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Posted by bennyj on February 14, 2006, at 18:33:26
I just got an rx for Seroquel that I want to use for sleep (instead of trazodone). Has anyone noticed lasting mood improvements from a low dose taken only once at night for sleep? Did anyone have significant cognitive impairment from such a low dose?
Thanks,
B
Posted by vainamoinen on February 14, 2006, at 19:32:05
In reply to Seroquel for sleep, posted by bennyj on February 14, 2006, at 18:33:26
What's a low dose? I started at 25 mg and it was sedating at first, then it wore off. Now I take 300 mg and it works just dandy as a sedative. It's like being shot with an elephant dart. In terms of mood improvements...maybe, hard to say. Nothing dramatic, at least for me.
Posted by bennyj on February 14, 2006, at 19:53:25
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep, posted by vainamoinen on February 14, 2006, at 19:32:05
The rx is for 25mg to start...I want to change my sleep med (trazodone) to something and still get benefit of a mood stabilizer (currently have lamictal but its driving me nuts with anxiety). These atypicals make me nervous...I dont like the diabetes risk or the cognitive impairment (would like to start back at univ and need my thinking).
> What's a low dose? I started at 25 mg and it was sedating at first, then it wore off. Now I take 300 mg and it works just dandy as a sedative. It's like being shot with an elephant dart. In terms of mood improvements...maybe, hard to say. Nothing dramatic, at least for me.
Posted by sleepygirl on February 14, 2006, at 20:44:10
In reply to Seroquel for sleep, posted by bennyj on February 14, 2006, at 18:33:26
less anxiety - just with 25mgs, go figure
for me : less anxiety= less irritability =better mood
Posted by Phillipa on February 14, 2006, at 21:44:35
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep » bennyj, posted by sleepygirl on February 14, 2006, at 20:44:10
Makes sence to me. I unfortunately ended up feeling drunk . and it didn't improve my sleep and as far as mood is concerned I was stumbling all over. maybe if I'd stayed on it a while but was in the hospital and the docs discontinued it the next day. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 12:31:37
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep, posted by bennyj on February 14, 2006, at 19:53:25
> The rx is for 25mg to start...I want to change my sleep med (trazodone) to something and still get benefit of a mood stabilizer (currently have lamictal but its driving me nuts with anxiety). These atypicals make me nervous...I dont like the diabetes risk or the cognitive impairment (would like to start back at univ and need my thinking).
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> > What's a low dose? I started at 25 mg and it was sedating at first, then it wore off. Now I take 300 mg and it works just dandy as a sedative. It's like being shot with an elephant dart. In terms of mood improvements...maybe, hard to say. Nothing dramatic, at least for me.
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Seroquel for sleep? Is this a joke? If you have trouble sleeping you should try drugs specifically for that, not neuroleptics. Diabetes is the least you should be concerned about with Seroquel.It may knock you out for a very long time, but it does so forcibly as a means of control. A "psychotic" person is much less "dangerous" all of a sudden eh?
Seroquel does its job very well; your job should be to seek solace in an alternative that is fathoms less dangerous, such as ambien.
Also, please don't stop taking neuroleptics suddenly.
Posted by vainamoinen on February 15, 2006, at 15:36:25
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep, posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 12:31:37
Please elaborate on why you think neuroleptics like Seroquel are harmful.
Posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 15:59:30
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep, posted by vainamoinen on February 15, 2006, at 15:36:25
> Please elaborate on why you think neuroleptics like Seroquel are harmful.
The 7UP Plus Island Fruit (caffeine free and 2g carbohydrates per servering) drink shooting out of my nose from laughter messed up my keyboard!
But laughter is the best medicine and you must weigh the benefits and the risks. So, my keyboard may have been damaged to an extent... but hey, I got a good laugh for a minute or so.
Posted by vainamoinen on February 15, 2006, at 16:04:14
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep, posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 15:59:30
I'm dead serious, enlighten me.
Posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 16:39:51
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep, posted by vainamoinen on February 15, 2006, at 16:04:14
> I'm dead serious, enlighten me.
If you have ever been to a psychiatrist then I already have.
