it has me sleeping 13 hours.dont see but a couple hours of daylight.
Does anybody that takes Seroquel,end up sleeping all day long ,like me?
Question posted by angela alheim snyder on 25 Feb 2011
Last updated on 21 March 2018
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6 Answers
BigBords
2 Nov 2017
Yeah it's a "weird" anti psychotic , that he's been prescribe to help with my major depressive disorder.
My doc said it can have a AD effect and thats what I think has been helping me.
BUT
A lot of days I will have some anxiety about getting out of bed and starting my day, even when I had nothing stressful to do that day. ( as a lot of people do)
And I will snooze my alarm or make a much later alarm, sleeping into 11 on bad days.
And it can give me vivid and painful dreams ,such as ex girlfriend stuff and dead friends.
I don't feel I need 200mg anymore, just because the side effects are to string in the morning.
I may try and down my dosage with my doc and see if it can help me get out of bed a 7
anyway, mind my grammar and spelling :)
Tom_M
5 Jan 2018
I found this thread because I'm trying to figure out if my situation is irregular.
I started on 300mg of Seroquel a few months back and quickly dropped to 200mg. My sleep was continuous but I would be asleep a long time; a few days ago I dropped to 150mg (I'd like to get off completely), and I'm trying to sleep earlier. The 2 nights of sleep I've had on the 150mg dose have been 10 hours and then 9.5 hours in bed (including the time where I woke up for 10-30 mins).
This seems a lot but not nearly as bad as some other posters. I'm also starting to exercise a lot more again since I don't want to gain all that weight that's a side effect of the drug, so that might make my sleep needs higher until I'm used to the gym regularly again.
DarylRick8
6 Sep 2017
My doctor recently put me on 12.5 mg of Seroquel to help me sleep, and as an addition to the Wellbutrin I take in the morning for major depressive disorder. By the third week I was sleeping better. Since I tolerated the 12.5 mg well, He upped my dose to 25 mg per night. I've slept better since he's upped it to 25 mg than I have in a very long time. I'm actually sleeping through the whole night. The only problem I seem to be having is, I do seem to be drowsy during the day. I've noticed that in this thread that many are taking much more of this medication that I am. If I'm taking 25 mg and I'm drowsy during the day, I can't imagine what it would be like if I took 200 or 300 mg at night. He not only wants it to help me sleep, he wants it to improve my problems with the major depressive disorder.
I hope that 25 mg will be enough to do that, because I already am sleeping well at night and I really don't want to be on a high dose of this medication, especially after reading some of the comments here. I have noticed that if I'm up and doing things the drowsiness isn't an issue. However, I'm dealing with some health issues which leave me in bed much of the time during the day. And when I'm in bed, it does seem to leave me drowsy much of the day.
I also have a question in regards to Seroquel. I was wondering if, after a while of using this medication, your body adjust to it and it no longer works at the dosage at which you first started. If anyone could give me some information concerning this question, I would appreciate it. Thanks.
Captrosh
5 July 2017
I am on 400mg of Seroquel. I cannot wake up in the morning. I get angry and sad, and severely depressed when I realize I have to get up. I've been sleeping later and later. I didn't wake up until noon today. The only reason I get up in the morning (or afternoon) is because it's so late, not because I'm rested and ready to get up. And the later it gets at night I get upset and panicky because I know I have to go to bed soon. I don't know what's going on, or why this is happening. I'm sleeping later and later, up to 12-14 hours a night. I was in tears this morning when I realized I had slept for more than twelve hours straight. I just feel so useless and lazy. I'm still tired when I wake up, and some days even though I've slept for twelve hours, I still need to take a nap. Is this happening to anyone else? I'm a mess, please help!
Cantdecideaname
19 July 2017
Your post is old but I relate to it so much! I hate going to bed and am so cranky and depressive in the morning until I finally get up. I wish I didn't need so much sleep!
Kat69
3 Aug 2017
I've been on 25mg for 3yrs. I'm still tired majority of day. I sleep great but can't function unless I get 12-14hrs of sleep & sometimes even a nap. I tried goin down to less then half tablet. I still sleep good on that but also still hav problem of daytime drowsiness & needing 12-14hrs sleep w possibility of nap. If I go without I only get few hrs sleep split up & again tired/fatigued throughout day. Pharmacist says in your system only 8hrs. I disagree.
Spacebuny
6 Dec 2017
Kate69,
The half life of Seroquel is 6 hours, but it takes up to 30 hours to get fully out of your system. (6 hours=12.5 mg, 12 hours=6.25mg, 18 hours=3.125mg... etc)
Have a great day!
Spacebuny
6 Dec 2017
Kat69,
The half life of 25mg of Seroquel is 6 hours, but it takes up to 30 hours to get fully out of your system. (6 hours=12.5 mg, 12 hours=6.25mg, 18 hours=3.125mg... etc)
Have a great day!
Have a great day!
TheSerenityPrayer
21 March 2018
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lc87
30 April 2015
I take 500mg down from originally 600mg. I need to be woken up.
Cathleen186
25 Feb 2011
I remember the 1st time I took 200mg Seroquel and I felt drunk. My dc lowered to 100 mg and I was still too tired to do daily things. Hope this helps.
angela alheim snyder
27 Feb 2011
yeah,i take 200 mg. everynite. i am tired ALL THE TIME. IT is like i need 15 hours of sleep! if i dont take it,i feel weird,like im withdrawing .
