diamond n...Any thoughts on seroquel being used as non-addictive sleeping pill? Other than feeling groggy the next morning I don't notice any side effects. any input?
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LongHaul18 Jun 2009
I am prescribed Seroquel as a sleeping pill. I was instructed to take two 50mg pills before bed but it was too much so I only take half of one pill (about 25mg) and it works great. I have only notice one side affect with it and its kind of a weird one, i've noticed that on the nights I take it I actually dream again and can remember a good part of my dreams the next day. My father has taken it for sleep and has reported the same thing.
DannyHolz14 Jul 2010
I would have to say yes I was prescribed it for almost a year and a half, other then becomming dependent on it after a while there were very little side effects as in: Being groggy in the AM and at times I'd wake up and just felt like I was unable to move but I don't know if that was caused by the medicine. I also took a very high dosage of it, 750 mg a night and 50-100 mg a day so it might just have been due to being on such a high dose. I went to several doctors for sleeping and tried several diffrent things to help me sleep but by far seroquel is the strongest out of every sleep aid I've taken personally.
longhorn1
30 Dec 2012
Your drowsiness is definately linked to the large bedtime dose along with your daytime doseage. Your condition must be multiple, including depression and anxiety (which promote insomnia.) I have been a mental health consulting pharmacist for 40 years. your bedtime dose is one of the highest I have seen. There must be underlying issues.
18 Aug 2011
When I was 15 I was hospitalized for suicidal ideation, I had trouble sleeping and they gave me Seroquel. It knocked me out like a tranquilizer but made me sluggish and pretty much a zombie 60% of the time. It can be used as a sleeping pill but like most medications, it can cause different reactions.
aliciasmt...27 Oct 2012
+Seroquel is a prescription medication in pill form used for an antipsychotic. It changes the actions of the chemicals in the brain... That's why it causes you to be able to dream again and be able to remember it the next day. Seroquel can be used for a sleeping pill but only if the prescription isn't too strong.
+Also used to treat schizophrenia in adults and children 13+.
+Also used to treat bipolar disorder (manic depression) in adults and children 10+.
+Also used together with antidepressant medication to treat major depressive disorder in adults. +Extended release Seroquel XR is for use in adults only and shouldn't be given to anyone under the age of 18.
**NOTE: This medication can be used for other things i have not mentioned.
Delila
28 Oct 2012
It is also used for BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) : )
MASTERMAT
24 Dec 2012
I TAKE 400 MG AS A SLEEP MED. I worry about long term affects. I also use a c-pap set at 10. and I take 1 mg of lorazopam . Seems to work for me should be able to knock out an elephant. NO major side effects after yrs. U just have to watch what u eat, weight gain.
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I've been pescribed Seroquel RX to sleep. My doc pescribed it to me for my anxiety, irratibility but it seems to be getting WORSE. He said if I sleep better it will go away. I used to take gravol for a sleep aid. Is gravol bad? I'm at my wits end and I jsut don't know what to do. I need to stop taking the seroquel because even my father has noticed I have gotten worse. And that's bad. Can someone please give me some advice on what to take for my irritibility?
@Nat101: I know exactly what you are going through... the same thing happened to me.
No, Gravol isn't bad at all when taken in recommended doses. Here in the US it is most often called Dramamine and is very closely related to Benadryl (diphenhydramine). It's marketed to treat motion sickness, but it works best as a sleeping pill for sure. It is safe, don't worry about it.
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Anyway, back to Seroquel... my doctor prescribed this to me for my anxiety as well (I have a severe anxiety disorder... exact diagnosis is still unknown). What he probably failed to tell you, as did mine, was that he believes your anxiety is caused by bipolar mania because Seroquel is a mood stabilizer for the treatment of bipolar. However, all it did was make my anxiety MUCH worse and I started having intense rage episodes and an intense, unbearable sense of inner restlessness when I reached the 300 mg/day dose. At first it caused me to get really sleepy, but after I started getting the rage feelings I started getting terrible insomnia. I would just lie there wide awake, my thoughts racing. It also started having adverse affects on my motor movements and I acted totally drunk. My speech was very slurred, I would stumble around trying to keep my balance, and my short term memory practically disappeared. I couldn't even complete a freakin' sentence because I would forget what I was saying after a few words. When I saw my psychiatrist again, he said to go off immediately (Ya think? I was SO pissed.), and I did and everything returned to normal. I did some research and determined that virtually all of the adverse symptoms were caused by an OVERANTAGONIZATION of the D2 receptor because I AM NOT BIPOLAR. I have never experienced any "highs" or "lows" like bipolar people say they do, I've always felt the same for the most part as far back as I can remember: excessive anxiety. Nothing fluctuates.
Yes, you need to get off of this immediately with your doctor's supervision. If you quit cold turkey, you run the risk of seizures and life-threatening things like that. Now I don't know where you live, but here in CA I buy medical marijuana legally from a dispensary just down the street for my anxiety. Since marijuana is a D2 (dopamine type 2) receptor agonist (as opposed to Seroquel being a D2 antagonist), I found that by having some it TOTALLY got rid of the irritability. Basically it worked like a total antidote and I had immediate relief, it was wonderful. So yeah, start getting off of it NOW, and if you are open to the idea and desire immediate relief, go get some weed and enjoy while you are tapering off of the Demonquel. Life is too short to feel miserable like this.
And by getting the weed I mean legally (i.e. if it is legal for medicinal use in your area). I am not suggesting in any way that you obtain and use it illegally.
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