Posted by bennyj on February 15, 2006, at 16:41:55
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep, posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 12:31:37
I think you missed my point :-)
> > The rx is for 25mg to start...I want to change my sleep med (trazodone) to something and still get benefit of a mood stabilizer (currently have lamictal but its driving me nuts with anxiety). These atypicals make me nervous...I dont like the diabetes risk or the cognitive impairment (would like to start back at univ and need my thinking).
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> Seroquel for sleep? Is this a joke? If you have trouble sleeping you should try drugs specifically for that, not neuroleptics. Diabetes is the least you should be concerned about with Seroquel.
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> It may knock you out for a very long time, but it does so forcibly as a means of control. A "psychotic" person is much less "dangerous" all of a sudden eh?
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> Seroquel does its job very well; your job should be to seek solace in an alternative that is fathoms less dangerous, such as ambien.
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> Also, please don't stop taking neuroleptics suddenly.
Posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 16:51:57
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep - fenix, posted by bennyj on February 15, 2006, at 16:41:55
I know your "point", however dull it may be. Sometimes when someone shoots that arrow it hits the mark but not in the center. I was revealing the center.
Posted by bennyj on February 15, 2006, at 17:02:07
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep - fenix, posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 16:51:57
LOL i luv this guy
> I know your "point", however dull it may be. Sometimes when someone shoots that arrow it hits the mark but not in the center. I was revealing the center.
Posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 17:12:26
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep - fenix, posted by bennyj on February 15, 2006, at 17:02:07
Thanks. But just remember that it is harder to smile with Tardive Dsykinesia.
Posted by James K on February 15, 2006, at 17:24:37
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep, posted by bennyj on February 14, 2006, at 19:53:25
In answer to your original question, yes. Last year or some other time in the recent past, I took low dose seroquel for sleep in addition to my welbutrin, lamictal, clonazepam coctail. It worked for sleep and I was much happier and more stable at that time. I decided to go back to being an alcholic though and stopped or cut back my meds so I only have about a 9 month history to go by. It worked then. I would have to think long and hard before trying it again though. Why, because after a lifetime of solvent abuse, street drugs and daily drinking, atypical antipsychotics make me nervous.
Posted by vainamoinen on February 15, 2006, at 17:45:33
In reply to Re: Original question » bennyj, posted by James K on February 15, 2006, at 17:24:37
> Why, because after a lifetime of solvent abuse, street drugs and daily drinking, atypical antipsychotics make me nervous.
Ha!
A man after my own heart, solvent abuse indeed.
Ever try chloroform? I tell people to imagine their head as a big bell, now someone hits it with a hammer. Thats a chloroform buzz. Good sheeit manj!
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 15, 2006, at 18:09:57
In reply to Re: Seroquel for sleep - fenix, posted by fenix on February 15, 2006, at 16:51:57
> I know your "point", however dull it may be.
Please don't post anything that could lead others to feel put down. Or take this personally, this doesn't mean I don't like you or think you're a bad person.
If you or others have questions about this or about posting policies in general, or are interested in alternative ways of expressing yourself, please see the FAQ:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil
Follow-ups regarding these issues should be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration. They, as well as replies to the above post, should of course themselves be civil.
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by fenix on February 16, 2006, at 5:22:47
In reply to Re: please be civil » fenix, posted by Dr. Bob on February 15, 2006, at 18:09:57
Ok, I'll be more civilized and less complaisant.
I am using the dictionary definitions of course.
Posted by SandyWeb on February 17, 2006, at 9:48:21
In reply to Seroquel for sleep, posted by bennyj on February 14, 2006, at 18:33:26
Hi Bennyj,
I've been taking 100mg nightly of Seroquel for sleep for almost two years.....and, no, I'm not psychotic. Lol. The psychiatrist told me that the anti-psychotic effects wouldn't even come into play at that low of a dose. He said it would be somewhere around 150-300mg.
I don't have any problems with the 100mg dose. It helps me to fall asleep. Unfortunately, it doesn't help me to STAY asleep. BUT....that being said, it is still better than on nothing at all.
I do not have any problems waking in the morning. I do not have any grogginess or "drunkeness".
I wish you all the best on it.
Sandy
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 18, 2006, at 4:26:28
In reply to Re: please be civil, posted by fenix on February 16, 2006, at 5:22:47
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