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Re: Right time to take Effexor » noa

Posted by Cindy W on November 9, 2000, at 9:24:59

In reply to Re: Right time to take Effexor, posted by noa on November 9, 2000, at 6:12:10

> Cindy, how does seroquel feel as a sleep-aid? I am struggling at the moment with restless legs from the effexor, and my sleep has been disjointed for the past two months. I recently raised my serzone from 300 to 350 (I take 300 at 5:30-6 pm, and 50 at about 8-9 pm). It is better, but still not great---my feet and legs are still jumping around, making it hard to fall asleep and sleep soundly all night.
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> I have been thinking maybe I need to lower the effexor dose slightly, but I am afraid of losing AD effect. As it happens, last night I slept better because yesterday's effexor dose had been taken at around 2:30 am rather than 7 am, because I had forgotten to take it the day before. So, I started wondering if I should try taking the effexor before bed? But I think the activating effects would kick in mid-sleep, and that would be a problem.
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> I think you have taken Serzone for sleep. How does Seroquel compare? Have you taken trazodone? How does Seroquel compare to that?
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> Is it intensely sedating? How fast acting/long acting is it? How much before bed is it taken, and does it wear off by morning?
> Thanks.

Noa, Serzone wasn't as great for sleep as Seroquel is. I take the Serzone now in the AM (it makes me feel less edgy from the Effexor-XR). The Seroquel makes me sleep GREAT...I only wake up once, and just fall back asleep in seconds. It wears off totally by AM. It takes effect in maybe l/2 hour, so I can't take it and plan to do anything but go to sleep. It is pretty sedating, especially at first...One note: it takes a while to get used to it (a few days, at each dose); I had restless legs at first, with it, but this went away if I just went to sleep, and disappeared in a few days. I'd start very slow with it, and expect a few days to adjust. I think it is better than Seroquel for sleep, although Serzone certainly was quite helpful. I've never tried Desyrel. Hope you find the right thing for sleep!--Cindy W


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