Posted by turalizz on June 18, 2002, at 1:51:05
In reply to seroquel for insomnia, posted by heiwa on June 17, 2002, at 17:53:48
> i was recently put on a combination of paxil (for depression - i've been on paxil for a few years now, they just raised the dose to 20 mg) and seroquel (75 mg) for insomnia. the seroquel has definitely helped with sleep, though i find i need to raise the dose slightly (am now taking 87.5 mg)..does this mean i'm becoming tolerant to it? (i've been on this new combination for about 3 weeks now). also, i notice that my legs and arms involuntarily twitch, especially if i'm resting or laying down. i'm going to go to the psychiatrist tomorrow or wednesday to talk to her about all this. if i do want to get off of seroquel and replace it with something else, what would you recommend? are there withdrawal symptoms, and if so, how can i ease them?
> thanks so much for your help.You may want to try 50 - 100 mg trazodone (Desyrel) for sleep. It is an antidepressant, but very sedating, it is used to treat insomnia,
and tolerance to it is not common.cem
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