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Reply #1 -
06/27/08
9:16pm
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The only time I slept well was while taking Seroquel. Unfortunately too much weight gain..Off it now. 
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Reply #2 -
06/27/08
9:18pm
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Overslept & always had a hangover the next day on Seroquel...as little as 25mg. I take Ativan now but as I also take pain pills & add an antihistamine, I usually sleep ok.
Good luck on finding a workable group of meds...I too hate when I can't sleep!
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Reply #3 -
06/27/08
9:57pm
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Take up to 400 mgs when manic....usually take 100 mgs at night.I have serious sleep issues too and seroquel is the only thing thats really helped.
Good luck!
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Reply #4 -
06/27/08
10:25pm
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i have been taking seroquel on and off for several years and i dont sleep at all without it. other sleep meds make me hyper. i take 600mg a night now and i wouldnt have it any other way. it is the only drug out of the 22 different meds ive tried that has ever worked consistantly.
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Reply #5 -
06/27/08
11:51pm
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man,my pdoc took me off seroquel! he said the combo of the high dose plus the high doses of abilify and lamictal were making me WAY too sleepy, like i was drugged. but now, i dont sleep AT ALL! he switched me from abilify to invega and said it should help. it isnt. he's now having me up the invega and slipt my lamictal half in the morning, half at night. i just have a bad feelng it's not going to help. i don't think he'll put me back on seroquel though. he's been reluctant to put me on ANY sleep meds. don't know why, i've never been addicted to anything
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Reply #6 -
06/28/08
12:03am
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Trazadone is an anitidepressant that is often given at night time because it makes you drowsy. If you take an antidepressant, that might be helpful. Also, Benedryl is a fairly benign medication that does not interact or interfere with many other medications...and it makes you drowsy, too. Talk to your dr. about those if you think they could help, and see what he/she says.
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Reply #7 -
06/28/08
12:55am
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Go for it. Seroquel is great for sleep. It always works. Risperdal might be worth a try, too.
The down side to Seroquel is weight gain.
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Reply #8 -
06/28/08
3:08am
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Ya my seroquel nocks me out, but before that I eat everything in sight. And have no memory of what I ate or did before bed. I have not taken it yet, I usually take half now then right before bed. I really don't like it that much, I also take restoril, Honestly tho seroquel really helps my moods the next day. I can tell the difference if I miss a dose.
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Reply #9 -
06/28/08
3:19am
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im not quite sure what works for any one...
what does work for me is 25mg Largactil ( chlorpromazine)...i take it 2 hours before i go to bed, and it knocks me out like a light...
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Reply #10 -
06/28/08
6:10am
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Have just started Seroquel 400mgs (200mgs twice a day). Sleepy and stoned all the time. Bleugh. However, it really puts me out to sleep when I take my final 200mgs at bedtime.
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