Anyone takes Seroquel (Quetiapine) 100mg for insomnia for long term and how's the effect?

I'm bipolar.. Love the mania, hate the depression but it used to be my norm. Mania made me spin out, but Seroquel has reduced that. Now, good moods don't make me spin out. Work, exercise, eating well and, marijuana to an extent, also are super important.

I have been taking 100 mg. of Quetiapine for 3-1/2 years for anxiety/bipolar/depression along with an antidepressant. I am finally able to sleep and I am finally “relaxed looking” in my eyes my family members tell me! I finally feel relaxed instead of being so anxious. Perhaps I am feeling better because of sleeping well - could well be. My Dr. wants me to try 75 mg. nightly to see if I can lose any of the weight I have gained. I am able to tolerate the 75 mg. nightly so I will try this. If I lose weight, fine. If I don’t lose any weight that’s just fine with me too! Finally a med that has helped me out of the horror I have experienced most of my almost 70 years. I only wish I had found this med long ago. God bless to you all on your journey to feel better.

I have been taking Seroquel, or the generic name of Quetiapine since 2001, and my doctor has been increasing my dosage, as of present I am on 300 mgs, and sedation is heavy at times, and a negative affect has been that it has raised my A1C triglycerides greatly and now am a diabetic, a regular occurrence to those who are steadily using an antipsychotic drug.

I have only been taking seroquel for a week,I was taking ambien before,there is no comparison.The ambien would cause me to go to sleep but wake up 2-3 hours later and sometimes not be able to go back to sleep.And when I got up I would feel terrible,depressed to the point of crying.Since taking the seroquel 100 mg I fall asleep quickly and stay asleep all night,I do feel a little groggy upon waking at first but no more than I felt with my troubled insomnia sleep and I recover quickly and feel great,so far so good,if it keeps working like this it will be an answer to my prayers.In my opinion ambien was terrible for me,I already have terrible depression which I take effexor for I didnt need the terrible depression which ambien added to it,which seroquel does not.I hope this helps you all.

Seroquel is prescribed off label for it's sedative side effects (it's primarily used to treat schizophrenia) that, as most side effects do, eventually resolve and fade away.
My husband began taking it at 25mg, then 50mg, then 100mg. When his doctor wanted to raise him to 200mg he asked for a script for a sleep medication instead of an anti-psychotic drug.

The drowsiness is a side effect that usually goes away with continued use, another problem with using the drug for anything is it can cause or increase a prolonged QT wave, a dangerous heart arrhythmia!

I have been on Seroquel and the generic brand for more than 10 years. Originally, I was on 300 mg which helped me sedate my racing thoughts. I am clinically depressed but no SSRI's have ever helped and this seems to be the only medicine that has allowed me to sleep. I was previously on other sleep aids but they never worked for more than a couple of hours before I was wide awake again. It has not helped with my depression or general anxiety during the day. But as previous people have indicated, I take it about 2 hours before I want to sleep and it greatly reduces my racing thoughts. If I have more stress and anxiety, I will take more than the 50 mg that I have personally reduced myself to. I am more concerned with the long term effects upon cognitive abilities and brain function in general. Can anyone help with that?

Seroquel is the only insomia medidicatiom that helped a lot. Only 50 mg works for me,however this not hipnotic medicación but works better.

I just want to say to everyone YOUR NOT ALONE!! I'm here if need be!!

I lost my son Dylan due to SIDS. I was unable to sleep. I had to pass out from exhaustion. I started taking 100 mg Seroquel. I have been on the same dose for over 10 years!!! I don't wake up tired. I did at first but that soon goes away. I take one or two depending on how much energy I have at bedtime. I have always had trouble sleeping. I am very pleased with the results. I hope I was helpful.

I have taken Seroquel for insomnia for over 7 yrs. I started with 25 mg, but soon after I needed 50 mg to get good rest. I have not increased my dose, in over 5 yrs. I am able to sleep well with 50 mg. On rare occasions I have taken 100 mg, if I still up after 2 hours I will take another 50 mg. I have not really noticed any side effects with the exception of feeling really dizzy/passing out sort of feeling, but I am not a 100 percent it was directly related to Seroquel, so hard to tell. I have never experienced weight gain, which seems to be a common side effect.

I just started quetiapine 100mg I hv bad sleep problems severe anxiety depression paranoia gaura phobia panic attacks chronic pain bad disk in my back bad right leg pain and gives out on me I Walk with a cane I'm 39 years old I have a hard time taking theses meds I tried so many different ones the side affects are horrible I have a lot more other health problems too I just feel like I'm never going to get better anybody else out there ever felt like me with medications I just want to give up on all meds!!! Sorry I'm kind of new at all of this and that Med saraquill I was a walking zombie and slept for hours it was horrible my body is really sensitive 2 medications and a lot of allergies to meds so can anyone lift my spirits up because I'm really having a hard time here thanks. Heather

i've been taking seroquel alot of yrs i'm on 800 mg of seroquel and it helps me sleep but i also help me psychosis and i take more pills but this is a seroquel talk see ya.

hi,ive used quetipine for 8 years and its primary purpose for me was to stop thinking suicidal and generaly very angry or depresed however i soon found that it makes you sleep v.deeply which is /was good for me coz i cant relax anxious an paranoid as i am,i started on 600mg then kept goin up to 1600mg(prescribed) per day after a while i added to this,up to a total of 3500mg,then major tripping out happend so i slowlydecreased it to 15mg per day over 2 years and just got used to goin to sleep i woyld say to u dont use it as a drug for sleep all that wil come of it is u getting fat andlazyand your brain scrambled,hope this helps