Cathleen186
27 Feb 2011
Yes it's a powerful drug
Ljchaisson
21 March 2011
I am bipolar depressive with mania and rapid cycling. For a few yrs. I didn't take anything because I was tired of goin thru so many depressants (anti) but my last manic episode last December was the worst ever. I knew however what was happ and didn't end up in the hospital for another suicide attempt but the crash caused a psychotic episode. The next day I saw a gp; can't afford my old psch or any... he was no help anyway, but my gp gave me 25mg twice a day. I took it.. I wouldve taken anything..I had speech probiems anxiety attacks shakes a breakdown. I decided to get help and listen. A local church gave me the seroquel cymbalta highest dosage bought by my bf. I took one in the car on the way to get food benefits as I haven't worked in years. My bf had to fill out everything that stuff had me out of it I could barely sign my name. I followed dr orders and took the two pills twice a day no matter how early I slept over 18 to 20 hrs... No daylight for me.
I lived in my dreams which were the most vivid ever. I started with confusion stuttering shaking by day three... still on 25mg twice a day meanwhile I never received any consultation or papers on this med and I was too out of it to research until day five I was laying n bed staring at a wall realizing I was nervous when I talked on the phone stuttering slept all the time but not depressed nor happy just there. I didn't have passion for my interest myself nothing. I just wanted solitude. I got up got on the computer and discovered why and what I've been going through since middle school n how it gets worse. My psych told me n 05 I was bp manic n rap but I said oh I have mood swings and I was n a hospital so when I got out I didn't look it up. He had me on lamictal n depakote... I got a rash so he stopped both. He jus did an antid. Paxil lexapro wellbutrin then cymbalta 25mg all crap I stayed n a state of depression for years with manic cycles of drug. Abuse I knew something was up because on a reg day I didn't care about drugs. Then the sexual overdrive... Not cute or classy. No one told me to expect this not even the second hospital visit bcuz they got me right after a week of mania and I did tons of cocaine of which I had no memory of... A whole week. That's when I stop the meds. And yes more cycles more mania than ever n obsessions set in OCD body image face etc well I read up on seroquel and realized I was destroying my brain. So it levels u but it took my persona my drive my memory is crap. I've taken a 300mg just to sleep a few times long ago but I slept n woke up fine but I was jus depressed then. I read some dr's say take as needed not everday. Well I was only five days in and after crying my eyes out bcuz I read and related to has destroyed my life thus far my dam self when so much couldve been stopped. It then came a point I was happier in my dreams the taste the smell no judgements no worries of mood swings. I began to consider comatizing myself so I could live n my dreams I had no life. I felt forgotten. I was gone then I started eating entire cakes, chocolate candy things I've never done and sooo much of and that was after the pills cause I stopped. Yet for weeks I slept or stayed up for two days then slept 18 hrs. I started taking one... Once I realized I wasn't sleeping... mania set in... slept forever craving bliss chocolate it was always one special craving in bulk. I decided to take half of my 25mg..it was worse I slept over20 hrs woke up n a panic attack that lasted two hours I had gone thru five Xanax. Now I have a bottle of two mths. Of it n I refuse it. My antidepressant seems to help but I'm going into mania constantly and most disturbing I like it I like feeling happy I take Xanax to sleep but somedays they don't calm me until the next morning so I'm stuck. My memory is still jacked up. My ADHD is worse than ever and if I don't take my adderall I'm useless nonexistant. I can't work cuz I wake up irritable if I wake up at all. I loose days..my stress levels are horrible just paying a bill or trying to fill out a job app is too much.. I feel I need to work my mom said do disability and I'm stressed with the process and two that it's come to that. Somedays I'm a new me..deep my old self n others I'm unrecognizable..even if I take my adds. I'm still all over the place. They don't peform like they use too but I don have the slghtest urge for drugs or alcohol because I'm informed and two I jus don't. I know this was long but people need to know this not everyone has a happy ending and this crap does serious damage to u.just be careful. I wish I could be a voice for peple n prevent them from totally loosing themselves.
Inactive
25 Feb 2011
How many milligrams are you taking. I took Seroquel at one time and it gave me a wonderful nights sleep until I developed some problems. Perhaps your dose is too hight or if you have had med changes the combination could affect you too. Good luck in your search. I hope you see daylight soon. It does wonders in your life
angela alheim snyder
27 Feb 2011
200 milligrams of seroquel everynight.
Inactive
27 Feb 2011
200 mg is in range. I took much more without that effect. Are you just starting it? Have you added any othe meds to your regime? I am very petite and yet I tolerate high doses of some meds that would put most under the table and other doses of other meds do not touch me. We are all made different. Bottom line is to let your doctor know what is happening. It does have the effect of making you drowsy but you cant function like that. My suggestion is talk to your doctor. Hope the two of you can come up with a solution. God luck
angela alheim snyder
1 March 2011
i also take valium,suboxene,&cymbalta.
Inactive
1 March 2011
The valium can make you sleepy, especially with the Seroquel, The other meds Im not familiar with their SE or the result of the combinations. Many times I ask my pharmacist about these questions. They know me well and provide excellent info and tell me when to call the dr. I would look at the combo
tkfl
22 Jan 2012
I just started taking Seroquel two days ago. (50mg) I have slept 18 hours out of the 24. I thought it would get better??? I can not imagine how I will feel when we increase the dosage every 4 days? This medicine makes it impossible to do anything other than sleep. I am not going to continue with this med.
alcon1502
6 July 2017
Hi, seroquel works great for sleep. First 2-3 days the somnolence stop. I take 50 mg with ambien cr 6.5 mg and sleep well. Consult your Dx for further advise .
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