Posted by tygereyes on December 12, 2005, at 8:55:41
I've been taking Seroquel for about a year now. When I first started taking it, I was taking 25 to 50 mgs and falling asleep beautifully without any prominent side effects. However, as time has passed, I have needed to increase the dosage in order to fall asleep and now am taking 100 mgs every night. And it causes me to eat. And eat. And eat. I even get up in the middle of the night to eat.
As a recovering anorectic, this side effect is particularly disturbing to me. I want to stop taking it, but my history is complicated.
I cannot take benzodiazepines or Ambien because I am a recovering drug addict and have severely abused these drugs in the past. Lunesta is often ineffective in helping me fall asleep and worsens my depression. Trazodone made me feel like I was in a nightmare, awake and yet paralyzed in my body. Risperdal calmed me down but did not help me fall asleep. Benadryl, Vistaril, and other anti-histamines are completely ineffective.
Is there anything left to take?
I was thinking maybe Gabatril - supposedly effective for insomnia with minimal weight gain. Thoughts, suggestions, ideas?
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