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#1 firefly01

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 04:47 PM

Do you like the sedation that the seroquel gives you. I personally find it bothersome. I absolutely hate the feeling. The problem for me is that if I don't take it I can't end up falling asleep.

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 04:53 PM

I take Seroquel XR, so I find that it doesn't make me as tired as regular Seroquel, but I do like when it does make me tired so I can go to bed at a decent time. I need my sleep.

Dx:� Bipolar 1 mixed type, OCD, anxiety

Rx:� Seroquel XR 600mg, Trileptal 1200 mg, Lithium Carb ER 600 mg, Synthroid 75 mcg, Nexium 40 mg

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 05:25 PM

I wish I did, wish it made me really relaxed. Instead I feel squelched, sat upon. I least I used to- doesn't seem to be doing anything anymore. Still I feel I need to take it to sleep, and I probably do.

Dx: Major Depression, Anxiety, Alcoholism (recovering)
Rx: Celexa 30mg, Seroquel 300mg, Ambien prn

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 05:39 PM

I am physically dependent on Seroquel to sleep, so I like the sedation it gives me in that I need it to sleep, but otherwise - no. I am on a lowered dose of Seroquel and another AAP so that I don't have to take the higher dose and be as sedated as it was for me at 800mg. I know lower dosages are supposed to be more sedating, but I had real problems at 800mg.

Dx: Bipolar Affective Disorder, Manic with Psychotic Features
Current meds: Invega 6mg, Lamotrigine 150mg, Lyrica (Pregabalin) 100mg 3X/day, Seroquel 300mg

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 06:43 PM

I don't really get that sedated on Seroquel. It just quiets down the irritability/racing thoughts that I get.

Dx: Borderline Personality Disorder, Complex Trauma, Recurrent Depression

Rx: Celexa (30 mg), Seroquel (300 mg)

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 07:25 PM

need the sedation to sleep. well, i need some sort of sedation to sleep. but it's a double edged sword. nightmares and such.

Dx: Bipolar I Ultradian Cycling, Panic Disorder, ADD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bulimia [Recovering], SI [safe since Sept 2007]
Rx: Clonazapam 1 mg, Lamictal 375 mg, Lexapro 20 mg, Seroquel 600 mg, Topamax 100 mg
Past Rx: Abilify, Adderall, Ambien, Atavan, Concerta, Lithium, Ritalin, Trazodone, Wellbutrin, Xanax

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#7 danceintherain

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 07:35 PM

I took it for a few weeks specifically for the sedation. It knocked me out at night at a very low dose (25 mg). Problem was it left me with a hangover/mental confusion feeling in the morning.

Music05, you might find that other drugs can help. I don't know how much you want to be playing with meds--whether "good enough" is good enough for now. But I switched out to risperdal because I didn't like the hangover effect/mental confusion from seroquel and did much better on rispderal.

I've gone off it for now because I can fall asleep on my own...or w/ a benadryl or extra ativan. but it was great when I needed it. I know you're taking it for the anti-psychotic effects too, so I'm not sure how it compares on that stuff. But it might be worth considering.

probably bipolar NOS. possibly adjustment disorder w/ mixed mood and anxiety components or MDD w/ anxiety. still a dx in progress, I guess. Some trauma elements.

current RXs: Effexor (150 mg), Ativan (0.5 mg daily; lorazepam), Lamictal (250 mg; lamotrigine); Halcion (triazolam); levothyroxine (75 mcg) and birth control.

Past Rxs: zoloft (like a sugar pill); lexapro (hit an anxiety/akathesia problem); wellbutrin; seroquel; ambien; risperdal

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#8 Mckey

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 08:40 PM

Sometimes. The sedation helps the sleep. But the sedation sucks when you wake up from sleep, and a few hours after.

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 10:10 PM

I have troubles falling asleep, so the sedation I get from Seroquel has been a god send to me.

dx: Depends on who you talk to, either "Severe anxiety problems" or "a personality disorder" with both causing major depression, insomnia, hypersomnia, poor concentration, anxiety.
Current meds: Nortriptyline 150mg , Dexamphetamine 50mg, Clonazepam 6mg, Nasonex, Seroquel 250mg, sandomigran 1mg. plus for the time being: Maxalon 10mg t.i.d, Codeine/Paracetamol 30/500, Oxycodone 10mg PRN
Previous meds: Zoloft 200mg, Mirtazapine(shudder) 60mg, Cymbalta 120mg, Dothiepin 300mg, Reboxetine 4mg, Citalopram 60mg, Zyprexa 15mg, Norflex, Temazepam, Diazepam 20mg, Xanax 6mg, Seroquel 800mg, Benztropine 2mg, Meloxicam 15mg, Modafinil.