occasionally. My parents basically had to drag me out of bed whenever they wanted to go somewhere. They'd call for me, I'd stumble home from school and pass out immediately, and my mom would just have to yell down from the balcony that I was already asleep.
Take last night, for example: I slept from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, stayed awake until 12:30 AM, and then slept another 8 hours straight until this morning. Now, I’m probably heading right back to sleep, likely for another 14, 15, or maybe even 16 hours.😵
Maybe try getting a second opinion from another doctor. From my experience, schizophrenia itself doesn't necessarily cause drowsiness, but antipsychotics certainly do. Some hit harder than others; for me, they hit quite hard.
Perhaps you could lower the dosage, or better yet, ask a different physician—not your current one—to switch you to a different prescription.